Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Tweaking the Table Saw!

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Adam's latest shop improvement project is all about his table saw! In his near-daily use of this tool, Adam has found inefficiencies and annoyances in the way he adjusts the height and angle of the saw, so he's swapping out the handwheels for new ones that better fit his workflow. It's maintenance he finally has time for, and even little things like giving his table saw handles better hand feel and control means he can better make things with it!
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[@silocybin8767]

It took quarantine for us to get the one day builds we wanted. Adam, all of these are exceptional!

[@theonlyalan731]

Is this exceptional? I don't get it

[@nolansprojects2840]

The Only Alan it’s another way if saying fantastic, basically. Haha

[@robvlogs4161]

Yes he uses the micarta hammer he got from peter brown wonderful

[@2dividedby3]

is that the hammer made from the book written by Adam

[@mauther100]

@@2dividedby3 yes

[@robvlogs4161]

Book is called every tools a hammer

[@tested]

Here's the video, in which Peter gifts Adam the hammer he made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXbbmJx7j89pq5Y

[@devinholland2189]

5:26

[@Zevbutt2]

I’m loving how the absence of a camera crew has temporarily changed this channel into an Adam Savage tool vlog

[@Ohio_etsu-masu]

temporarily??

[@TacticalKiwi4862]

I think that shows what he values most when there isnt a scripted episode. We all know he loves his tools. But now we are seeing just HOW MUCH he loves them. Im sure if he had the option he would make an entire show just about his tools..... What am i talking about, he does have the option now! So hes taking advantage of that.

[@Charok1]

it is better than having the crew

[@iamnickyj]

Caleb Davio I couldn’t agree with you more my friend.

[@yuranrs]

And I love that the footage is less shaky now. And not refocusing all the time

[@ukulelefatman]

Get underneath that table and clean the gears of sawdust, you'll find the smooth operation of both hand wheels greatly improved.

[@888johnmac]

agree, you're on the machine break out the airline & a brush

[@PapiSmerf]

Taking the axle grease out of the gears that the manufacturer recommends and covering them in wax or another dry lube helps immensely too. Still blows my mind that they ship every table saw packed with sawdust-gobbling grease that they know no one is going to clean and replace.

[@jeeaaenlourens1434]

Agree on that. a few more minutes of extra labour will give the table exceptional operating

[@susanbarbier5053]

Geno Merci Totally, clean the gears and do not apply grease. Some dry lubricant is fine. But in all seriousness, these gears are not seeing speeds that really require a lot of lube.

[@1987RX7TII]

I agree. Watching Adam try to raise and lower the blade looked a lot more difficult and jerky than mine at home is. I took mine completely apart and used WD-40 as a cleaner and toothpicks to scrape grease out of the teeth before finishing up with a nylon brush then applied a dry chainsaw blade lubricant and have had an incredibly wonderful experience.

[@andrewchapman2039]

By the end of this Adam's shop is gonna be filled with highly tuned and marvellously wacky tools

[@chanelowelove]

And no fingers.

[@darkraiknb4279]

and Adam is gonna look like a voodoo doll

[@thekodanator]

Hopefully one of those tools is a wedge underneath the table saw and workbench! Having those in a solid position will help a lot. I would know, my vice is mounted to a stool because my shop is small and my table is weak. It sucks.

[@onionmctwist]

*Marvellously thwacky tools. FTFY

[@fyae]

we need a video of "Adam spends the afternoon buying stuff on ebay"

[@Studio23Media]

Faye yes please

[@jasonmoore8765]

I am absolutely loving all these one day builds keep em coming. They are my favorite.

[@cybertree]

I agree! I've always loved Tested, but I actually prefer everything they've been doing in quarantine! They should totally keep this format!

[@jasonmoore8765]

@@cybertree definitely I just find watching him build stuff so entertaining.

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

"That was all it took, and I wasn't willing to do it." Story of my life.

