Just a thought for version 2? If you varied the hole depth by horiz row then it may make it easier to grab each punch.. you could have 3/8 or so of the top of each punch accessible to grip as well as the front. If the top hole was the deepest it would provide a form of “stadium seating” for them.
I was about to rewatch older on day builds, but i didn't remember how efficiently Adam cranked these out, awesome as always. I always feel at home in the cave
My company makes custom steel stamps. I could make you one that says FABRICATED so you don’t have to spell it out each time. And even a stamp of your signature too!
When you slotted that piece into the two holders at the end that was SO satisfying. Especially because until that moment I wasn't 100% sure how exactly they would work.
I did something similar for my letter stamps but I put the block at a 45 degree angle But still kept the holes straight up and down so that I can grab different letters more easily since they are not all at the same height , which made it hard to grab them since the holes are so close together. Nicely done with the mill though and I like the anti tear out paint stick technique. Cheers
I made a similar one tears ago. An Idea for you is to paint a stripe on the matching sets so the fonts dont get mixed up since some letters are close. I have a stripe in varied colors on mine and I make a grind mark on the side of the stamp that is the “top” so you know you have the stamps right side up. Food for thought :)
Hi Adam. I use stamps on a regular basis. I started out with single character stamps but then I stumbled upon Numberall stamps. These are so awesome! It is a set of three stamps but each stamp has a wheel on the end with multiple characters. You simply rotate the wheel to select the desired character. The Numberall stamps has been such a time saver and the build quality is outstanding! They are pretty expensive but you can usually find a used set on eBay for around $200. I bought mine used and have been using them weekly for twelve years and they still work perfectly! Take care. Gary
I thought he was gonna make a double hinged swing over lid w/ that flat piece of wood he had..... Or I was hoping he would've done it, that bothers me that it does have a lid and if you bump it over and a bunch slide out, you're going to be redoing it over w/ a lid, for sure. LoL
@@170makes Just my facetious way of expressing my admiration for Adam's talent as a craftsman, educator, and entertainer. Even without access to the tools (or expertise) myself, I truly get excited whenever I get a notification of a new video on this YT channel. I know I'll learn something (anything from movies to materials to life in general) from it.
@@170makes No offense taken. I understand. And you gave me a chance to elaborate and heap a little more well-deserved praise on Mr. Savage. Cheers, mate.
Watching how adam figures out the feet/stand for this is a thing of beauty. So simple and so effective. Then watching the bandsaw blade come through the wood exactly on the line he had just drawn is a prime example of years of experience from this guy. Then the exacto blade as a depth gauge to set the feet!!!!! I mean come on! Truly inspirational stuff.
I dont have a milling machine but this is the same storage method I made with my ancient drill press for my more used Dremel bits. used a recycled Bamboo cutting board for the wood. Love watching your one day builds. Usually they give me ideas for things I want to make or modify.
As others have mentioned you should go back and drill each hole 3/8's deeper than the row in front of it to give the "stadium appearance" and make it easier to grab them when using. Also creating some sort of cover so you can store them without worrying about it falling over and or dumping out.
Roman numerals sets come in handy for dating projects. I made one for my dad in high school. We carry on such traditions. Thanks Tested for keeping the ODBs on the channel. Stay safe you'all.
Can't help but notice the letters of the wood block are in pencil and y'know... not stamped, perhaps in brass/copper...maybe add a varnish or an oil like I KNOW you love to do to make your workshop equipment look exquisite. just saying.
@@freqenc hey my man, I come from a multilingual family. "Thanks Tested for keeping the ODBs on the channel" is not proper english or even slang english. Can I help you? no disrespect.
It's not quite what you asked for, because it is a purchased product, but the Fastcap KISS drill bit index is amazing. It allows you to easily store, organize, and access your drill bits with a color coded system. I coded my large selection of bits with paint markers, and it has been amazing. It resolved a fundamental problem with drill bit storage for me. It could easily be made instead of being bought.
I love the stream of practical shop builds lately, keep up the good work! I like the replica and prop builds top but the organization and optimization is something I relate to a lot more
@12:05 in order to make sure he keeps a straight line he marks a scrap piece of wood and uses that as his measuring tool. It's such a small thing, but these little shortcuts, along with his overall enthusiasm with every build, are why I continue to watch!
