Adam Savage's One Day Build: Acrylic Display Box!

[@themedicinemann6345]

Manager of a TAP Plastics store here! Love the video, and thanks for the shout out Adam! We are all big fans of you at my store! You actually did pretty good! Just trim the masking rather than peeling entirely next time. That allows you to see your glue joint while still protecting the rest of the sheet. Anywhere you get the cement that you don't want, you can always use a clean buffing wheel with no rouge on it to take out the hazing from the glue

[@alancastaneda8322]

Question, what is the name of the metal collared flat spout being attached to the 4 oz. utility can at the one minute, thirty-four second mark of this video I have attached to my comment? kzbin.info/www/bejne/noWZgKqVmKeHptU TAP Plastics doesn't sell it on their website, and I don't know the name of the item to find it online. Much thanks, if you can help. Cheers!

[@themedicinemann6345]

@@alancastaneda8322 so that was actually a little spout that weld on used to sell standard with all of their packaging. Unfortunately they do not use this any longer and we just exclusively use the HDPE funnels with a straw dispenser tip on the cement.

[@alancastaneda8322]

​@@themedicinemann6345, thank you, for the quick reply. Do you the name of the item, or is it simply called a "little spout"?

[@themedicinemann6345]

@@alancastaneda8322 here at my store in WA we call it "the weld on spout" but since it has been discounted it has all sorts of names

[@alancastaneda8322]

@@themedicinemann6345, thank you.

[@kevinmbrooks]

A nice addition would be a mirror on the back (or just set the case in front of a mirror) so someone can see themselves with the beard when they look at it.

[@sunnyyshc]

I have the exact same thought!!!!!!! high five!

[@matthewjohnston1017]

Good idea for added function but I really dig the clean look of the clear box (as far as aesthetics go)

[@chadmadsen8812]

He can do a tutorial on how to apply mirror tinting to it!

[@parkerlayfield4812]

Should totally make a second one that is a “in case of beard emergency, break glass” vessel

[@jpjapers]

The only situations i can imagine someone needing that beard in an emergency is when they need an authentic sea captain from the 1800s to tell them stories about whaling, When they need to see a prospector regarding whether or not theres gold in these hills, or when they need a lone biker to give them a fist bump in traffic.

[@-MrFozzy-]

@@jpjapers ……all valid emergencies!

[@neiloconnor5912]

Or are running from the cops and need an impromptu bluegrass band disguises, alla Foggy Mountain Boys.

[@jpjapers]

@@neiloconnor5912 Perhaps also as an emergency extra for Duck Dynasty

[@Kami8705]

@@jpjapers Every emergency situation is made better by somebody with a beard taking over. Either actually better, or it makes a better story later when a guy with a long beard comes out of nowhere and starts trying to tell you what to do

[@shipwrek8465]

Sign maker person dude guy here! So, if you want an edge that's super flat and clean you saw cut (triple chip blades are your friend) over-sized 0.125". However you do not need an edger/joiner/jointer! You need a mounted router or even a dremel and straight cut router bit. Works exactly the same and far more likely to be in the home shop. Then you shave .0625" off each edge and you're good to go. Best part is if you use a bearing bottom straight cut bit then you can make a template out of wood or scrap plastic or whatever and now you can produce exact matching multiple parts.

[@markdonnelly1913]

I laughed way too hard at the image of Jamie's moustache scooping off sesame seeds!

[@MrGreenAKAguci00]

Same here.

[@escomag]

Ditto

[@Steph_Manzuris]

2 minutes in and I'm dying laughing at the imagery of it.

[@punkymonkeymeag]

SAME😆

[@vryce6322]

I just about soiled myself I was laughing so hard.

[@sam.oates_]

There's something about the format of your videos that just makes me feel like I'm hanging out with you at the shop. I love it! I love your building style and how happy it makes you too.

[@joelmcfadyen]

My favorite builds are the ones where Adam finishes it and just starts laughing, it's so wholesome!

[@philiphochendoner2540]

I love the caveat at the beginning. Honesty about these builds just MAKES them so much better. Kudos!

[@MrGreenAKAguci00]

It's always fun to watch Adam indulge in his box building passion.

[@Dardrum]

Just learning that acrylic can be cast or extruded makes this video priceless, thank you

[@1911wood]

Cast is the higher quality and better lends itself to successful fabrication techniques. Use extruded for cheap alternative framed glazing.

