Adam Savage's Live Builds: Weathering a Thermal Detonator Kit!

[@tested]

If you missed the Thermal Detonator One Day Build, it is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJvTgZqsbr2ngKM

[@MethosOhio]

It isn't exactly your "will it burn channel" but check out the carsandwater channel's RHNB series. It is basically that, and it's awesome.

[@imtrue2132]

Adam can you please turn on the captioning so that deaf and HoH people can watch your videos?

[@ProfaneGod]

Adam i would love to watch you make your Nostromo model kit and paint it in a video if possible im surprised you havn't already thought of it to add another awesome item to you're Alien collection

[@ProfaneGod]

Or you could design and make a walking face hugger like you're spider rc model i think it could be a challenge for you and would be alot of fun when its complete

[@ProfaneGod]

Oh n .45 is interesting cos the actual measurement of an inch in metric is 2.45cm not 2.5cm like most people think just a fun fact to know

[@mariolover2222]

This is probably the fourth or fifth time I've heard the FBI thermal detonator and I love it every time

[@tested]

Ha!

[@aserta]

Same here. It's the enthusiasm that's never decreasing.

[@0623kaboom]

@@tested just proves Big Brother is Always watching ... need one of those detonators that has the ACME ... BANG sign pop out lol

[@dogboy213]

Matt Phillips maybe we can start a new drinking game every time he mentions it. I’ve already started a drinking game with my friends every time Adam mentioned that he worked at ILM we take a drink lol

[@fstromberg]

Matt Phillips The fact that he constantly talks in all of these videos and it’s still mostly new things is what I find flabbergasting.

[@steveavis4642]

I love your channel, because you make us/me, feel like you have known us for years, and we are your best friend. You are so down to earth. It's something special to see. Thank you! We, my son and I , are makers as well. My son has a master's in mechanical engineering. We manufacture retrofit fire engine flanges for fire trucks across the country. They will enable a fire truck to hook up their hoses on the front, side, or whatever location they need, to provide easier and quicker access to hook their hoses up. I don't think I can attach any pictures, but the stainless tog welds are second to none, done by my son Jevon.

[@realpdm]

Getting more access to Adam is a really bright spot in all this mess. Thank you for doing this and I am hopeful it is good for you Adam to be doing these. They are certainly appreciated! I love all these little tidbits and stories you share while you are doing other stuff.

[@sheilazangrilli1710]

You are my inspiration . I sew, knit, weave, spin, Needle work, and sometimes cut and glue. I love your organization builds. You have inspired me to organize and build different ways to organize my materials and tools. Thank you so much.

[@dreammfyre]

Watching these builds with old props are making my love for movies come back.

[@duckforceone]

hey adam. Here's a tip to have music while you film. Get some bone conduction headphones. That way you can listen to music on good volume, while still being able to talk and hear people and things around you. It is simply amazing.

[@rtsmudge7251]

I love the glee that always accompanies using a blow torch in a workshop. It seems to be a universal maker joy.

[@alc202]

Something that he left out of the story: He actually called the wrong number and somebody (not knowing Star Wars) reported him

[@conner1466]

That bad for a NDA

[@helplmchoking]

Conner Browning more the fact he got reported for building some kind of detonator

[@conner1466]

@@helplmchoking yes that as well obviously but it's also terible for a NDA to accidentally send some random Joe all the specs for your project

[@CapOfXav]

@@conner1466 I believe he just wrote to the random person that he had the plans for the thermal detonator, not the actual specs

[@conner1466]

@@CapOfXav ah I see, still iffy but not as bad, as far as the NDA goes at least, very bad as far as a bomb threat😂🤣😂

[@SaturnCanuck]

Adam. I am writing this as I am still watching this, But, I wanted to say that i LOVE your enthusiasm for your builds and your job and that makes your builds videos even more fun to watch. Especially in these "difficult" times. Thanks for your videos, energy and enthusiasm and keep it it. Stay safe and healthy.

[@atin8996]

Please, do build a case for it. There's something satisfying about things having their own boxes. And also watching you make things from scratch is always awe inspiring.