Question for you: what was the purpose of the sacrificial strip you used when drilling some, but not all, the holes? Thanks for the fun and informative content.
I think he was getting tearout with the first bit. The strip helps stabilize the top surface. Then I think he switched bits to one that scores the outside edge of the hole as it cuts.
It is because many drill bits will tear some of the top of the wood as it starts the cut. the sacrificial piece allows the work to be nicer. He then switched to a different style of drill bit which doesn't tear the wood up.
the thing that Adams videos highlight to me is the virtue in investing in tools. I lack most of the power tools like a band saw, table saw etc, but Im lucky enough to be able to use a lathe and mill at work. The sheer effort required to simply cut a piece of wood straight and square it up by hand really kills the creative flow for me, and makes a potentially quick project last many weeks... now I have identified this I guess I can do something about it!
A new project for my letter/number stamp sets! At least this time you didn't cost me any money like with the Fluke 101 (which I'm eagerly awaiting to arrive!) Another excellent one day build. Now off to my shop for one of those necessary reorganizing endeavors. Cheers my Friend! Zip~
Somebody needs to sponsor this man a CNC machine, Tormach, Syil X-7, Haas Mini Mill.... the content that would come out of this would be such gold!!!!!!
Actually, no doubt he has the money.... Adam can you please buy a CNC machine!!!! not to take away from the whole hand made thing, which I love BTW... but from what I've seen when experienced machinists/maker gets a hold of the latest tech and they can understand it, which 100% Adam will I think, they bring those "old school" techniques with them and basically bridge that gap between generations, for lack of better words..... and the content would just be so addictive IMO......
When I saw the title specifying "letter stamps" I immediately thought of postage stamps, to differentiate from machining/tool and die stamps you'd typically find in a shop like this. You know, like the letter-shaped stamps you made a holder for. That are also accurately called "letter stamps".
I am a leather worker and going to use this design to make a holder for all of my leather stamps! I am going to use a 4x4 drilled with as many holes as possible for the expansion!
Right now I'm taking a break from shop storage. Cause I'm working on add-on projects for my grill. Didn't have much storage space to put a grill, so I decided to buy a normal coal grill, make collapsible shelves, hangers for grilling tools, spice rank, and a removable bin to wash everything in an let dry. That's my projects right now.
For the eventual revisision, glue a small magnet at the bottom of each hole. Purpose one, hold them in in the event it tips over. Purpose two (and the more important one) the satisfying snappy click when inserting back into the holder after use.
One thought: it might seem fairly obvious from looking at the face of the dies, but it might have still been useful to label each row with the corresponding font so that you know which one you're getting, and know where to put everything back. Also, while it would have taken a larger block of wood, placing the stamps just slightly farther apart would make it easier to get your fingers around them and pull them out.
Thank you for reminding me that these letter stamp sets exist, I have been looking for a way to get some letters onto a brass plate and my rotary tool wasn't cutting it. Ordering a set of these!
Seeing dates in the current video's from 2 months back makes me wonder what material already has been made by now. Always love these video's and must say love the "isolation" style video's. I know there is a compleet team behind all this but these video's feel more close to home I guess.
Don't know if you've done this to your letter sets, but I took the Dremel with a grinding disc and made a little groove for my thumb to feel so that I don't do the letters upside down.
The way I made my Dad's was I drilled the holes in a block of wood. Then I covered the open ends with 1/8' pine and then cut the block in half. Thus leaving a "Lid" for the case. My Did used those punches a lot. Traditions carry on. RIP Dad.
Adam, if I my come with a suggestion. Mark the side of your letters that has to face towards you when marking. That will make it easier to line up the letters, and reduce the chance of marking a letter 90° out from the rest. And nice holder, I use a similar one at work to store the letters I use for the tag plates.
One thing you might consider is tiering the levels so they are not all at the same height. I think this would help with getting access to some of the middle sets
Beautiful utilitarian build! Maybe you could make a couple brass plates for the front to label each column? Could be A-Z on top, 0-9 on the bottom. I wonder if it's possible to fill the stamped part with black paint for contrast.
hey adam, a note for maybe mkII, make the depths of the holes different, like the ones closer to the center could maybe be drilled shallower so that they are easier to take in and out. maybe have it symetrical so that the bottom layer is level with the top, the second row from the bottom is equal to the second row from the top, etc. although you have already made it, maybe put in sections of dowel or some kind of spacer down the holes to allow for easy access of previously mentioned rows.