[@FrostCraftedMC]

BEARD by Savage would be such a great accessory line

[@chriskeeble]

There is something "very lovely" about that display case! Thanks for sharing - I've just last week arranged a huge sheet of acrylic to make some display boxes... and then saw this!! Wish me luck!

[@PropGuru702]

Watching your hero and inspiration breathe in that acrylic dust is so excruciatingly painful. We love you adam or we wouldn't be here! Im sure all of us would for you to continue to be here as well.. i KNOW you have a respirator brother. Use it!

[@soupfork2105]

Tested: Would you like to watch Adam hand sand acrylic for 30 minutes? Me: Yes, but why so short?

[@SlyNation]

Im not going to lie....I fast forward the video to see the end result but landed on a mid section with the beard and I totally thought it was real! Thats how good of a prop it is and I was totally fooled! Didnt realize it was fake until I started from the beginning. LOL! GG beard.

[@Geto-Dac]

you know a vid is gold when you want to hit the like button more than once

[@darthveagan]

I used to work as an architectural model maker and one of my favourite jobs was making the acrylic guards for the models because I would get to flame polish like 30 feet worth of 1/4 inch acrylic and it was so satisfying!

[@1911wood]

I’ve actually done this for a living. Here’s some tips. Set up a router table it’s the same edge you get from a jointer. Set up an oxygen & hydrogen torch for flame polishing exposed edges. Acetylene introduces soot it’s objectionable. Do not glue sanded or flame polished edges. This introduces heat which has a lasting effect even after the heat has dissipated. The acrylic will craze after glueing. Use a glass cutter to score your paper masking. Then use kerosene on a dampened cloth to allow the adhesive to release on the scored line. The glass cutter will not scratch the acrylic unless you make unnecessary multiple passes. Sand the acrylic if you are going to wheel buff. But do not glue that surface. The router table is key. You can achieve 0.001 accuracy. You can use 3M double stick to flush trim to a template for repeatability. Flame polishing requires some practice.

[@peterjf7723]

All good advice.

[@onesadtech]

Adam, I am very impressed by that perfect centering by eye! Something similar happened to me when I was swapping a new rack into my car, I couldn't find my caliper and just centered the new rack by eye, and when I found my caliper later and checked it, it was accurate to less than a mm. 😂

[@derekmcdonald2168]

There really needs to be a museum of all Adam’s props, builds and anything else he has.

[@Srfingfreak]

Ever since High School, I have been mailing my best friend my handlebar moustache/beard whenever I cut it off. I use double-sided tape to attach it to a piece of paper, then carefully snip near skin level so I can maintain the shape/presentation of it. His girlfriend (now wife) always yells at him for putting them on a fridge like a proud daddy (they don't have kids, only cats). I certainly appreciate the attention to my hard work and face gardening. I think next time I'm going to glue it to that gossamer base material and put it in a case like this - thanks for the inspiration!

[@AnthonyFrancisJones]

I once saw a pair of loudspeakers with clear acrylic boxes at a show. Only to show the wiring and crossovers inside but they stole the show! Everyone wanted a pair regardless of sound quality!

[@SANFRANCISCO49ERS_PYRO]

Love your page . You have the greatest attitude towards life I've ever seen. Your creativity is off the charts. The beard looks FANTASTIC!!!!

[@Sumguyinavan_]

I was fortunate enough to learn how to work with acrylic in 7th grade shop class, and I used those techniques again in 12th grade in a manufacturing class. I learned how to use so many different materials and tools from those public education classes and it made me more marketable as a general worker just because I knew how to use tools that other people just never learned. I wish I'd taken all of the shop related classes I could have during my school years. We need shop classes in our schools so any individual can have at least that basic working knowledge of common tools and the lifelong benefit to that knowledge.

[@bret167]

So....Adam purchased a replica of my beard. It fills my bucket to see my hero so happy wearing a beard like mine lol Thanks Adam

[@Guttalaser]

Absolutely LOVE the hi-tech of Adam's projects... and the low-tech of the handmade tags! XD

[@rickhoran]

A very funny, very talented man. Thank you for inviting us into your crazy, eclectic, fun life.

[@bradypetrik3738]

Adam Savage: the shop teacher we all wish we had

[@RFC-3514]

Well, no. Adam is very fun to watch, but he does almost everything in very convoluted, inefficient and dangerous ways.

[@carlz0r]

Adam's story about Jamie's moustache at the beginning killed me.