[@ditzfough]

Condoms........ J/k lol

[@MNewton]

right? jesus.

[@loftonjones3418]

Hit me hard

[@notchhero11]

Yup, that sounds pretty much dead on, lol

[@InjuringMax]

I feel attacked

[@MultiKlompen]

When you realize, that Adam savage bought your trash-wheel on Ebay... ;-))

[@LouisJasper]

As someone who grew up with mythbusters, that would be the greatest honor in the world to me.

[@Studio23Media]

Louis Jasper It'd probably make me feel like I was dumb for letting something really good go, because it must be good if Adam uses it 😂

[@sloth7ds]

Adam: *praises good engineering on first wheel* Me: you spoke too soon Adam Adam: *struggles to remove the second wheel* I spoke too soon.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

Sean Britcher Nostradamus of the 21st century. 😉

[@sparkyenergia]

I thought I was going to get a joke about spokes. In a round-a-bout way I did.

[@aserta]

Yeah, well, it's not that good of a saw. Were i him, i'd keep an eye for an ancient one. You know, the kind that when you start, you can put dimes on the fence and they won't fall or dance. Cast iron body, cast iron wheels, gears the size of Jupiter's rings, and a motor big enough to use as a counterweight for raising the London bridge. You know, what they used to do before CEOs began cheapening the products so they can sell them for profit.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

aserta That would need to be a huge motor, London Bridge doesn’t have bascules, you’re thinking of Tower Bridge.

[@SenselessUsername]

Adam: *this is going as fast as I hoped it would*. Me: You're tempting fate Adam. ... it keeps going well.

[@andythewelder6181]

Laughed so hard when I saw you using the hammer that peter brown made from a copy of your book.

[@braydenfrazier1344]

Even after this quarantine ends I would love to see more of these Adam Vlogs style videos! They are great and perfect for showing shop infrastructure upgrades!

[@short7440]

KZbin: Do you wanna see someone change the handwheel for their table saw? Me: No, why wou.. KZbin: It's an Adam Savage video Me: Shut up and take my money!

[@kjcorder]

Its freeeee.

[@short7440]

@@kjcorder That's true. But the video took time and time is money. So technically it took money.

[@tested]

We're publishing two or more One Day Builds a week lately, with Adam sheltering in place. Here's the full playlist, in case you missed any: kzbin.info/aero/PLJtitKU0CAej22ZWBqrimPkn0Bbo6ci-r Also, yes, the hammer five minutes in was made from a book, by Peter Brown of Shop Time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXbbmJx7j89pq5Y

[@Trevinator1990]

im sure you can find a way to save that old wheel. why not drill out the rivet for the plastic handle, machine a new metal handle on the lathe and secure it to the wheel in a serviceable manner?

[@malcolm2501]

Adam Savage’s Tested Was that a bag of haribo peaches I saw on your table? Ca: 10 minutes in to the video.

[@michaelbeard3192]

That saw is heavy yet it's wobbling around on the floor. ????

[@brice2597]

You dropping that square gave me flash backs to every time I have dropped a gauge block

[@Star-DustGhoul]

i had to go back and rewatch the video because all my head was taking in was "H a t"

[@tested]

Right?!

[@assignmeanameplease]

Hat = Okay, Hat + Tassels = Anxiety

[@nelsonbrum8496]

I kept thinking Jamie... because Browncoats..

[@mm9773]

Only Adam “Accident Waiting to Happen” Savage could make a video about table saws wearing a hat with dangly strings. This is why we call him Lord Elpus.

[@mainjoke]

*sees Adam with a Beanie* me: what the hell did he do to his head now?

[@Malandrin]

he explained why he was a wearing a beanie in the start of the video

[@zebjensen4251]

We all know it's case he got those robotic memory impants that jamie had that Jell-O head told him about before Adam are him.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

That’s what I thought. Maybe his wife cut his hair and it didn’t go well.