I've got a small shed that I'm currently turning around into a workshop space. My French cleat wall is very much becoming a "use and storage" solution at the moment.
hey Adam, just a suggestion , you could make another block and place over top to server as a cover and keep them clean and free of dirt/dust. maybe magnets to keep it on? Anyways, Love your builds. Keep up the great work.
Like this idea and may very well implement it at our shop soon for all the stamps laying in a pile that we bought off a retired machinist. I de-rusted them all and jeez its a pain to find the one you're looking for
You definitely need to make a differnet series for Your cave maintance series. I find them perhaps even more facinating than your usual fare and being able to distinguish the two would be pretty cool.
Now use the brass plate and the letter punches to mark each letter column. You can fill in the markings with a black paint to make the letters standout.
I made one of those but it's a dome shape solid piece of wood with a stick and handle sticking out the top of it with a lazy susan attached to the bottom. Sits next to a small stamp press. With a three tier box of different size brass plates.
Seeing that block of wood... And this is going to sound really American while I'm not. Reminded me of the bullet shell casing I got as a souvenir from family. It's basically a 15x5 grid of perfect circles and I'm quite sure something like that exists in a more suitable form factor than 15 and wouldn't that be the coolest way to store them? In a metal badass looking army green casing.
Always nice getting things organized and making it easier to get at the tools you need when making things. I'm curious why the third row has the smallest font. Why not put that as either the top row or fourth row?
I like this. Your open holes could be used as a staging area for phrases you want to punch, so you could compose the punches beforehand. Doesn't really help with duplicate letters, but still, would save having to hunt while punching.
Well done! Love the idea! Suggestion, one could always use the extra holes a s type set. Pre-set up you text you want to punch. Helps with type/ punch mistakes?!?
9:38 I totally thought you were going to cut the wood for the Inner part, not the outer part so i was very confused when you started cutting into the piece seemingly haphazardly. Then i had the AHA moment and understood what you were going for.
Since you have four sets of similar-looking punches in the same holder, it might be a good idea to spray paint each set's shafts a unique color. That way if you spill the thing they'll be easier to re-sort. Maybe give the numbers the same color with a stripe, so you don't confuse 'O' and '0' or 'I' and '1', for example...
Jimmy DiResta has sourced real metal self adhesive brass plates that he sells on his site. From what he sells him for, they must be reasonably priced in quantity. Perhaps you can get them made in a couple of reasonable sizes, leaving room to stamp in the date on your projects. The style like the carriage logo would look very sharp in brass and black, and they may make a nice addition to your web store as well.
Great build Adam, I’m motivated to do the same myself, but I want the punches face down, and oriented correctly, so I don’t need to think about anything, before hitting the punch. This might require square holes, so the punch stays oriented with the “grove grip” facing me, as I withdraw each punch for use.
"When a storage solution also makes things easier to use..." This man speaks truth.
Just a thought for version 2? If you varied the hole depth by horiz row then it may make it easier to grab each punch.. you could have 3/8 or so of the top of each punch accessible to grip as well as the front. If the top hole was the deepest it would provide a form of “stadium seating” for them.
Was thinking the same thing. The ones in the middle rows might be hard to grab since they're packed in a bit densely.
He could fix that by stowing a piece of glue stick down the holes. Maybe 1/2" on the middle row and 1" on the top row for example.
I made something very similar to what you just posted but for my 1/4” bits. Came in very handy over the years.
Or maybe add a needle nose pliers holder on the side so he'll have a handy way to grab them :-).
Also could make another block and place over top to server as a cover and keep them clean and free of dirt/dust, & maybe magnets to keep it on?
I was about to rewatch older on day builds, but i didn't remember how efficiently Adam cranked these out, awesome as always. I always feel at home in the cave
I know, right?
He should build a grand stand, and charge to sit and watch live....
My company makes custom steel stamps. I could make you one that says FABRICATED so you don’t have to spell it out each time. And even a stamp of your signature too!
Doesn’t help for people who need to hand stamp them, the effort needed to stamp a bigger stamp is much greater
What is your companies info? Can they make custom leather stamping dies?