[@gloriouslyimperfect]

Soon as Adam said Tap plastics my brain finished it with "the fantastic plastic place" and now I can't get that jingle out o f my head! :)

[@TLZ]

Will we be seeing a Wilson volleyball with a red face and straw hair in a feature one day build? Cause this beard would be perfect for a Tom Hanks castaway cosplay.

[@two-face1041]

Or Forrest Gump when he was running

[@Tocsin-Bang]

Took me back a long time. I my first job I prepared pathological specimens for display. Most were in acrylic boxes, and a few embedded in solid acrylic. To get the edges true and polished I used fine carborundum grit in a slurry a plate glass sheet.

[@newbeginningsinlife4914]

Adam talking about Jamie in the beginning had me laughing out loud 🤣.

[@Zeo_Kana]

i absolutely love that it's labeled as if someone couldnt see into the box.

[@MrDrokkul]

With the beard on it looks like Adam never left his shop during the pandemic.

[@MarshallLando]

haha so true. would not surprise me as well btw, as I myself stayed home for more than a year :(

[@gizmoz]

Yep I look like a homeless person myself

[@sanityormadness]

@MrDrokkul Well, he would have had to get hair dye at some point 😛

[@bcreative1979]

And years later the hermit Adam leaves the cave with a full functional Ironman armour….

[@xelsancho3fuku678]

I wonder if anyone told him there’s a vaccine already😂🤣

[@rotchellart]

Loved it, a real random build that worked so well....brilliant

[@michelleford405]

Love Tap Plastics. I’ve made some really nice storage boxes for my Copics with it.

[@iccarus1975]

i've made acrylic boxes through work, had to teach myself, what i learned here is squeezing the bottle. That being said, UV glue, much better, gives you time to get it right, to work, clean and reset as necessary before curing it.

[@elisabethreeves1786]

As a TAP Plastics fabricator I can confirm that I was yelling at you a little bit (sorry) But the real thing is that you made the box and that you like the box and that you are sharing both of those with the internet. ***THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO MAKE A BOX*** You could get a better flame polish with more heat. You do want it to get melty but don't let it burn (acrylic can catch on fire). Oh, and try not to polish before gluing. The solvent can craze the joint (cause a web of tiny cracks in the plastic).

[@dwagon6273]

Did anyone else get chills from that sanding

[@ericrybergartist]

If you do not have a Jointer, I have found a router to do a good job. To be specific, I like to cut templates for each piece out of 1/4" MDF. I'll then cut my acrylic about 1/8" larger than my desired size. Then I'll use a flush cut router bit with my templates as guides and I am always happy with the results.

[@TattooerJ]

The majestic beard look works for you Adam like watching a modern wizard in his workshop..

[@dianjacobs8180]

Love the one day builds!

[@seanfannin8299]

Hey Adam! Been watching your 1-day builds for some time now and I've been working with acrylic for over 10years. I love Tapp plastics, but there are some things that need to be addressed. First, the acrylic should NEVER be cut on a table saw, as it leaves large grooves (tooth marks) in the acrylic. If you really want museum-quality cuts, you should use a laser cutter, otherwise half of your time will be spent smoothing the edges and it will never become uniform. First, even a high-quality laser cutter can leave remnants on the edges, which will create bubbles and laser etchings when you 'flood' the edges of the the acrylic with weld (#3). On the laser cut edges, you should use a 400-grit or higher sand paper to very lightly smooth it out any inconsistencies from the laser cutter to prevent bubbles when you lay down the acrylic weld. You need to use a square on each side to ensure that there is a proper 90-degre angle on each side. No need for tape if you use a square and take your time (hold for 3+ minutes with pressure at each side). Because the tape will eventually throw off the angles and dimensions of the box. Also, you NEVER want to vertically pour the weld, as it will cause the weld to run down the sides of the acrylic. The weld should always poured flat/horizontally to not only ensure that it doesn't drip, but it will also flood the seem of the acrylic. BTW...My builds have also been featured in Make Magazine ;-)

[@OnkelPeters]

Haha, that Jamie memory!

[@thatmombielife]

I’m 5 seconds in. And I appreciate your passion. Keep BUILDING AND EXPLORING.