[@MrJayArt]

Adam you always remind me of my Grandpa, he did stuff just like this and had lots of stuff and tools and little things like you have and materials and all sorts of stuff in his garage to use and build from thank you for being you

[@cloud_appreciation_society]

Just a few mins into watching this video and I can already feel the pent up anxiety fading away. Thanks so much for making these Adam, they're a wonderful source of entertainment for me (and I'm sure many other people) in these trying times.

[@mkusanagi]

I enjoy watching the confident man-handling you put forth on the parts; they belie the delicate refined nature of how they end up. Truly an artisan

[@MrTor95]

Have to say that it is relaxing and stresskilling to see you work on this one day builds. I'm a carpenter in Norway, and for the moment i don't have work because covid-19, and i am sitting home and my fingers are itching to do something, and i don't have anny places to do things like this, and that makes me stress. so your videose makes my day easyer to handle. thank you so much for doing this. it makes people happy when you do this. keep up the awesome work and stay safe and keep your fingers on your hand.

[@Mushroom2thousand9]

Loving the channel Adam! It’s truly inspirational how, during such pressing times at the moment, that you can take us from a pit of loneliness to drawing us in and feeling as if we are actually with you, and it’s so relieving every time you post a new video, a perfect escape from the world outside

[@jekster]

This content Adam is producing during the pandemic is the core of why I liked Tested in the first place. Raw building, creating, and fun banter.

[@sloth7ds]

Hair getting too long? Could always get the “Mythbuster special”. “Am I missing an eyebrow?” 😆❤️

[@MrTOniDIni]

i reject the reality and substitute my own :D

[@GeekyGarden]

Bug bomb and an aquarium. ... Wasn't it that episode?

[@jonasholzem2909]

@@GeekyGarden I think the eyebrow went missing either in the exploding toilet myth or the cell phone at the gas station myth. Probably the latter?

[@dubbingsync]

I don’t think he’d want to repeat that any time soon. Remember watching it and thinking he got bloody lucky.

[@MrTOniDIni]

@@GeekyGarden yeah with the plexy glass box 🤣🤣

[@Orbis92]

That moment when your thermal detonator falls apart and starts ticking....

[@ThereIsOnly1ArcNinja]

... made me lose my breakfast because I had to laugh so hard.

[@xmonstersara]

Hi Adam! It's making me genuinely happy to see your content during this quarantine

[@felixvillarreal7593]

Mr. Savage, I saw that you said you do not drink. I have be fascinated with your work since Myth Busters. Your attitude as well. You inspire me to stop drinking and use my energy to create. Thank you, Felix

[@odesseus]

Adam, keep these coming! I know it's probably a decent amount of work to come up with ideas, figure out a way to execute them, then film it and send it off, but I've been following them with great zeal. I listen to you do these while I work from home, and I find them interesting and relaxing. Here's one for you: I have recently acquired one of those large-sized tool boxes that has another large-sized tool box on top. This is a 5-foot-tall combination bank of thin and less-tin drawers, down to a couple of deeper ones on the very bottom. This has made me very excited because my tools have been scattered throughout my shop in various nooks and crannies, but now I have a home for most of them! Here's the problem: what tools do I put where?? Do I put the screwdrivers, in the tippity-top drawer, or further down?? I will just have this one place for most of my tools, so I'm trying to think of how to organize them!

[@bertg1031]

Watching Adam work in real time really is something else!

[@otroflores91]

I'm going to miss comic con San Diego this year. I work near downtown San Diego and every year get lots of people from out of town come into my restaurant. My friends and I also like to go out to the gas lamp section during comic con week to drink and meet some awesome people.

[@SeventhSwell]

For those wondering, Adam called a wrong number and left a message about the detonator. The owner of the wrong number reported the message to the FBI. That's how the FBI got involved. Adam forgot to share that part of the story this time.

[@microbuilder]

The flying chrome ball-o-death from the movie Phantasm would be a fun build too...

[@AmberWool]

That ball scared the crap out of me. I was channel flipping way back when that meant turning a dial. Anywho, I saw the ball zooming down a corridor to its final destination. Never have watched the whole movie.