[@kosmonautdan6715]

For a moment I thought that he singed his hair for a second time :D

[@tribalgeek1716]

Adam why don't you have a riving knife on your table saw? I've seen you use push blocks for the table saw so I know you want to be safe, but you leave off one of the biggest things that can prevent kick back.

[@vom42]

My uncle lost four fingers using table saw without riving knife! Seeing Adams finger damage during the lathe cleaning it might be a good idea to add riving knife NOW!

[@richwojehowski1123]

I'm not picking on Adam, I really like and respect the dude but many younger people might mimic his every move. He's a go getter and always gets the job done but we all know he gets into a rush and cuts corners or hurts himself or the tools, that's just his style. He's excited, I really can't blame him at times. Anyway, just so you know ... he should have used a gear puller to remove the hand wheel and not beat on with a hammer, since you can't get even pressure that way. The second thing was no need to use cutting oil when tapping cast iron, steel yes, cast iron no. The first turn or two and looking at the chip would show the difference. And just why is a Powermatic tablesaw so wobbly?!? Adam, please be more careful with power tools, you make a lot of us very nervous.

[@bzqp2]

5:27 did he really use the hammer made out of his book? xD

[@tested]

Yes! See kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXbbmJx7j89pq5Y

[@jenniesimonejensen2179]

I was so excited to see Adam actually use it, I loved watching Peter make it :D

[@SegginsProductions]

Jennie Simone Jensen I love how these videos that Adam has been making on his own feel so much like peters!

[@leespurgeon4722]

Saving one second.... oh man that’s me too. When are we going to learn mate?!

[@haakonmusic7172]

Love the "improving shop infrastructure"-one day builds!

[@MarcAntoine1]

Hey Adam, I use a 1/4" socket extender as a tap extender, it works great and you can go however long you want. Just put it backwards so you can grab the male end with the handle.

[@csn583]

I came down here to suggest just using a square-drive socket but this is great too!

[@crookedclown1987]

That would work but I've used tap sockets before and if you use taps regularly they're very worth it. Night and day difference. Lisle 70500 Tap Socket Set smile.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRFOE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_gLyREb2EAG1SM Edit: I'm not sure this is the same ones I've used, I haven't gotten a set as I only use taps once every year or so now.

[@ltdeditions]

I recently bought a set of these. Work great in a pinch! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHjanYhpirKYetk

[@jimwilliams1536]

As a heavily dyslexic person, I read that title as Twerking the Table Saw.

[@willowwonderbull7100]

you too

[@antraxxslingshots]

9:00 i love how he of just instead of using the side for inner diameter of his Caliper he went for an ancient-spring-loaded-thingy....oh Adam...never Change :D Regarding the Taping: You could have just removed the Arms from the taping wrench to get it done, (just put one in at a time and go 180° each) or you could get an extension for the regular tap. That will bring you a long way because it fits more then one Tapsize usually. Oh, and if it would be mine...i would make it sand propperly and not wobble before anything else :D

[@antraxxslingshots]

@@TyanRube y right ... because he needed that precision for that task so badly.Oh, i am well aware of those tool, but where i work we use 3-Point-inside-micrometers "nowadays" :)

[@antraxxslingshots]

@@TyanRube the 100% correct and perfect tool was just the other side of his Calipers ... no need for eny more expenses....and i wasn´t making fun of him stop saying such stuff, nor is he a great maker in this regard. His machining skills are cringy, he is just a very very very nice, skillful, warm, joyful and tons of othger stuff person, he is just NOT a machinist and he should admit it before he really hurts himself. Have a nice weekend and pls be safe too :o)

[@sarahbunnell6632]

Is no one gonna mention that a 52 year since old just used the term “beefy af”

[@MK.5198]

hes young at heart

[@MmeHyraelle]

I loved it! Adam is an adult kid always willing to goof up and laugh :)

[@KipdoesStuff]

You act like no one is allowed to use common phases.

