DiResta: Thinker Lamp

n each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PST), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy whips up a mold from a Rodin "Thinker" statue to make a lamp. Bright idea!
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[@GoldsCovers]

Your solution to fixing that volume issue made me speak out "i wouldnt have thought of that damn"

[@mu99ins]

For DIY vlogs, this is the preferred style. Low on personality (all the wonderful down-home humor, music, emotions, and lists of tools needed for the job, what they did last week, etc.)...and instead, high on information. The recognition here is that the information is why we are watching the vlog, and the personality stuff, just something to be endured until the information begins to flow. Three thumbs up for Diresta vlogs.

[@1csrichardson]

mu99ins Jimmy is also a pretty cool guy, he was in three tv shows a ways back. I also like how he focuses on the project and not what he ate for lunch.

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

Oh I get it, the lightbulb turned on, like he finally got whatever he was thinking about!

[@000haker]

i like how he displaced the resin with wood because he didnt make enough

[@zaprodk]

Not resin, but Silicone :D

[@kehp69]

G11B yeah it's a resin cast, but it was the silicone he displace with wood

[@RobbyJHope]

PFFFT. Bi-monthly. DiResta is the best thing to happen to your channel.

[@mohammadwassef2707]

Like the idea , a thinker with a light bulb over his head ,👍👍👍👍👍

[@jimmydiresta]

the castings are made with "Smooth On 320" . new TV show in the works ! thank you for the support !

[@jonathangrenier104]

Not so much the destination but the road trip that counts. heck i'd go to anywhere with such a talented man and learn a bunch along the way.

[@hansdietrich83]

I'm surprised, the plexiglass didn't have his name on it

[@jacknegele1827]

hansdietrich83 i

[@dieselstruck]

Ha! I used to be so meticulous about mixing silicone rubber and here we see Diresta just throwing gobs of rubber with a stick.

[@art1muz13]

on a more serious note I'm glad that you uploaded another vid. thank you.

[@wowonice1]

Another great video by Jimmy!

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I saw that refurbished Direstwing hatchet again. 0:25 Very fun! Excellent video too. Very informative.

[@user-xz2uy3ot8m]

I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE... I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU USE!!! good work my friend!!!

[@oneal26]

Amazing as always!

[@oliviaabbas3573]

Awsomness,bright mind.

[@JR.Espinoza]

Please, keep us posted on the tv show! Hope you show a bit more details about your creations on it. I really enjoyed dirty money! Best of luck on your future projects!

[@lanceseidman]

So much work!

[@MichaelCoghill88]

Now that was a bright idea

[@sparkycombs8177]

Enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing.

[@GamerV11]

Every stick every tool has "DIRESTA" on it xD

[@MattiaJBertolini]

GamerV11 DIRESTA is the word

[@n0lsk1]

GamerV11 It's so when people copy and reupload his videos there is a name that people can look for to find his actual channel.

[@TSpike73]

+Mattia Bertolini what happened to the bird? :o

[@gilboe]

Two weeks is way to long between videos I find my self rewatching all your videos over and over

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you !!!

[@crosenblum]

Rodin's Thinker statue is so profound, even to this day.

[@gus23a]

I really like the skillfuly placed alligatorhead at around 0:57.

[@WHNorthcote]

Love the dialogue for this video. The mice are superb speakers.

[@onehitwarrior1708]

i guess you can say this video was well thought out 😂

[@Girgiro13]

i really love your channel, very inspiring

[@ForgedEnigma895]

4:47 The noise when it pops free is too funny

[@coreya3738]

I love your work.. you have lots of skill.keep up the vids.motivates me to create..

[@Hexlattice]

Hahaha... I see what he did there at the end. Thinker had an idea!

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you all for the positive comments !

[@jared4leto1]

woww so creative!!

[@VinnyVega57]

The thinker with a light bulb above his head... Clever

[@cheffrin3751]

Good lord I wish you put a video out every day... Scratch that, 5 times a day...

[@AGloriousDawnLP]

When these guy holds on something... He never lets it go. LOL

[@hempseeds3719]

Awesome.

[@deathreus]

THIS....IS....PART-A!!!

[@breedx2]

Great move around 2:50. At the moment many of us would have shrieked "F%$# I didn't make enough!", problem solved simply. Add some volume on the sides and let the middle rise above the head. Love it.

[@wisechimp6159]

It'd be cool if you made a huge one and put a light bulb in its head as the lamp

[@jimmydiresta]

Acrylic cut w table saw and chop saw like wood. Txu!

[@doubledarefan]

1:10 Just like those Slime/Gunge vids you can watch on the Tube. The Thinker must be thinking it's Slime Time!

[@01othmane]

i'm fan of your project. epic. continue :)...

[@firdaus125]

I hate the haters on Diresta's videos

[@TSpike73]

I don't really mind the hater haters, it's a fun hobby.

[@eliphs11]

I liked the ridge coming out of the Thinker. It was like GodzillaThinker.