[@RND_ADV_X]

Hey Mr Savage, its fun watching you work on projects. I'm super excited because I'm about to start another big project of my own and I thought you'd like hearing about it. I assume you saw that a guy modded a one wheeled vespa last summer... And as a long time vespa fan I am building the second uni-Vespa in the world! I'm about to receive delivery of the engine and wheel, which is about twice as powerful and fast as the one in the Italian original! If you haven't seen it yet, you should check out some videos of it. Just sitting in quarantine and wanting to share my builder excitement! I will probably post some videos of it in a week or two. You seem to have every tool ever made wow. Your workshop looks like a cleaner version of my grandfather's welding shop (carbon soot).

[@Void_Chi]

Adam and team, thanks for keeping the content going and awesome despite these strange times.

[@dogboy213]

A little pro tip you could heat the metal and then carefully place it on industrial carpet and take it off fast it will leave a textured surface that looks like battle damage. I’ve used it a lot and it works great.

[@jasonturner0283]

This was just relaxing to watch, and now I have a newfound respect for you when you mentioned daft punk. Stay safe and don't cut any more fingers please.

[@permeus2nd]

16:35 so i dont know if you know this but when you are heating steel up like that and you dont care about the temper you can hot Bule (aka turn it black) but dropping the RED hot metal into something like olive oil or some other veg oil, it also rust proffs it.

[@TheMetatronGirl]

Surgical instruments are incredibly helpful outside the OR. Sponge Sticks, particularly (the “locking forceps” you used in this video). Look up Needle Drivers (smooth jaw), Alligator Clamp, Kelly Clamps, & Mosquito Clamps. They’re my favorite tools!

[@petermot645]

As always so much fun. Thanks Adam !

[@CombatGod]

When I was living in Germany for 3 years the closest salon didn't speak english too well so I developed the art of self cutting with a bears and mustache trimmer. Quick note, when cutting the top and back don't use the mirror to cut. Just use it to look then close your eyes and use your hands to feel and cut the hair between your fingers for the desired length.

[@nobleathenian3945]

I am loving these videos! Thanks for doing them.

[@garthor]

Hey Adam, it would be neat to have an HD zoom background of your shop and/or some of the tested offices... or maybe even desktop backgrounds... =D Wondering if the tested team could make that happen somehow... =p

[@WonkoTheSaneUK]

Just do a screengrab at around 25:30?

[@simonhenry6195]

Thanks for the quarantine entertainment

[@danieljones1890]

Small tumblr of stones in turning device gives good weathering. It’s like mini cement mixer turning u’re item through the stone (soft/hard or sharp). 🙃

[@guyb1227]

Hey Adam you should get a good maker's apron in your edc range with your bags Thanks as always for the time and entertainment regards G

[@DancingSpacePotato]

I forgot how much I love the sound of quenching metal... I need to get some gas the next time I have to go out and get back to work

[@Jubilak]

The magic of noise cancellation is killing the blowtorch noise :P

[@No11Scalpel]

FYI that locking forceps is calledan Ovum/Sponge forceps or Keily's forceps

[@sgtpepper1138]

That's hilarious, my wife's been watching West Wing as well, and I think she's also on season 3, such a great show.

[@FectacularSpail]

Earlier today I just starting tinkering with a bit of experimental weathering on my lightsaber hilt. I've never attempted anything like that before, so I really love that this popped up on my recommendations at the perfect time. :-)

[@chamoo232]

A bit of weathering can make a hilt look so much more real. A few scratches here and there. A couple dings. Sanding the edges of anything that is painted black. Dry brushing it to make it look dirty. I have a Starkiller hilt and weathering it was my favorite part of getting it.

[@markdmaker3173]

Beautifully done!

[@if66was99]

6:58 Right there who else thought Bomb Disposal Tech "NO! Don't remove that! Now you've ARMED it!!!"

[@oxenforde]

6:57 Adam accidentally blows up his shop. (kidding)

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

That is an awesome Apron , Adam. I need to get one of those Aprons for Gun Smithing !!!!!!!!!

[@rafezetter8003]

As always Adam, 46 minutes well spent :)

[@Thepuffingyank]

Im glad i weathered this video

[@stevenb7319]

Adam you should do a Makers Unite project. Social distancing is perfect for it. You be the coordinator and a participant and do projects too broad and technically challenging to do on your own. Select other makers from KZbin to share the load. It could be a geographically separated collaboration. Then the viewers could suggest talents to fill certain roles. I know quite a few people want to see you and Alec Steel do a project together.