[@samTollefson]

I love my steel 1-2-3 blocks for setting the 90 on my table saw.

[@chuckoneill2023]

Fresh from our exploits with our lathe - Time to play with table saws. Featuring my pal, lefty.

[@Onitsutube]

just buy a magnetic digital angle gauge (cca 10-20$ on ebay), stick it on a table saw blade and voila, you can adjust the angle of the blade quickly and quite precisely ;o)

[@AndrewRollette]

Those are great but not as accurate as a square. I use one for oddball angles but for 90 and 45 a good square is the way to go. The tolerance of the digital gauges is usually +/-0.1 degree, which works out to .042" per foot, compared to .001" or less for a quality square.

[@darrinpatterson2764]

They work by leveling so if your table is so out of level or wabling about as that one did its usless Better to use a square

[@antraxxslingshots]

Have you seen how much is saw is shaking? if that gauge would show 0° i bet the blade would be way off. He has to position his saw propperly before even thinking of such stuff :)

[@jimmeier547]

@@AndrewRollette Agreed

[@InsideAlan]

@@darrinpatterson2764 you zero a digital guage to the saw bed before attaching it to the blade.

[@narcisarose4818]

I love watching your builds. Your actually the reason I am pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree. I never would've figured out I enjoy building without you. Hope you get out of quarantine with no more injuries!

[@merlinmagnus873]

It's called a "pulley tap" for anyone who is looking for them.

[@bigfil1981]

I love watching you work Adam. You do the same as me, your actions and movements are quick and precise as if you are trying to work at the speed of your thoughts. I find it hard to slow down when doing a project or even cooking.

[@ws6002]

Dear Adam, Riving knife. Please add a riving knife to your tablesaw. Signed, An admirer.

[@wbfaulk]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he does a non-trivial number of plunge cuts on his table saw, which would make a riving knife in the way.

[@ws6002]

@@wbfaulk Yes, you have to remove or retract the riving knife for plunge cuts. Nevertheless, rip cutting without one is risky, perhaps enough so to call it an unsafe procedure.

[@brendanrobertson5966]

Another woodworking channel very much recommends a riving for amateurs. Professionals have the "situation awareness" and complex usage to find it a problem

[@jeffdoster8277]

Unfortunately, there is no way to do a riving knife on a powermatc 66 - at least the version that I have.

[@wbfaulk]

@@jeffdoster8277 Oh, interesting. Looks like you can fit a splitter, though.

[@lukasprochazkaprod]

I can believe I can easely consume 20 mintes of Adam changing handwheele

[@sxt9169]

I encountered the exact same tap extension problem last night too. The solution I found is Starrett 93e. It's 10in long tap wrench so I don't have to buy dedicated long taps.

[@Palerider1942]

Im surprised you didnt drill out the Rivet on the working handle to replace it with something that you can service if needed.

[@adrianblack7966]

He probably pinched himself so many times with the broken handle that he developed an irrational hatred for it & just wanted it gone. That's probably what I would have done.

[@Palerider1942]

@@adrianblack7966 I meant on the handle that he swapped the positions of. The one he moved from height adjustment to angle adjustment.

[@MrSivikivi]

16:34 "Why do I always cut my head of in these shots? Let's put it in the table saw." Great quote

[@benshaw224]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who found that funny!

[@notchhero11]

Yeah..... I couldnt stop giggling about that through the rest of the video... XD

[@PapiSmerf]

Hey, just a suggestion: You've gotten 20 years of service out of that Powermatic, and they hold their value pretty well. Your fingers would thank you for upgrading to a Sawstop ICS and speaking as someone who has used both extensively I promise, it's a decent upgrade. And if you have 3 phase power in your shop, just the noise reduction alone is worth the idea of swapping. I can't even hear the motor or belts on my 5hp saw, the sound of the blade cutting through the air is louder. Oh, and that wobble is killing me. Every time I see that saw in the background I'm going to be waiting for it to just randomly lean one way or the other now, physics be damned.