Honestly, I prefer these One Day Builds than the old ones. 's more cozy n casual.
When you slotted that piece into the two holders at the end that was SO satisfying. Especially because until that moment I wasn't 100% sure how exactly they would work.
I did something similar for my letter stamps but I put the block at a 45 degree angle But still kept the holes straight up and down so that I can grab different letters more easily since they are not all at the same height , which made it hard to grab them since the holes are so close together. Nicely done with the mill though and I like the anti tear out paint stick technique. Cheers
I made a similar one tears ago. An Idea for you is to paint a stripe on the matching sets so the fonts dont get mixed up since some letters are close. I have a stripe in varied colors on mine and I make a grind mark on the side of the stamp that is the “top” so you know you have the stamps right side up. Food for thought :)
Hi Adam. I use stamps on a regular basis. I started out with single character stamps but then I stumbled upon Numberall stamps. These are so awesome! It is a set of three stamps but each stamp has a wheel on the end with multiple characters. You simply rotate the wheel to select the desired character. The Numberall stamps has been such a time saver and the build quality is outstanding! They are pretty expensive but you can usually find a used set on eBay for around $200. I bought mine used and have been using them weekly for twelve years and they still work perfectly! Take care. Gary
Aww, It itself, did not get a brass label at the end :( lol
The first thing you must do when you get a new label maker is to make a label to label the label maker!
@@kevinvermeer9011 lol yes!! very very true hah
LOL
Strips of brass with each character stamped along
Searched for this comment because if it didn't exist I wanted to make it.
I'm always amazed at how much control Adam has over his band saw; the stands glided through the saw quite literally like butter. straight cuts too.
practice, practice, practice!
you should vacuum form a front cover just in case it tips over or something
I was thinking the same thing
what about rubber to "securely" hold them in but still able to pull them out. but say it tips over there is enough grip to keep them in place.
I thought he was gonna make a double hinged swing over lid w/ that flat piece of wood he had..... Or I was hoping he would've done it, that bothers me that it does have a lid and if you bump it over and a bunch slide out, you're going to be redoing it over w/ a lid, for sure. LoL
its simple, don't bump it over. nothing of all the solutions mentioned above necessary, cheers
I love this comment thread haha
Most one day builds turn in to two or three days. Now: "I've already filmed a one day build today, let's do another"
He's starting to get pretty good at this.
mobyworm I don't know about you but the consistent uploads and the shop tool tips are a dream come true! Thank you tested team!
@@170makes Just my facetious way of expressing my admiration for Adam's talent as a craftsman, educator, and entertainer. Even without access to the tools (or expertise) myself, I truly get excited whenever I get a notification of a new video on this YT channel. I know I'll learn something (anything from movies to materials to life in general) from it.
mobyworm oh I didn't mean that in a rude way or anything I just wanted to agree
@@170makes No offense taken. I understand. And you gave me a chance to elaborate and heap a little more well-deserved praise on Mr. Savage. Cheers, mate.
Watching how adam figures out the feet/stand for this is a thing of beauty. So simple and so effective. Then watching the bandsaw blade come through the wood exactly on the line he had just drawn is a prime example of years of experience from this guy. Then the exacto blade as a depth gauge to set the feet!!!!! I mean come on! Truly inspirational stuff.
Can someone make a song out of all of Adam's hand drumming on his projects please?
Don't forget the paint bottle tapping and shaking!
Calling @swedemason, I repeat, calling @swedemason- we need you man...
Certainly we can remake Africa from these
I dont have a milling machine but this is the same storage method I made with my ancient drill press for my more used Dremel bits. used a recycled Bamboo cutting board for the wood. Love watching your one day builds. Usually they give me ideas for things I want to make or modify.
As others have mentioned you should go back and drill each hole 3/8's deeper than the row in front of it to give the "stadium appearance" and make it easier to grab them when using.
Also creating some sort of cover so you can store them without worrying about it falling over and or dumping out.
Or maybe glue some magnets in at various depths, for both the stadium appearance and at least some spill protection.
Also square holes for square stamps - anxiety kicking in 😄
I really liked the shot of the digital readout @ 5:25. It fit very well with the little montage of hole drilling.
