Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project #8 - Where to Find Stuff

On this week's show, Adam Savage talks about raw materials--how to learn new techniques for making, and where to get the stuff you need to make it.

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[quadrant2005]

I think these maybe the videos that Adam mentions on how to build a simple vacuum former.

Part1

youtube /watch?v=maH5Ech0wK8

Part2

youtube /watch?v=5fJOhrt001c

Hope this is helpful

[Matthew Ryan]

The vaccume former video is called XRobots how to build a homemade forming machine including my easy heating solution

Sorry, youtube wont let you post URLs in comments



[randomlyrantz]

one (1) day, we literally spent 48 hours (2 days) searching for micron wire.

[Martin Schou]

American Science & Surplus - sciplus.com/

[Matthew Ryan]

He is so true about stuff like nichrome wire, machine screws, and switches.

[Neos Scrollwing]

See the way I get around the hardware store guy looking at you funny is the following true sentence "Yeah, I do sculptures and blacksmithing, sometimes replica props from old movies. I really just need something that looks about right for the project."

The trick here is the word "blacksmith". There are 3 other blacksmiths in my area and now everyone knows me as the 20somethin guy that's carrying on Old Dave's craft. They'll get me whatever I'm looking for because it's cool to the old folks too.

[McJaews]

Norm is a man of few words...

[NamesForDogs]

This is a triumph.

That was a joke. Haha, Fat chance.

[Drew Smith]

Please tell me they don't hammer throughout the whole video...

[littlestworkshop]

For small parts I made a vac former out of a 500W halogen security light, once you take the glass out you just get tonnes of IR which heats plastic really well. You need to orientate it downwards and of course where sun glasses :) I used a second lamp unit without bulb as the vacuum box and some draw slides to move the material between the heater and plug.

[esotericVideos]

I understand you are all busy people, but surely the guy hammering could have done something else while you were recording.