[@RollingWithTerry]

You dont replace what still works.

[@erictheepic5019]

@@RollingWithTerry But it's still reasonable to replace it in order to upgrade. My computer still works, but I find that it's lacking, and could be better, so I'm currently planning out another PC to replace this one. If no one ever replaced something just because it still works, lots of people would probably be using 20 year old computers, and would be unable to play most modern games, or even use a web browser like Chrome at a reasonable speed. With tools, they never lose their raw ability (ignoring any kind of wear), but better options may come on the market.

[@PapiSmerf]

@@RollingWithTerry Unless you can replace it with something better. By that logic we'd still be using hand tools and rope-spun lathes. Something like a table saw wouldn't even be fathomable as a concept. And it's not just the fact that they're for the most part better saws, it's an immeasurably safer saw. Table saw is one of the most dangerous, and physically devastating, tools in the shop so anything you can do to keep it from dining on your flesh is a priority in my opinion.

[@devKazuto]

@@erictheepic5019 Your logic has one flaw. If no one upgraded their computers, modern games would also look like back then. Graphics of games just advanced because the hardware got better and software would be more optimized because of performance constraints. Chromium is semi-poorly optimized and chugs a lot of memory alone, but only because most systems have 8gb or more nowadays. My PC is close to ten years old now, still works and plays most games fine. I don't need to play them on max settings. Story matters, not graphics.

[@txm100]

Maybe safer, in some cases but also they do also fail more if you touch the blade with some metal which you are touching. A failure like this means a lot of downtime. I can't believe Adam would like that.

[@dwdayo]

MY FRIEND I am sure you could afford the most safest table saw not the one you have. Please get a SawStop or what ever table saw with a safe system like that. You are a professional that has been LUCKY for 20 years. But you are in the profession category that are the not wanting to loose a hand, think what I and all you fans will see when you stop being a maker. I do not want to see you end your career for want of a Good Safe Table Saw, Please research the preventable injury’s that the Saw Stop can give you. FYI the SawStop, or like functioning Table Saw is the requirement for any School to have before any company will write them an Insurance policy for a very good reason. Please for us.

[@chelsealynn9866]

My thoughts exactly. Watching him use that thing without a guard makes me cringe every time.

[@SpirusFilms]

I love that these feel like I’m on FaceTime with Adam just watching him fiddle

[@Ohio_etsu-masu]

Steve ramsey uses a magnetic engle finder i think it eliminates any deviation problems GO PETER BROWN HAMMER!!

[@lukesimpson9743]

9:49 are we not gonna talk about how cool that mallet is

[@Antiganos]

It's so angular and clean!

[@onionmctwist]

You've heard of little thwacker. Meet his big brother.

[@madesonclaiborne3633]

Does anyone know what that mallet is? My boyfriend watched this video and said "now THAT'S a mallet! Wow!" Now I wanna get it for him if I can find it haha

[@MmeHyraelle]

I would call that a hand sledge lol Mallets are rubber or wood, soft materials that does not harm the material hitted.

[@lukesimpson9743]

@@MmeHyraelle hitted is not a word

[@Diablo_rdk]

@adamsavagetested please send the new wheel to @mymechanics here on YT. it will look so much better and be a nice project for him. If you do not know the channel please check it out I think you will love it.

Just a thought while watching you swap the angle adjustment handle: You're laying less than 10' from a tremendously amazing tool that would be able to make a replacement handle for that cheap plastic one, why not turn a new handle for the wheel and prevent you having to take it off in a few years because the plastic split again? I mean I know you remarked about the poor attachment method but I mean c'mon you're Adam MF'ing Savage, you're the guy who spends an hour making a part you could buy for a few dollars because you enjoy it, hell you spent an afternoon making a fake can of beans to hold up a couch for fun rather than a proper leg, a poor mechanical design is just a challenge to improve on someone else's mistake.