[@thatmombielife]

Omggggg you just took your beard off. IM UNALIVE

[@thatmombielife]

I’m sorry. I literally cannot with the false beard. You keep taking it off, putting it back on.. I’m already deceased. 😂😂😬

[@charliewaterman816]

I so agree.... I don't know why, but I find this quite an enjoyable item 😄

[@Herbstfuchs]

That wonderfully weird beard so perfectly fits a wonderfully weird maker. Love it

[@BostLabs]

Damn near had a spit take. LOL! Turn away to check my work laptop and look back just in time to see Adam cutting on the table saw. Then it cuts to a side vie and he's wearing the beard while cutting. I was taking a drink at the time. Almost got me. 🤣

[@svenandbex]

Bizzarly a Beard in a Box. Visiting Auckland Weta yesterday with my kids & seeing your likeness with "a Yak beard" + a bit of gore

[@Laura_Darkspear]

You’re so funny Adam. 😆 I’d love even a mediocre display box built by you for my collectibles!

[@bcreative1979]

Its like zz-top does diy… I love how good the beard suits him

[@lindabeyette1772]

yes I know I’ve been jumping around up and videos of years I still love it all what are you done so far I am big fan of yours way back almost new year beginning

[@James-ro7rx]

Hey just wanted to say your a big reason I am striving to be an engineer, big inspiration keep doing what your doing

[@andrewderby3310]

Mr. Savage you final cut your hair!! Looks good.

[@MyNameIsDraven]

Is this about you building a box or a comedy show? Hahaha I am in stitches with the Beard.

[@annarouse3466]

I LOVE that disclaimer!

[@TheAxolotldotnet]

Fellas use a flush router bit it makes the perfect edge for either polishing or glueing. Also don’t take all the paper off the plastic. Only remove strips on the corners you are welding. That way you don’t get your finger prints or burn the surface if solvent drips on the surface. Also remove the strips of paper off both sides of the joint so it doesn’t “glue” the paper to the plastic by accident

[@luiscremonini3635]

Adam, you are crazy indeed, but the best kind of crazy guy

[@InssiAjaton]

My first (and actually only) time of building an acrylic box was way back when. I was so worried about the glue that I chose to use white acrylic for the only part that needed to be glued, that is the top, sides and bottom. Even that I made by bending the 4 corners using my that time 80 W soldering iron. The only glued seam I made as a butt joint at the center of the "bottom". I got somewhere instructions for making the glue and that was simply dissolving some of the same white acrylic into the purchased solvent so that I got a half paste fluid. The reason for that was to avoid wicking. Worked adequately well. For the front and back I mounted small strips inside with the same glue. Then I matched my black acrylic front and back panels to the less than straight rectangle openings. Finally I spread a thin layer of the made glue along the inner edges of the rim (both front and back) to form slight friction locks for the two panels. It worked and I was proud and happy about my result (just like you know who!). But just like the great master adviced, I also decided not to pursue my luck with any further acrylic boxes.

[@ragnokstorm1339]

We were taught these technics in school, but nice to know were you had to go earlier to learn such things.

[@adam8sixty133]

this jawn over here....love the philly accent!

[@MyLostToys]

Dawg that beard Rocks!

[@SkipStevens]

Loved the Hans Landa reference. Not sure if it was intentional or not but I like to think it was.

[@JojosupremeIQ195]

The mustache story is gold! And I like how he cut out getting the napkin but video him blowing his nose 😂 The beard did come out great tho and you wouldn't be able to tell unless your all In his grill

[@crazyjoedidwhat8438]

The beard reminds me of Humble Mechanic's, and looks convincing. And you make Jamie Hyneman's beard sound like Davey Jones' tentacle beard from the Pirates of the Caribbean fame.

[@PartStupid]

I have that same little torch. They are really well made.

[@rontocknell5400]

Nice (well, okay... adequate) job. It does look a little like a miniature orangutan hanging from a branch so it's good you labelled it to avoid confusion (because, if you haven't already, you will one day make a miniature orangutan hanging from a branch and any mistakes could result in a cosplay faux pas)

[@RFC-3514]

That one will be labelled "Ook".

[@ChrisEllorris]

I would be ecstatic if I made a box that looked that good!

[@reginahamt6247]

You're a riot and full of energy

[@PotatoesRnice]

lmao going to the museum to check out the display cases.

[@namvo3909]

Toothpick trick, genius!

[@karohemd2426]

My favourite thing in this video is your t-shirt in the introduction. *bandsaw noises* indeed

[@jamiehudson2747]

Woah, who knew a beard could change a man so much 😂🤣 I'm not much of a craftsman but I do love sharing my cooking with people

[@haydnmalyon7690]

I love the contrast between the title and the caveat intro, followed by 3 minutes of Adam gushing about his new beard.