Building something in Adam Savages workshop is going on my bucket list. Literally anything, even just a ham and cheese sandwich would be amazing
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Roman numerals sets come in handy for dating projects. I made one for my dad in high school. We carry on such traditions. Thanks Tested for keeping the ODBs on the channel. Stay safe you'all.
Needs a clear Acrylic lid to prevent the non blued ones from starting to get surface oxidation to make it perfect ;-)
weegaz22 or just putting blueing on all of them
Can't help but notice the letters of the wood block are in pencil and y'know... not stamped, perhaps in brass/copper...maybe add a varnish or an oil like I KNOW you love to do to make your workshop equipment look exquisite. just saying.
@@freqenc hey my man, I come from a multilingual family. "Thanks Tested for keeping the ODBs on the channel" is not proper english or even slang english. Can I help you? no disrespect.
Love it. If you tack on a leather flap to drop over the front, it'll keep dust out of the holes.
I love everything about this video. I was waiting for him to cut out a second stand, but BAM! He just halves the first one...PERFECT!
I love hearing your thought process on why you built this. The solution is obvious! Only after you've shown it to us :)
It's not quite what you asked for, because it is a purchased product, but the Fastcap KISS drill bit index is amazing. It allows you to easily store, organize, and access your drill bits with a color coded system. I coded my large selection of bits with paint markers, and it has been amazing. It resolved a fundamental problem with drill bit storage for me. It could easily be made instead of being bought.
I love the stream of practical shop builds lately, keep up the good work! I like the replica and prop builds top but the organization and optimization is something I relate to a lot more
I hope the present Adam cleaned up the mill for the future Adam. Love the workshop storage build's, gives me good ideas for organising where I work.
@12:05 in order to make sure he keeps a straight line he marks a scrap piece of wood and uses that as his measuring tool. It's such a small thing, but these little shortcuts, along with his overall enthusiasm with every build, are why I continue to watch!
No it was to check for centering the line.
Question for you: what was the purpose of the sacrificial strip you used when drilling some, but not all, the holes?
Thanks for the fun and informative content.
I think he was getting tearout with the first bit. The strip helps stabilize the top surface. Then I think he switched bits to one that scores the outside edge of the hole as it cuts.
It is because many drill bits will tear some of the top of the wood as it starts the cut. the sacrificial piece allows the work to be nicer. He then switched to a different style of drill bit which doesn't tear the wood up.
You are like my childhood thank you for always being the best you I hope you do these forever and fingers crossed more often
Me too this guy is a god
It's cathartic watching his work in progress
Ever since I started building a workshop in the shed my wife's wanted one of these for her silver smithing. This comes at a good time!
Wow this is a new comment
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the thing that Adams videos highlight to me is the virtue in investing in tools. I lack most of the power tools like a band saw, table saw etc, but Im lucky enough to be able to use a lathe and mill at work. The sheer effort required to simply cut a piece of wood straight and square it up by hand really kills the creative flow for me, and makes a potentially quick project last many weeks... now I have identified this I guess I can do something about it!
A new project for my letter/number stamp sets! At least this time you didn't cost me any money like with the Fluke 101 (which I'm eagerly awaiting to arrive!) Another excellent one day build. Now off to my shop for one of those necessary reorganizing endeavors. Cheers my Friend! Zip~
Somebody needs to sponsor this man a CNC machine, Tormach, Syil X-7, Haas Mini Mill.... the content that would come out of this would be such gold!!!!!!
Actually, no doubt he has the money.... Adam can you please buy a CNC machine!!!! not to take away from the whole hand made thing, which I love BTW... but from what I've seen when experienced machinists/maker gets a hold of the latest tech and they can understand it, which 100% Adam will I think, they bring those "old school" techniques with them and basically bridge that gap between generations, for lack of better words..... and the content would just be so addictive IMO......
When I saw the title specifying "letter stamps" I immediately thought of postage stamps, to differentiate from machining/tool and die stamps you'd typically find in a shop like this. You know, like the letter-shaped stamps you made a holder for. That are also accurately called "letter stamps".
Adam = The good MAD inventer! Just love Your work and enthusiasm!
I just love to see your thinking and working process, it's really addictive and fun to watch. I even learn from it too!
Shout out for the editing and music. I love to work to music and well read audio books. Groovy music = work groove
I am a leather worker and going to use this design to make a holder for all of my leather stamps! I am going to use a 4x4 drilled with as many holes as possible for the expansion!