[@gamezx]

You said you find that angle gauge to be inaccurate, so i'm surprised you didnt modify that aswell to make it easier to use, like bring the pointer closer to get rid of that angle of sight problem or something

[@1pcfred]

You just use a square like Adam did. The bevel angle graduations are never accurate.

[@loganricherson]

@@1pcfred what would be cool is if he built a square holder into the table saw for this purpose

[@enochrobbins4874]

At 10:00 I audibly said "Adam kroooiiiill" I would be scared tohit something that rusty with no kroil first!

[@iNerdier]

17:07 That table saw really needs bolting down to the floor, look at that wobble!

[@1BigBen]

problem with that is, the shop is very very small, hence why most things in the shop are on wheels

[@nfix09]

saw is on wheels, probably just an uneven bit of floor

[@ajhieb]

Looks to me like the base is on wheels, but nothing is supporting the long cantilevered side. I ended up welding a custom base for my saw that is basically the footprint of top. I added legs to the overhang so it's supported too. The cast iron wings and cast iron router table insert made it very top heavy, but on the new base it's very stable whether it is up on the wheels or lowered to the floor.

[@jimmeier547]

A properly leveled cabinet saw like that, so long as everything is properly aligned and running true really will not need bolting to the floor. In fact, if there is any vibration in the unit, bolting it down could lead to the vibration wracking the machine out of whack over time. A finely tuned and leveled cabinet saw will have very little vibration when running. My Delta 10" cabinet saw is almost thirty years old, is on a mobile base, but has no wobble or vibration.

[@eWhizz]

A stand with wheel, where the wheels can be lifted, lowering the unit to the floor (with adjustable feet perhaps) would be good here. Maintains portability as well as stability.

[@acedtune]

You could get tap sockets and you can turn any small tap into a long one with just a mechanic's extension and ratchet. 😀 We use them on cars in tight places all the time .

[@Artinthedark83]

I was expecting you to attach a motor to the wheel to raise and lower the blade.

[@tekneinINC]

This. Exactly what I had expected too. As an addition, not a replacement though. Still need the handle for the fine tuning once your close.

[@muzikblitz]

This is pretty random, but I swear (whether consciously or subconsciously) at 11:30, when Adam says, "Let's see-eee-eee-eee", he is quoting Jack Black from High Fidelity at 29 minutes and 19 seconds into the movie. For those who are able look it up, tell me I'm crazy.

[@williamwinder3466]

5:40 You could say he "threw the book at it"

[@krmould]

Hi Adam, I notice you have a lot of spring in your floor. Is it a wooden floor over a basement? Given the significant amount of "stuff" you have in your cave, have you given any thought to reinforcing the floor to remove the bounce and ensure one day you don't unexpectedly end up going through the floor (along with all of your stuff!)?

[@benlee5039]

Imagine being the person who sold that handwheel to Adam and can say "my handwheel is on Adams table saw". Geez that would be so cool

[@mugglemom9135]

Check the comments above...the guy actually left a comment!

[@scottcampbell96]

Adam, you could probably glue the handle and still sell the old one get your $12 back. Or you could make a custom handle and give it away for the Reddit Secret Santa.

[@shootthemoon6072]

That hat makes Adam look like the kind of person that would wear water wings while eating soup.

[@davidsharp9166]

I was going to say, it's to cover up a bad quarantine home hair cut.

[@InsideAlan]

I assumed the hat had LEDs in the brim and he'd switch it on when he went under the saw for the hand wheel.

[@MrRantWhy]

I like the camera shots and editing more this way. it is more intimate and makes you feel like your just hanging out with a friend. As opposed to watching a celebrity on TV.

[@markmawson1]

When you said you were going to swap out the hand wheels i thought you were going to replace them with something like little motors with forward and reverse switches on them

[@douglascampbell9809]

I was thinking he would machine new ones out of brass.

