Favorite Rumpelstiltskin Tools and Relationship Advice

Which makers did Adam Savage look up to as a child? Does Adam have any "rumpelstiltskin" tools he'd like to share? What's the best relationship advice he's ever gotten? What does he do with old props and builds? Adam answers these questions from Tested members roflcookies, Bryndamere, AlexBrumley1984 and LexLuthorJr, whom we thank for their support! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, like asking Adam questions:

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[mr.mickles]

Years ago (at least 30) I was looking for Forstner bits. I went to a hardware store and asked about them and the kid behind the counter tried looking them up. "Hmm not seeing them" he kept looking and typing and finally the older gentleman asked what we were looking for. The kid says "Sner bits. He needs four of them" My father and I about peed our pants laughing. The old guy just shook his head and chuckled. He knew right away what we needed.

[TgardnerH]

I would buy a coffee table book of "Rumplestiltskin" tools. If you went through your shop and gave ~100 objects a pretty photo and a paragraph about it, you'd have a pretty cool book, useful as a shop reference and enjoyable to leaf through.

[mikelocalypse]

In my years of doing research through Google, I've never thought of a name for that search process. And not only did you tech me about the name 'Rumpelstiltskin searches', you proceed to show me an example of one that I was literally needing this past week. So thank you for that. Now I'm off to Harbor Freight.

[IcthioVelocipede]

I always loved the contrast between the New Yankee Workshop and The Woodwright's Shop. One had a giant, immaculately clean shop where he would use a laser-guided miter saw to take 1/4" off the end of a piece of wood. The other would use some 120 year old hand tool as soon as he could find it among the clutter on the tiny workbench. Both enjoyable in their own way.

[rmann]

I generally try to avoid laughing at someone else's pain, but... "these are transfer punches... ow" "metric or imperi... ow" ... I was giggling like a schoolgirl

[XxShadowGTxX]

8:11 "A few months ago.. Actually, a couple of years ago" I've never related to something so much 😂😂

[joeniedbala]

Greatest relaionship advice (and not just for partners but ANYONE you encounter): "Lie to no one. If there 's somebody close to you, you'll ruin it with a lie. If they're a stranger, who the f--- are they you gotta lie to them?" —Willie Nelson as Okla in Michal Mann's "Thief" (1981)

[KenrickLeiba]

It’s amazing how this segment holds the answers to Life, the Universe and Everything.

[Hedazu]

My version of “Rumpelstiltskin” tools is finding the tools' names I want in Spanish. I live in Colombia but most of the tutorials I see are in English and so the knowledge I have for the things I want needs to be translated; and for the most common tools this is a piece of cake but for the most obscure stuff I have to go around with a picture of it until someone recognizes it and tells me how it's called.

[rabidspatula]

I remember watching all of those shows on PBS as a kid with my mom who was totally addicted to any kind of DIY/creative show.

[TexasAggieRC]

"It's been floatin around" would be a great name for a boat too!

[NERD-FROM-THE-SOUTH]

With all the world events and horrible things going on around us, Adam just stays in his own lane and spends his time in the cave. We not only learn things. But It give us all a break from the chaos around us, getting to basically be there with him. Thank you Adam. And thank you to everyone who helps make this possible.

[jeffsaxton]

One 'Rumpelstiltskin' tool I sought for a long time for my shop was a kind of hemostat we had at the professional model shop I worked in. It had a specific tip design that made it perfect for fishing a Paasche airbrush cup out of the cleaning/soaking can we used in the paint booth. After quite a lot of searching, I finally found it: a Babcock Tissue Forceps. Check one out, they're affordable and quite useful.

[katreniaclark]

If you are working with plastic pipe and the screw on or off connectors, Instead of grabbing the huge channel locks or pipe wrench, use an oil filter wrench. I LOVE the ones from channel lock the company. as I repaired hot tubs for 17 years.

[Notanothertime]

I had this Rumplestiltskin issue when I need to replace part of my kitchen surface. It wasn'
t urgent but I was frustraited for ages as I couldn't find the right thing to replave it. Then one day I learnt it was called an "Upstand" then it was dead easy to buy one.

[hunter]

I'm a FIRST Robotics alumnus and I now mentor the students on my old FRC team. I love introducing these high school kids to new tools. They usually reach for an auto punch for marking holes, but I make a point to steer them towards the transfer punches when the situation is appropriate. The 1/4", 3/16", and 3/8" punches definitely have the most worn-down tips. We also use 1 1/8" Forstner bits extensively for cutting bearing holes in wood and lexan.

[BrassLock]

I could've used a set of *Transfer Punches* many times over the past 25 years if only I had known they existed 😮

What a brilliant idea for locating the spot to drill into a door when attaching hinges, or to a base when attaching swivelling casters.

I just had a quick look, and they're available here in Thailand for about $36 (US equivalent) a set. Over 25 years, that's well worth a few pennies per year 😊

[danieltaylor]

On top of transfer punches, have you got any transfer screws? They allow the transfer of a threaded hole location from one surface to another. Basically a grub screw with a point and a hex drive machines on the end so you can wind them into and back out of a blind hole.

[Shockedbywater]

0:36 So nice to hear your high regard for Roy Underhill and his Woodwright's shop. I found that show very interesting. I had already been doing woodworking with power tools as we do now but Roy showed me that you could work with the wood allowing more simple tools. And yes, absolutely loved that you could see him get winded, get sweaty and bleed. You could tell he loved his work. I also that same feeling about Mythbusters, the hosts loved their job.