Right now I'm taking a break from shop storage. Cause I'm working on add-on projects for my grill. Didn't have much storage space to put a grill, so I decided to buy a normal coal grill, make collapsible shelves, hangers for grilling tools, spice rank, and a removable bin to wash everything in an let dry. That's my projects right now.
This is going to help me stamp some extra blocks! chop chop! Love your work Savage.
I love the quote, "Build for the shop you want, not the shop you have"
Very Cool Letter Stamp Holder , Adam !!!!!!!!!!!!
For the eventual revisision, glue a small magnet at the bottom of each hole. Purpose one, hold them in in the event it tips over. Purpose two (and the more important one) the satisfying snappy click when inserting back into the holder after use.
Adam - you should create a top plate with the letter labels using your letter stamps!
Loving the shop builds.
One thought: it might seem fairly obvious from looking at the face of the dies, but it might have still been useful to label each row with the corresponding font so that you know which one you're getting, and know where to put everything back. Also, while it would have taken a larger block of wood, placing the stamps just slightly farther apart would make it easier to get your fingers around them and pull them out.
Thank you for reminding me that these letter stamp sets exist, I have been looking for a way to get some letters onto a brass plate and my rotary tool wasn't cutting it. Ordering a set of these!
That's the coolest motorized knife thing-a-ma-jig I've ever seen.
What he used to cut out the stand legs? It's a band saw.
Seeing dates in the current video's from 2 months back makes me wonder what material already has been made by now.
Always love these video's and must say love the "isolation" style video's. I know there is a compleet team behind all this but these video's feel more close to home I guess.
Don't know if you've done this to your letter sets, but I took the Dremel with a grinding disc and made a little groove for my thumb to feel so that I don't do the letters upside down.
The way I made my Dad's was I drilled the holes in a block of wood. Then I covered the open ends with 1/8' pine and then cut the block in half. Thus leaving a "Lid" for the case. My Did used those punches a lot. Traditions carry on. RIP Dad.
With the extra holes you could also just set aside any frequently use stamps. For example: Your initials and the year. A "favorites spot" if you will.
This was made in June. Imagine the amazing things he has done from then to now.
This would be a good concept for leather punching/sculpting tools as well.
Love it! I'd personally throw a nice big handle on the top or tow on the sides for transport. That is the sort of thing you don't want to be spilled!
Adam, if I my come with a suggestion. Mark the side of your letters that has to face towards you when marking. That will make it easier to line up the letters, and reduce the chance of marking a letter 90° out from the rest. And nice holder, I use a similar one at work to store the letters I use for the tag plates.
One thing you might consider is tiering the levels so they are not all at the same height. I think this would help with getting access to some of the middle sets
Extra holes are great for staging your punches for something long as well
Great idea!
Props to the editor for somehow making a reasonably entertaining 16 minute video of basically drilling a bunch of holes in a block of wood. Lol
Beautiful utilitarian build! Maybe you could make a couple brass plates for the front to label each column? Could be A-Z on top, 0-9 on the bottom. I wonder if it's possible to fill the stamped part with black paint for contrast.
hey adam, a note for maybe mkII, make the depths of the holes different, like the ones closer to the center could maybe be drilled shallower so that they are easier to take in and out. maybe have it symetrical so that the bottom layer is level with the top, the second row from the bottom is equal to the second row from the top, etc. although you have already made it, maybe put in sections of dowel or some kind of spacer down the holes to allow for easy access of previously mentioned rows.
He has the COOLEST JOB ON THE PLANET
u call that a job? looks like he’s having too much fun for it to be a job 😎
Wow, the post vid detritus shot was excellent.
Its amazing how you know where everything is,My shed is so untidy
I've got a small shed that I'm currently turning around into a workshop space. My French cleat wall is very much becoming a "use and storage" solution at the moment.
hey Adam, just a suggestion , you could make another block and place over top to server as a cover and keep them clean and free of dirt/dust. maybe magnets to keep it on? Anyways, Love your builds. Keep up the great work.
Nice and simple storage setup, you might want to add a punch guide & a small magnet on a shaft to make grabbing the punches easier.