[@markmawson1]

@@douglascampbell9809 instead of replacing the whole wheel he may aswell of just machined a new handle out of brass and removed the riveted old broke handle and tapped the hole in the wheel and put a socket head bolt through the new handle, bit disappointed with what he did really because when Adam gets into a 1 day build he get really intricate and anal about every piece of the build

[@Chasmodius]

I get that might not feel as nice, but if you've used that thing dozens of times a day over the last 20 years, it's clearly robust enough to get the job done! Obviously, the broken one isn't, but that looks like a duct tape job to me.

[@Sarklord]

table saw: wobbly. me: ocd triggers.

[@Travelinmatt1976]

Yes, how can you do anything when your table saw is so wobbly?

[@tnp651]

If *I* had one super power, it'd be able to get up and down to floor level like I could when I was 20.

[@christophersymcox7911]

The fact that the table saw wobbles and isnt steady gives me anxiety.. the OCD for perfectly level and steady objects is real

[@shadowforge]

Could have just taken off the broken one, pressed out the rod for the broken handle and made a new one out of solid plastic and threaded the hole and put a bolt in. There was absolutely no reason to buy a different handle and swap them since there all cast iron and the same size...... this just seems like a lot of unnecessary steps for a simple problem. I mean I could see it if the whole wheel was plastic but it was just the handle so...... why?

[@leedsuk007]

Its fixed together diagonally using a pre-industrial seven pin brass wedge twin tapped rivet bolt. Adam: I've got a tool for that.

[@danielweppler8016]

Another solution to your tap wrench interference problems is to buy a set of tap sockets. They come in sets and fit the square end of most common taps and will fit to a ratchet. Then you can use an extension and get to almost any thread with any regular tap. We use them as millwrights often.

[@MakersEase]

Is the floor in your shop a wet noodle? Asking for a friend..

[@WhitePointerGaming]

5:25 did anyone else expect him to suddenly come flying in from the side of the shot yelling "AAARRRRGH!" before launching a karate kick at the wheel to dislodge it? Just me?

[@BetaBlann]

You could pretty easily made a new handle for the wheel in the lathe and just tap it trough the old hole, but nice job anyway :D

[@tkskagen]

Check out the "Ratcheting Tap Wrenches" out. -They are life savers!

[@AtaGunZ]

the only minus of not having a production team behind the camera is that the audio is preeeetttty bad. Other than that, love the videos

[@randyrhodes5053]

Never set the blade at 90 to the blade insert always use the table top. The blade insert is adjustable, and may not be flat with the table top.

[@rattlejake0422]

"That was it! That was all it took - and I wasn't willing to do it!" I have long loved that the Great Adam Savage is often just as lazy and slap-dash as I am in the shop.

[@lukewelken8968]

hey adam why dont you make a new more accurate arrow for the angle gauge then you can set it to read off the exact center of the lines

[@poserdisposer6460]

I love how this channel has just become Adam and his T O O L S

[@WX4CB]

@5:45 - nice little thwacker you got there.. - when in doubt... THWACK it out :D - LOVING these little short upgrade videos.

[@INWondeR]

Instead of using a long tap, you could just have put the short tap into the cordless drill, on low speed setting, and cut the thread that way. We do this in Denmark all the time.

[@HomebrewHorsepower]

That inability to know for sure if your measurement is good because of the varying angles from which you view the angle scale is called parallax error.

[@1pcfred]

No it's called all bevel gauges on table saws suck.

[@KaliBlaz]

you should probably clean and grease your elevation gears, you should not have to fight with the wheel to raise the blade, it should go up effortlessly.

[@matthewbraker6306]

I use a tap wrench at work that has a sliding handle for when I can’t use the normal tap wrench. It’s annoying sliding it back and forth but it gets the job done.

[@Bargle5]

Yeah, I have that type myself and I'm surprised Adam apparently doesn't have them.

[@SethWestmore]

Dude, you always have to make sure it's the number 7 hole!