[@tkskagen]

Never would "pegged Adam" as a DAFT PUNK Fan... 🤘 Great music to work with!❤

[@neilperry2224]

All you need is a teabag and you've got a huge cup of tea!!!

[@TheMaster375]

Definitely set aside some time for you to just build for yourself, Adam! As grateful as we are for your videos, please make sure to take care of yourself too :) (Daft Punk and woodwork sounds like a great time imo)

[@RjWolf3000]

Aren't thermal detonators single use items? How old would they get?

[@Aeidotronics]

Turns out they're all fake and only used to bluff crime lords.

[@0pticalPrime]

You only use it once but you could carry it for years waiting for the one use. I can see them getting beaten up a bunch.

[@calvinbexfield4038]

I was just thinking the same thing. This doesn't make sense...looks cool tho.

[@metalninetales]

in old republic games you can find Thermal Detonators in 20+ year old ruins.

[@daveco1270]

Same as a grenade. If never used, they can be around forever.

[@jacobmclerran-fogle731]

That moth joke is actually from Norm MacDonald. Look it up on KZbin, it's really funny. It's a lot longer

[@AndyHope970]

i've spent way too much time watching I'm Not Norm

[@Ni_N9ne]

And it's a shaggy dog story which is what makes it hilarious. He did it on Conan.

[@jakubsycha3982]

Love that story

[@NickPixelTV]

I think everyone is spending more time in their caves right now. I'm starting to run out of projects.

[@DeForrest]

This was wonderful. Just casually throwing a Portal reference into the mix at the end there...

[@marianot1928]

Sos un genio Adam!!!! Saludos desde Argentina!

[@lisahahn6879]

I love that moth joke, so simple and yet it literally made me laugh out loud!

[@matthewvailes3321]

This guy is living my dream. Someone make me Adam’s apprentice.😂🙏🏻

[@scottmichaelharris]

Haemostats are so useful.

[@rcpilotjohn]

Regarding the .45 inch measurements you are getting - if you are not measuring really carefully, those may well be 12mm items as 12mm is approximately 0.474 inches. That would clearly be less than 1/2 inch.

[@codelicious6590]

That joke.. love it. I hate how I can never remember jokes when I want to. I love hangin in the shoppe with Adam tho. I'm currently constructing a wall rack for my metal stock waiting for daylight so I can replace my backdoor with a scratch-built solid wood door. Doors are deceptively hard to build correctly.

[@davewright2314]

Hey Adam, it's a bummer that San Diego comic con 2020 was canceled, but I hope to see you at the 2021 one!

[@chamoo232]

The only event where most people already wear a mask even when there is no pandemic outbreaks.

[@Yuki503]

If you're getting a third thermal detonator it'd be cool to display them all in something like a Star Wars version of a pelican crate, like a grenade box, with some Grand Army of the Republic roundel and aurebesh decals.

[@Fogrideriphone]

this is the coolest thing ever

[@scottmantooth8785]

*love the tools you are using for the disassembly...but then i'm just that geeky to focus on things like that*

[@daveayerstdavies]

I need to rediscover apron, the most utilitarian item of 'shop attire. Thank you for the reminder.

[@cwaldrip]

Somewhere there’s a bomb tech watching this and laughing as Adam triggers the detonator while taking it apart...

[@jokker03]

That apron is channeling Tom Lipton from oxtools, the man makes an apron and pockets look mighty functional.

[@jasona70]

Sounds like what I heard was, big brother is always listening and watching.

[@SeventhSwell]

Adam called a wrong number and left a message about the detonator. The owner of the wrong number reported the message to the FBI. Adam forgot to share that part of the story this time.

[@marshallsteele8685]

When you purged half the detonator in water, that was the most Star Wars sound I've ever heard.

[@simonamorim8178]

Adam taking apart a bomb and it starts going off was a real moment to role play as tom cruz for a second.

[@peteluis2849]

I wouldn't mind some background music in your build vids. Thanks again Adam very cool work! 👍

[@mmoolloo]

I think you might be finding 0.45 in. so often due to designers using metric. 0.45 is really close to 12 mm and using a 12mm module allows you to easily divide this module by two or three.