[@mocelticbioman8848]

awesome

[@cwadub]

Sweet work! Ironic but looking at doing a cast mold for a shifter handle in my Jeep so this helped for some inspiration

[@arqfran75]

You are the man

[@cwarren83]

Maybe it has been mentioned already. But with all the casting stuff (silicon or whatever) how much roughly did it cost to reproduce one thinking man?! The molding process is pretty dang cool

[@00010075]

Let's have a DiResta episode EVERY Wednesday! Who's with me?

[@MuseKlate]

Wow amazing xD!!

[@lordmcdude595]

I like how the mold looks like a vulva

[@Zenxiang83]

Very impressive, u r awesome

[@0paulk]

Man you are The best :D

[@rdloorz]

Favorite part, the hatchet cameo appearance.

[@enaea3448]

You should be a handy man instructor!! I would love to learn from you very bright.

[@xMegaVideos]

First I thought it was ugly to put just a lamp on top, but now I get it haha ;)

[@douro20]

I wonder how well Mold-Max would work as an impressioning compound, compared to something like Mikrosil...I've heard of Mikrosil being used to make impressions of bearing surfaces for wear analysis.

[@beninreallife]

alright Jim's back

[@RoboTekno]

I get it, when yo switch on the light bulb, the Thinker has an idea ;-)

[@gerardo87ify]

boom!boom!Fire power!

[@sadierita]

Amazing! Can you order one of these? If so, for what price?? I love the TV show "Dobie Gillis" and this lamp reminds me of it.

[@mckennr]

'The Thinker' is from a work done in 1880; that puts it into the public domain.

[@8Complex]

1:09 - Appearance by the famous hatchet!

[@MaxLeis]

It looks like he's mixing the pink with rage!

[@mcm2418]

you should have an online shop for this kind of stuff. i would buy some ;) peace.

[@Igneliooo]

5:20 Oh yeahh work it with that drill :D

[@bigjohnson5619]

Now that makes me think..

[@maheshgupta8578]

Good evening diresta. Good evening Jimmy sir. Strong lump. Wonder hai . 11 June 2018 . 23:04time.

[@douro20]

Jim could had carved that up himself instead of making a mold of something...he's quite the artist.

[@NaluRash]

Diresta...Im on bended knee right now, holding in my hand a wooden ring to show my commitment to you...Diresta, will you be my big brother?!...nah, thanks for vid's man, I'm sure everyone is enjoying the shiet out of em'

[@Sammythepie]

5:26 this kills the man

[@23Sh4dow]

i wish i have half the tools U have :)

[@santiagobirkenstock]

Me too, But more importantly, I wish I had half his skill

[@burlapjack8345]

YOUR BEAN CAN HAS A SPOUT! :O

[@cold02rex]

Bathroom ready.

[@diegodc3902]

What's that pink pigment you add? Is it just to add colour or it's some sort of additive to improve the sillicone?

[@wingnut323]

you should make a bathroom version with the thinker on the toilet seat... maybe a tissue holder or something... ;-)

[@DamoclesMedia]

DIRESTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrUltimate49er]

Hey Jimmy, great vid!!!! How long did it take for the casting to dry? From the time lapse, I would guess about a half hour or so. Keep up the good work and hopefully the new show get's on tv. PEACE

[@funfunstuie]

Excellent video as always. Who are the 9 people who don't like this? What's wrong with you?

[@CreeperInDisguise]

Very clever @ 2:44

[@Jeffball610]

Simple concept and something anyone can do. Also a good way to experiment with making castings. My only concern is someone trying to resell an item like that. What are the legal ramifications of using someone else's art to sell a product?

[@reginaokami]

this makes me somehow remind of Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, even though the Thinker Statue was actually a clock on the game :p

[@AniverrA]

lol I thought of that case too :p

[@vfgzhejdtfyguhj]

Diresta makes Maker videos.

[@jimmydiresta]

This project in all was about 170 In materials. I was able to make 4 more 7 in all tax u.

[@cristianmarquez3086]

nice

[@Bjornoow]

The harchet!

[@julianchung4957]

Bjornoow lnews

[@BrianShillingburg]

I've got two poses...the thinker....or the stinker.

[@censusgary]

Makes you think, doesn't it?

[@OskarasNauseda]

so it would be smooth

[@KGeezydad1]

Jimmy, what was the last chemicals to make the final castings? Epoxy? Our still doing any TV shows?

[@sofiaschoen4166]

I bet that's not how he thought his day was gonna go.

[@SaurabhSarang]

A suggestion here would be rather than drilling from bottom to his back and sticking a lamp above his head. It would have been fun or very artistic if the lamp would have been in front of his legs on front side. It would be like he is thinking and staring at lamp :P

[@DrFroggen]

is there a place that makes these statues?

[@juana.ortiiz6945]

soy el unico comentario mexicano aqui. que hay raza, viva mexico cabrones ✌

[@cissnakeman]

So cool great job, but please could you add a cost estimation on your projects ?

[@torche72]

Why did you remove the wedge block?

[@user-rl2bg7vu9q]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@liquidtool]

Why paint the wedge of wood under the figure with acrylic paint before applying the silicone?

[@danielkang3163]

why don't you sell those thinker lamps on your website, jimmy diresta?