Like this idea and may very well implement it at our shop soon for all the stamps laying in a pile that we bought off a retired machinist. I de-rusted them all and jeez its a pain to find the one you're looking for
You definitely need to make a differnet series for Your cave maintance series. I find them perhaps even more facinating than your usual fare and being able to distinguish the two would be pretty cool.
I saw a video making a guide to punch the letter straight maybe you can make a video how you'd do it
Very cool~ I appreciate these one day builds (and other videos) because I don't have a workshop, but dang it if i don't wish i did.
Now use the brass plate and the letter punches to mark each letter column. You can fill in the markings with a black paint to make the letters standout.
I made one of those but it's a dome shape solid piece of wood with a stick and handle sticking out the top of it with a lazy susan attached to the bottom. Sits next to a small stamp press. With a three tier box of different size brass plates.
Thinking about drilling all those holes without messing up the measurements makes me very anxious, because i suck at making repeated holes like that
Seeing that block of wood... And this is going to sound really American while I'm not. Reminded me of the bullet shell casing I got as a souvenir from family. It's basically a 15x5 grid of perfect circles and I'm quite sure something like that exists in a more suitable form factor than 15 and wouldn't that be the coolest way to store them? In a metal badass looking army green casing.
I think I see a spot in there for a signet stamp. That would be a neat one day build.
I really liked the filming in this one
Looks great. The close up shots nice work. :-).
Always nice getting things organized and making it easier to get at the tools you need when making things. I'm curious why the third row has the smallest font. Why not put that as either the top row or fourth row?
I like this. Your open holes could be used as a staging area for phrases you want to punch, so you could compose the punches beforehand. Doesn't really help with duplicate letters, but still, would save having to hunt while punching.
Well done! Love the idea! Suggestion, one could always use the extra holes a s type set. Pre-set up you text you want to punch. Helps with type/ punch mistakes?!?
9:38 I totally thought you were going to cut the wood for the Inner part, not the outer part so i was very confused when you started cutting into the piece seemingly haphazardly. Then i had the AHA moment and understood what you were going for.
Same here, and then I thought oh he'll have to cut another one, but then he sliced it in half. Two gotchas in like 5 mins :)
Adam, enjoy the one day builds. But please, please adjust you bandsaw bearings and support properly. It will perform much better when you do. Cheers
Since you have four sets of similar-looking punches in the same holder, it might be a good idea to spray paint each set's shafts a unique color. That way if you spill the thing they'll be easier to re-sort. Maybe give the numbers the same color with a stripe, so you don't confuse 'O' and '0' or 'I' and '1', for example...
Like the carnage at the end. Nice
i guess the perks to owning a Savage-sized mancave is that you'll never get bored with stuff to tinker to
getting to the middle ones is gonna be a hassle. maybe raise the rows like a keyboard is?
Adam: Today we're going to build a woodblock with holes in it!
Me: Fascinating!
exact-o as measurement tool.... left the setup for the dad joke of the day behind.. it is an 'exact' measurement.. fun build.
haha :D
Jimmy DiResta has sourced real metal self adhesive brass plates that he sells on his site. From what he sells him for, they must be reasonably priced in quantity. Perhaps you can get them made in a couple of reasonable sizes, leaving room to stamp in the date on your projects. The style like the carriage logo would look very sharp in brass and black, and they may make a nice addition to your web store as well.
Hi Adam watch the moisture in the wooden block as I made the same thing for my leather punches and it made the handles get rusty
I'd love to see some your work with these things. It's rare to see them used...
only adam can make a video about drilling holes in a block of wood look interesting
Great build Adam, I’m motivated to do the same myself, but I want the punches face down, and oriented correctly, so I don’t need to think about anything, before hitting the punch. This might require square holes, so the punch stays oriented with the “grove grip” facing me, as I withdraw each punch for use.
I fucking love the speed of this content!!!!!! I love optimization videos!!!!!
Errrrrrr.... I want a shop just like that! 🤗 You can make ANYTHING FOR EVERYTHING!!😃👍
Might have been mentioned already, but a fun thought for another stamp set would be custom stamps made from your own hand drawn lettering.
Just an idea for another one day build is the storage rack you have on the tail stock end of your lathe for the Morse taper tooling
Make hinged acrylic cover for it, maybe hangers like picture frame to put against wall? Then take off and use clean tool.