Adam Savage Rearranges His Workshop Storage System

Every workshop's storage system is like a tile puzzle--an arrangement of various storage solutions that fit the needs of its maker. And after Adam recently incorporated a repurposed medical storage cabinet to hold much of his build supplies, he's left with extra empty carts and a reinvigorated vision for how he can optimize his material storage!

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[briannorris]

I’m a workshop organization geek. These are by far my favorite videos. What always amazes me is the amount of consumables Adam has in his shop at all times. Seems like it’s enough for a full time prop making shop with 6 employees. I love it and am envious. Thanks for the content.

[madladpjl]

love watching workshop infrastructure setup gives me ideas for my own little shed

[mightymacaque]

Everyone could use an uncle like Adam.
The kind, knowledgeable and wacky type that's able to keep up energy wise with a young minds' energy level. Thank you for the video 👍.

[keggyification]

I have a serious case of motion sickness now, thanks a lot Adam. Way too much spinning around but I love your enthusiasm.

[berthatton]

I feel your joy, thanks. The process is basically increasing density by better organization which creates space which makes more room which means more stuff!

[dorsk]

At this point you need to just go full ladder on rails, like in old libraries, just for your stuff.

[gBUGATI]

I love these organization videos. There a perfect balance of organizing and the drama of actual balancing shelfs on shelfs on shelfs without any wall anchors. I pray that theres never an earthquake when someone is in that shop.

[macguffinvirtualproduction]

Upon rewatching the entire series run recently I had an epiphany! Now this isn't some grandiose epiphany like "OMG! I know how they got the caramel inside the caramilk bar!", but more of an epiphany of the memory kind. ago when I lived in a rural area I had watched one of the Mythbusters episodes where you, Adam answered questions about the equipment you used. Specifically, THE little black pocket reference book that appeared to have the answers to everything in it. Being a junior carpenter and all-around builder of things I immediately zipped into town, ran into the bookstore (that big building with glass on the sidewalk front that displayed these archaic rectangular objects called "books") and spent the rest of the afternoon waiting for the stores dialup internet to order "Pocket Ref Pocket-sized reference book by Thomas J. Glover". Days turned into weeks... weeks into a month... a month into two months... but Lo! On the third month a received a call on my primitive device called a "telephone" which in those days we had to build a house around to store all our data. My little black pocket reference book had arrived, and life changed from that moment on. It was as if I'd been gifted the Holy Bible of Physics, Astronomy, Trigonometry, Construction, Life and everything from Jeebus himself!!! That book went everywhere with me, and always had either the answer or the formulas to get the answer in a hurry! Life was grand and I appeared to be the smartest critter in the valley for years thanks to that book. Need a knot that'll keep you from plummeting to your untimely death? Lemme page 585... yes I think a bowline knot will do just nicely! What's that? you've screwed up your bowline knot and plummeted 60 feet to a bone crunching stop?! Hold up... First Aid page 261and I'll have you fixed up in a jiffy! That book had everything! Then one day years later my world came crashing down in the form of a bouncing baby clone who was teething and I suppose felt he could absorb the Pocket Ref's knowledge and power by eating it rather than reading it. At that moment I knew how Samson felt after Delilah chopped off his hair! It looked like a drooling version of the family cat had torn up another roll of toilet! Years of darkness followed. Years of being asked a question, absently reaching into an empty back pocket then withdrawing that hand with a mournful tear in my eye. Fast forward a few decades and aforementioned drooling clone now drives Choo Choo trains instead of eating them so perhaps he did absorb some of that little black books power after all. I binge the entire run of Mythbusters and Lo! The little black book! I look it up on amazon and there it is! Two days later Jeebus delivered it by hand right to me! I now look upon the book with the fond memories of events and smile... which is all I can do because apparently they haven't changed the teeny tiny font and I pretty much have to hold it an inch from my face to read it. So, thanks for the years of memories and making me feel smarter!

Cheers!
MWP

[SebastianWeinberg]

Not only is the shop a tile puzzle, each tile is also an irregular tetromino shape, on top of that.  _Hours_ of fun!  (For certain values of "fun".)

[MrTJansen]

I think we need a full workshop tour again soon... Things are shifting and changing. Or maybe another 360 photo?

[SgtMaj]

I am happy to see that my model shop is not the only space that morphs every time I bring in a new piece of infrastructure! Thank the heavens for vertical space!

[rikvdmark]

Having all these areas each for their own use case is so good.
My garage is way smaller but all this insight into organisation of your stuff is so awesome!

[edmorris]

Nothing kills my creative energy like a messy (as in disorganized) work space, especially if half finished projects or hoarded materials taking over the space. And yet for me it takes a lot of discipline to keep it organized, or find the motivation to clean and organize. You’re absolutely right that the shop is like a living organism, and it needs care and feeding.

[aserta]

For those not in the know, a Harloff of similar utility to the cabinet Adam bought is 5grand. 7 hundos is like stealing the thing. :))

[jettbrains]

I love, love, love, love shop infrastructure videos. Adam emphases patina or worked in, lived in shop and he is literally the only one I know of who constantly do it and do it well.

While his shop might look overwhelming, making things increment better, gives me a dopamine rush!

[uvtgjxt]

1:10 reminds me about the first episode of Futurama, when Prof. Farnsworth shows his assorted lengths of wire in his drawer.

[Highlandword]

Ooo, storage sorting, love this stuff

[OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

I bet a little silicone dry grease on the camera arm would save our ears during pans. 😜

[billsargent]

I Love Adam! He has inspired me in many ways. I do need some distance and order in my shop to feel sane. I amazed how much he gets out of that tiny over stuffed area!

[Vickie-Bligh]

It never hurts to reassess how you manage your stuff, store it, retrieve it. I really appreciate you showing those changes. Thanks, Adam.