[@timothydonahue3310]

Am I the only one who thinks a part of floating eyes or sunglasses in the box would be so cool

[@Durrdalus]

What kind of weirdos watch build videos/diy videos to learn how to make something?!? You watch them to learn how to not make mistakes the maker did!

[@TSKseattle]

The other trick to not getting glue on the "good" surfaces is to NOT take the paper off first

[@valentino42]

What’s crazy is he knew this and he said this, but took the paper off anyway…

[@johnrandel18]

@@valentino42 he said that he'll take the paper off to clearly see what he's doing since it's been a long time since the last time he does this and to check the saturation of the material 19:10

[@valentino42]

@@johnrandel18 Yeah, I know. It ended up biting him in the butt a bit with some accidental drips and whatnot. He knew better lol

[@elisabethreeves1786]

Or to only take off the bottom 2-3" leaving the majority of the paper to protect the surfaces you're not gluing. But seriously, if you've ever peeled the paper off acrylic it is so satisfying that I'm not surprised when the next shot has it all removed

[@michaelomahony4218]

Sorry! Best thing about this video is the visual of Jamie's Beard eating sesame seeds!! HAHAHA! I also love your work Adam!

[@blackbear92201]

Well, I think the Beard and the box are hilarious! :D

[@nofrienderson]

Razor blade to the bad edge will also clean it up pretty good

[@darrylwood2271]

how is there not a single comment about Adam being a Man of Constant Sorrow?

[@8vdog]

I think you're going to have to add a "glued the beard to the project" demerit badge now.

[@Beamer1969]

You can make a jig for a hand planer so it can be used as a joiner

[@rosemaryr.long-morgan9704]

Thanks for sharing. This is exactly what I was looking for to make the structure/base for Crystal Cave Diorama. Q: The weldbond adhesive You used, is it the same concept as the liquid cement (eg Tamyia Extra Thin) scale modelers use for polystyrene? Thanks take care

[@empiricusdremomys7210]

Fun one, makes me happy.

[@BrendenVogt]

I lost it at the part when you talked about Jamie’s beard and the burger 🤣🤣🤣

[@dalemaeshiro574]

OMG, thank you for the laughs! :-)

[@tstuff]

I'd like to see you make one of those boxes they use to move equipment for bands when they go on tour. Typically grey, solid metal corners and metal along the edges, heavy latches.... I have not seen anyone build a decent one yet. Then you can use it to move items you wear to a convention.

[@michaelyackovich155]

go to Reliable HARDWARE on how to build a roadcase on youtube, very imformative and great step by step instructions

[@WeArePassionatesOfCreativity]

That was very bearding day... :D Amazing box Adam!

[@caseyhunted]

lol omg this is so good thank you. the early beard talk, genius. thanks!

[@docwho18799]

Adam that is a great cosplay of Will

[@dandelion8711]

Adam Savage is honestly and genuinely one of my favourite people in this world

[@kennethlemke9826]

Excellent job

[@RFC-3514]

21:31 - In fact, you don't want to use a bottle at all. *Use a syringe.* No compressible gas inside it means much finer control over how much you're dispensing, and works upside down as well. With that bottle (which is mostly just full of gas), the solvent stops coming out as soon as you tilt the tip up.

[@natman6088]

can you enlighten me to the specific glue that is uses?

[@RFC-3514]

@@natman6088 - It's not glue, it's a solvent. It melts the plastic, welds it, and then evaporates. The thinner version is just pure dichloromethane (a.k.a. methylene chloride, a.k.a. DCM). Thicker, more gel-like versions are generally dichloromethane with some additives or some acrylic dissolved into it. I would suggest just getting pure DCM and, if you need it to be thicker, just make a small batch into which you melt a few pellets of the plastic you're going to glue, so you're not mixing different plastics.

[@ln4599]

I want to build frames for canvas paintings with a 1 inch side. can you make a youtube on how to build an acrylic frame front and sides and how to add a hanger to the painting?

[@The_Movie_Duck]

Love you Adam!!

[@constpegasus]

The beard is pretty awesome. Reminds me of ZZ Top.

[@thechaospope]

I love how the box is labled so he knows what's inside.

[@Acbr78]

I keep thinking the label should have been at the back? Maybe its just me...?

[@8vdog]

@@Acbr78 I was thinking the back should have been the sliding door.

[@Cee.Jay.71]

I'm watching this to pick up tips before I attempt any acrylic work. Listening as you sand the edges affected me the way nails on a chalkboard affects some people. Hopefully it's less painful in person but I'm probably kidding myself!