Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: Reciprocating Air Saw!

Adam shares an essential tool he learned about while working at ILM's modelshop: the trusty reciprocating air saw. It's perfect for making fast work of cutting urethane parts for costume armor or prop building, with precise control that you get from a hand tool. And it's one of the relatively safer air-powered tools to get started with in a small workshop. Adam has a range of them in his shop, and they're all equally useful!

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[cameronwong]

I love seeing Adam's progression from Mythbuster to super creator/Cave dweller/master explainer. So glad he didn't disappear after MB's ended. I learned so much from his TV show but I honestly feel like I've learned more from Tested the past few years!

[briansavage]

I like how every one of these saws sounds like the horn in a clown car.

[metalhed]

When you are shopping for these saws, you want to make sure it is a dual acting piston. NOT a spring return single acting piston, you can check which it is by manually moving the blade if the blade can stop in any position it is dual acting. If it returns under tension to one side it is spring return. The spring return type is much easier to stall in cuts.

[angelophillips]

Adam: "I'm not sure if they make an electric version of this"
Milwaukee rep: (head pops out from around the corner taking notes)

[jeffbowser]

Just to add a correction, Chicago Pneumatic is a good brand, the harbor freight name knockoff is Central Pneumatic. Would love to see a Milwaukee M12 version of one of these.

[florian-zpqu]

AvE mentioned, that is very skookum of you

[RickDangerousNL]

At this point I'm convinced that every tool he has is 'one of his favourite tools' ...

[fredbrooks]

Adam says, “ This is one of my favorite tools.” I do believe each tool he uses is his favorite tool. Just shows me the respect and craftsmanship he displays for his tools. Wouldn’t it be a shocker if he would say, “I can’t stand this tool
Thanks my friend you are truly an inspiration and a true maker!

[TintagelEmrys]

i like how he goes 'wanna see it work? I'll just grab this piece of a project I have been working on and lop a piece of for you'

[T_m_f_j_c]

Can we all appreciate the amount of content he posts, double uploads a ton and like never misses an upload. Loved watching mythbusters, savage builds, and obviously tested. The amount of effort and time he puts into his shows and videos is crazy props to Adam. Been watching since 2009 I am 16 now. Absolutely insane.

[johnalexander]

I have _never_ heard anyone use the words "AvE" and "reasonable" in the same sentence before.

[bryanb]

Love it when other you tubers mention AvE, keep your wick in a vice.

[shockwaveinfinity]

Thank you for always making our day these tough times.

[brianwaskow]

We used them in aircraft mods. Everything with aircraft is tight places. So yes they are fantastic.

[eZPdQ]

Awesome too see Adam Savage likes AVE. Was totally not expecting him getting mentioned. Keep your stick on the ice my man 🤙

[ScamstinCrew]

the button press air hose connectors are a great shop addition. They eliminate the need for whip checks (Safety For Accidental Release of Hoses while under pressure) and they are super convenient. They make it less of a hassle to connect and disconnect hoses. Might be worth a shot. Ive used air saws in most production sheet metal shops for cutting fancy shapes. The control of a band saw with the portability of pneumatics. I havent found any that are battery powered to be worth it. Maybe if your main materials to cut were plastics/fiberglass a battery option would work when air hose was too much of a hassle to setup. but if you have a plumbed shop then no need to switch over. if it isnt broken dont fix it unless its a noticable quality of life change. I like these videos where you show some of your productions tools and methods. An air saw for example is an uncommon tool that can make allot of task easier. I love seeing you share the weird industry specific tools that are not common place. It helps other makers out know what works. Maybe not what to buy but how to solve a problem easily. You can get allot of pnumatics like air saws and other odd ball tools at local pawn shops for pennies on the dollar. A great place to look first when needing some specific tool for a one off job.

[Stephenwp]

Chicago Pneumatic is an old brand of quality air tool. It is not from Harbor Freight. Central Pneumatic is one of the Harbor Freight tool brands.

[dustinbarkes]

Adam is probably the only famous person that can show you all this cool stuff without being like ”look at all my cool stuff" not arrogant about it or anything so humble and genuine

[cbryantbear]

“This is my favorite tool!” Said at ever show and tell. 😂😂🤣