Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Giant Nut and Bolt!

Adam expands his machining skills in today's One Day Build by attempting to machine a giant bolt and nut out of a chunk of brass. It's a thorough test of Adam's abilities working with his lathe and precision machining, as the two comically large parts have to fit in the end!

Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Joey Fameli

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Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman

Thanks for watching!

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[thethoughtemporium]

Can I just say I'm loving this new format? Like obviously this was a great channel before, but it felt very... produced? I dunno if that makes sense. It felt like something you'd see on discovery. Now it really does feel like a youtube maker channel. Both are great, this just feels more personal. I look forward to more of the old style, but this new style is very fun as well. It's also humbling to see you struggle. After years of watching your stuff it always seemed like you are an expert in everything you do, but seeing you struggle to learn a new skill was great. I'm a little surprised that you're just learning this particular one though. Cutting threads was one of the first things I learned on a lathe, but then again everyone's machining journey is different based on what they want to make. You make so many things effortlessly that I'd find super difficult to machine. All in all, great job!

[jeshie]

Adam explaining the portfolio and interview thing and why a project like this is important I feel like was a piece of absolutely priceless advice.

[villentretenmerth]

I love how the whole world shakes each time he sets the brass on the table.

[bmbunch]

Adam, traditionally when machining threads you reduce the depth of cut as you get deeper in the thread. I'm currently turning a 1-1/2 npt on SS and I start with an .0112 pass, and it takes 12 passes with the last pass only being a .0032" pass. This keeps the chip load equal since you're using more of the cutting edge.

[svoboy]

My father taught me that when undertaking a car repair (read: undertaking *any* mechanical project.), you MUST observe the proper rituals:

1. Lose or break the proper tools. (Throwing them at the ground is also acceptable here).
2. Recite the proper cuss words in appropriate order, voice and volume.
3. Offer up some of your own blood to the project. (The mechanical deities seem to have a preference for offerings issued forth from the knuckles.).

ONLY THEN will you have breathed life into your project.
ONLY THEN will it become a functioning mechanism as intended.
Good job in this! Loved watching!

[Katllan]

I admire how Adam will admit to his mistakes and bring them up as a talking point to help out other makers. Adam's a great guy.

[willworkforicecream]

To paraphrase This Old Tony: Every piece of metal contains a part. We must simply break enough tooling to set it free.

[davidcahan]

Adam's willingness to be transparent is extremely motivating. Even Adam Savage makes mistakes. Doing it on camera, showing the deep breathing he has to do to resettle his mind is quite admirable!

[Eli-suql]

"I really screwed this up." ... wasn't... wasn't that the goal?

[samotnedwob]

idk why but i really love the camera shake whenever he puts the chunk of brass down on the table

[donnussbaum]

As a kid, I thought this guy had to know everything. I grew up watching mythbusters. I really appreciate how he shows and discusses the struggles he has. Turning isn't something you pick up overnight. I've crashed a lath multiple times at high speed. It's scary. I think its awesome he is willing to learn new things and share it with the community. (Try a 4 jaw chuck on your Lathe for better accuracy of zero and for this application, Flip your jaws around.)

[DroidJaw]

'Everything's difficult until it's easy' is the addage that lurks over all my novice and even advanced skills. Super impressed with your tenacity and adaptability!

[richbaker]

Adam, you've literally saved my life with these videos. I've been struggling with grief and mourning for the loss of my estranged father, as well as suicidal thoughts, all while trying to restore a drum kit (learning new skills in the process). I got greedy, rushing through the surface prepping and coming out with a terrible finish, culminating in the clear coat I was using clogging and sputtering all over the drum shell.

I was beside myself, angry and bitter at the horrific mistake. I took a week away, watched some of your videos where you talked about your mistakes and skill pushing/learning. I've started reworking the drum today and I'm much happier with how it's going, taking the time to make sure I prep it fully. Thank you so much for all that you do!

[theowenmccarthy]

You should come back to this build in like a year and try again to see how far you have progressed

[tokojose]

Im so happy that Adam is always honest about learning and making mistakes, and that he doesn't hug the persona of the flawless master of everything.
I definitely know what a wasteland treading is when I learned it at 15 years old. Man I miss how plastic my brain was back then

[lukaskrueger]

I am working as a cnc programmer and 10 years as a cnc machinist. For me, this is easy and daily work. And I must say that he is doing a great job! Very professional and accurate. Respect. If you didn't learn it, this is very difficult!

[thisischuck]

I think I appreciate this build more than any other you've done.

[woodyTM]

Wow. That portfolio talk was extremely well versed and has honestly made me reconstruct my thought process about how I go about my projects.

[Herr_Bone]

It took me a lot of energy to watch this one day build, because by coincidence I worked as a toolmaker for 20 years of my life. I already saw what mistakes he was about to make, and I wanted to shout "stop!" I was so sorry for him, I wanted to help him all the time. In this way, however, he was able to learn a lot the hard way, just as I had to learn other things, and hopefully will do in the future. Above all, however, you have to learn to deal with failure without giving up. And I admire Adam‘s honest handling of this process. In this video you don't really learn how to cut threads, but how to motivate yourself again and learn to live with compromises. And in the end he was satisfied with his achievements. Thanks for this video!

[osamakheireddine]

I was in such a bad mood today and I came across this. This brought back memories to watching Adam as a kid.
Thanks, Adam