Adam Savage's New Mini Drill Press!

Adam is stoked to set up his latest benchtop tool: an old Dumore mini drill press that bears the modifications of its former user. Dual analog gauges show the level of precision Adam hopes to achieve with this drill, but first he'll have to take the whole thing apart to clean and fix up. What's the tiniest drill bit he can get to work in this drill press?

Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Norman Chan
Music by Jinglepunks

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[winterlighthome]

One of my very most favorite things about Adam is that he understands the power of the flow of resources amongst creators. He gives; he receives. He acquires, he releases. Let items find where they will best be used. He shares the tangible and the intangible generously. He maintains a MASSIVE stash, yet he's not greedy or a hoarder. He collects but also releases. He buys and sells, barters, and gifts with genuine integrity. This is a precious, almost spiritual, component of a true maker's life.

[palmeravery]

I've been homeless for the last couple years, and watching your Tested videos has been a wonderful way to pass the time. I learn as much from what you make as from the pearls of wisdom you drop along the way. I just discovered they've uploaded a bunch of Mythbusters episodes, and they're a blast to revisit. I am a maker myself, and I will be moving into an apartment in a few days. Can't wait to get back to making. Thanks for all the sustenance and inspiration.

[beachcomberbob]

Make yourself a 'bumper' tool for your lathe - modify an insert tool holder with a roller bearing at the end (looks like a knurling tool, but with a bearing instead). Then you can mount bent shafts/screws/bolts in the lathe chuck and by applying cross-slide pressure with the roller, slowly massage the bend out.

[creators]

I've spent a long time (I'm 73) looking at and considering failure and have come to understand that every step of human progress is built on failure. There is no success without failure. Failure is the treasure house of learning. I spent so many years cursing it, until I realised it never goes away and it cannot be beaten. That doesn't mean it doesn't hurt any more, but I no longer fall very far into the pit of despond before I brush myself off and start again. I recently re-examined my various collections of things I've made. Every iteration and refinement of development comes from all the preceding pieces of work that must be made to discover their inadequacies and that makes me incredibly happy. Each one is a unique journey. So, how about "The demerit badges of honour collection"? They mean we're doing something and we should be proud of that.

[billtaggart]

I 100% relate to the joy Adam is feeling with that old machine. I feel the same way about antique tools and machinery of all kinds.

[Tagawichin]

I made a few modifications to the shop sandblast cabnet that made it much nicer to use. Attached a small air powered vibrator to the hopper and tee it into the foot pedal control. Now we can keep less media in the hopper and not have to shake the booth every few minutes. Media would collect in the corners, so I added vents to pull outside air through those spots. The extra airflow cleared the dust cloud out of the cabnet so visibility was vastly improved. I also put a lock on the air pressure regulator, so the shop knucklehead couldn't raise the pressure above the shatter point of the media. This created less dust and extened the life of the media.😂

[WanderingLostMC]

I saw the thumbnail and recognized it immediately. I really want one for my jewelry shop but used one here are few and far between and can't afford a new one. I got to use them at school for jewelry work. Lovely to use

[Kane-BOT]

No audio track, no crappy music. Just hanging out in the workshop with Adam. Leaving a 👍🏻

[Mr.Mcclane]

You know the uses of your shop are endless and that’s amazing to me. That any and every resource you could ever need is there it seems like. Thanks for taking your time to make content to share your love of the hobby and art!

[Dardrum]

Between the power hack saw and this drill press, I simply don't have a favorite. Best channel on the tube, Adam rocks

[candycorn]

In my shop, I wire up standard clamp lights to the inner wiring so that when I flip the switch of the machine, the light comes on. The clamps allow me to position them however I need depending on the machine. I find those lights at rummage sales all the time for $1 so I just buy them and attach them to machines. Usually only a 5-10 minute project to add a light to a machine.

[Taggerung]

The courage Adam has at just TAKING APART a new thing, is amazing! I've had to do it a few times myself, but just... that's the first thing he does?! Bravo dude, bravo!

[gregmead]

"Take it out of the box and fondle it" - Adam, you're a man of my own heart. After getting a new tool, I often do the same!

[WillowMoon.]

There's something very sweet about Adam lovingly refurbishing an old well-used tool 🥰

[rondavis]

I have always had a love of working with metal. I have made various machines in my lifetime so far. Everything from an automated sawmill, to a round hay bale unroller, to a double hay rake hitch. And many more smaller machines and tools. I've even made several firearms, all from scratch (no kits) using just simple hand tools and hand power tools. So to say I love your channel is an understatement. I recently got into knife making. I needed a proper sanding/grinding machine so I built a 2x72 belt sander. But of course it had to do more than one job for it to be valuable to me. So mine is a combo tool that is a variable speed, horizontal or vertical 2x72 belt sander/grinder. It is also a 10 inch disc sander, an 8 inch buffer, a 6 inch wire wheel, and a drill chuck for various other uses including a drum sander. Everything runs at once on the same motor. So I can pretty much do a knife creation from start to finish on this one machine. I know this is not a tear down and reassemble, but I thought you might find it interesting. Wish I could share a picture of it with you.

[pmason]

My grandfather (a fitter by trade) had a hand cranked miniature drill press in his home shop. It fascinated me as an eight year old. It started with the chuck fully raised and the work clamped to the table. You began cranking and it started to spin up the flywheel. When the flywheel reached the target speed, something inside switched and the chuck started automatically lowering (without spinning). Then when the tool reached the work, the flywheel would connect to the shaft and start to spin the chuck. You had to keep cranking to keep the flywheel at the correct speed. Once the flywheel slowed too much, the chuck would automatically raise. For a deeper bore, you might have to wind the machine up again and go for two or three shots.

No idea what ever happened to it, but boy was it fascinating to watch.

[grayswandir]

i can spend hours watching Adam take apart and clean gear. So relaxing. But then I'd never get anything done. Thanks Adam.

[randelbrooks]

you are courageous sir. I would've been very hesitant to take that precision machine apart the way you did for fear I didn't get back together just right but I saw what you meant that shaft was bent. Good job straightening it out. I wonder what kind of special bits one has to get to use in it.

Friend of mine here in town is a clock and watchmaker and he has a whole shop full of miniature tools like that! Miniature Lays and cutters and everything you'd want to make tiny tiny watch parts. You've probably seen all that stuff before. All this stuff is so cool. Thanks for the video!

[jamesmeredith]

I find grill stones to be quite useful for cleaning up metal surfaces! I use to use them when I worked in a truck stop in the Yukon Territory that my parent's owned!
Who wants a burger with 2 pounds of beef, 1 pound of bacon all the fixings served with homemade fries & pork rinds! That's the dish I created everyone loved it!

[schanze]

Every “Oh Wow” Adam says just puts a smile on my face. Thank you for all the great content mate!