[@tanpotgs5313]

Me: Oh! A new 47 minute long Tested. I'll just check it out for a little bit and then go to bed. Me, 47 minutes later: Wait, that's it?!?

[@BLasherman]

Oh Adam it's too late, Star Wars Fans are like the Hulk “That’s my secret, Adam. I’m always freaked out.”

[@MrTheWilliamville]

Love the apron!

[@robertcedotaljr7071]

Love the Portal reference. I really wish that game would go VR. Love watching your videos

[@chamoo232]

It could go VR only if there was no gravity related puzzles. Nothing that require you to jump into a portal to be thrown somewhere. That would be headache/vomit train for sure in VR.

[@robertcedotaljr7071]

@@chamoo232 they may modify it, but I wouldn't mind to try a beta as is

[@chamoo232]

@@robertcedotaljr7071 There is certainly ways they could make it work. Make it so that it's mostly about objects going through portals instead of us. Only allow us to walk into portals from walls to walls. No falling. You can already play Portal 2 in VR with a program called VORPX. It gives VR capacity to a lot of non VR games.

[@jeremystrout23]

Next One Day Build: Adam builds a rig to cut his own hair.

[@Shunnabunich]

Sounds like more of a Simone thing, to be honest!

[@MrYetAnotherAccount]

We all love the thermal detonator story and don't mind hearing it again, but just to set the record straight, there are undiscovered tribes in Amazonia who have heard the story already.

[@chamoo232]

I heard the story will be converted to pictograms and binary and engraved on the next Voyager probe that Nasa sends into space.

[@robertcedotaljr7071]

I almost expected a "Won't you be my neighbor" with the way you wrapped up, haha

[@NeonsStyleHD]

There's only one flaw in your thinking there Adam. It's a thermal detonator. Which means it's new when it comes out of the crate, and it only comes out of it's crate when it's about to be used, which means it never gets a chance to get old before it's not a thermal detonator anymore.

[@MattTester]

Surely Red Hot Nickel Ball is the 'will it burn' channel? Also features the sound Adam likes so much of hot metal being plunged in water.

[@Jon.S]

West Wing greatest show ever made

[@ZachBeauvais]

That blowlamp at 13:20 looks like something that should be a prop in its own right. Maybe even a character :)

[@leegrimwood135]

Hi adam . love your videos. As a maker myself here in the uk i thought you would like to hear that i have seen the rabbit tv series advertised in which you made the truncheon on your one day builds.

[@Ben7seven7]

Shout out from NYC.

[@audesai]

GG Man.. almost 5M subs..! Love the content.

[@Elbows-Deep]

Adam, mate. Further to your comments on aprons. I'm a fellow maker and have been interested it having one for myself. I am thinking about going for the one from Veto pro pac. Take a look, you will love it. All American, made to last and made to serve. I may get one if I see you with one.

[@jeffallen3598]

It would be cool if the Thermal detonator was able to break apart in a few pieces and puff some smoke and set off a flash. Smoke might be a little tough although i’m thinking about Vaping coils and glycerin as the smoke machine part.. Its small enough anyway. But what cool features those would add. Maybe break into 2 pieces and add weights to the sides so the spheres would be facing down to expose the flash and allow the smoke to rise easier

[@momanzuse4526]

2 years ago I shave my head and got all the clothing from shirts hat glasses for Halloween. Lol I went as James Franklin hynemam. Got 3ed place at the bar.

[@Dennio83]

towelie had a great part in this episode

[@guindesign4458]

Adam do you remember the scene in the Sandlot where they pan over all the baseballs in the show case. Maybe do that with all your thermal detonator.

[@Misfit.Profit]

I'm super impressed that you listen to Parliament too! Get Funked up.

[@swaggyty19]

What you should try to do is make the detonator able to break apart but still be able to put it back together easily

[@NathanHassall]

Your wife owes Norm macdonald a thank you card for the joke. (Norms Moth Joke)

[@eabeeson]

Came here to say this.

[@motorprimitive]

Oh yeah. Poor Conan.

[@midatlantictools]

I love the Thermal Detonator FBI story.. Every time you tell it.. it make me laugh..!