[@cemx86]

At 13:03 - There is a specific name for a "long tap" that Adam is using. It is called a pulley tap. Ahhhh. Meant to do exactly what Adam needs to do.

[@johnderoy916]

Next up - Adam finds justification to buy a hydraulic press to make getting rid of those bushings both easier and more complicated at the same time

[@IanSmithKSP]

I use the same saw, but it came with metal handwheels. They must've been receptive to customer feedback. Another point for Powermatic in my opinion. The handles on ours are also plastic, but they're long champagne glass shapes instead.

[@RicardoJunqueira]

Hey Adam, where are you getting yourself a much needed sand blasting machine?

[@CraigUntlNytTym]

Oh shit, was that the peter brown's every tool is a hammer book hammey? That's really cool it's getting use

[@jenniesimonejensen2179]

Yes, it was. I loved seeing it actually getting used :)

[@morrisonAV]

2 questions: 1. Why did you measure the ID of the handle instead of the OD of the shaft you were mounting to? 2. Would love to have seen where your angle pointer was indicating after you used the machinist's square to adjust the blade angle. Was the pointer off by much?

[@Hollytargaryen]

I love watching Adam, he explains everything so it's understandable, plus I could listen to him all day :)

[@Nugs0153]

The hero of Canton, the man they call Ja- ...Adam Savage

[@playnhrd]

Gluing the handle seems like the logical solution. But that is me.

[@klefdnb]

Notification: Tested: One Day Builds. Me: In panic praying that Adam doesn't get injured. Since the finger, I've seen him very clumsy.

[@GeminiWoodworks]

How can you work on a saw when it's so shaky? Also, I have the same saw...and I love it. But, the handwheels get gummed up with sawdust and are a pain to turn. Got any solutions?

[@MadelynePryorDidNothingWrong]

You know it’s gonna get good and weird when the mad wizard rolls in with mad wizard headgear.

[@TyBraek]

So the wheel isn't plastic just the handle? Why not just take the handle off and make metal ones and bolt them on? I thought you meant the whole wheel was plastic and that's why you wanted to change it. It would have been so much easier just to make new handles.

[@MrChief101]

I'm shocked! First you unplugged your table saw before a blade adjustment. But then, you did not paint that "new' handwheel!? Still, I like you carrying us around your shop. Nice.

[@ShamWerks]

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. He tapped that hole. He reamed that other hole. And NOBODY made a dirty joke??!! You disappoint me, Internet.

[@jjforeal2]

Uses a telescoping gauge to measure ID of the wheel then calipers to measure the telescoping gauge, instead of just using calipers on the shaft, but gets impatient trying to get the collar out of the new wheel. Sounds like me.

[@Hellsong89]

Adam, if the whole issue was just the wheels handles them selfs being two part crappy design, why not drill out/press out original, redesign and turn from say brass or any other appealing material new ones that work? Why to fix something that is not broken (maintenance being different topic)? Edit: The feel thing is subjective, but i get it. Personally i would have gone and modified the original, or replace both at the same time.

[@lightline419]

Hey Adam, can u do something with those articulated fingers. I am really looking forward to seeing those

[@1987RX7TII]

I have an older Powermatic 66 table saw with the cast iron wheels. Now I can’t even say my table saw is better than yours anymore ;). Seriously man, I love the videos, I swear we are the same person. Tool addicted problem solvers/makers that love to learn about how any material/medium/physics principles work in and out.

[@panofish]

Great work as always. Your table saw internals need some grease and the base is a little wobbly. :)

[@rustedwrenchrestorationwor9779]

Pick up a ratcheting tap handle my dude!! you will never use one of those awkward "T" handles again! Be sure to get a big one and a small one, and with the adjustable jaws they will cover nearly all your taps without needing special lengths or a ridiculous amount of swing area. They also make sockets specifically designed to hold taps and then you can just use your 1/4 or 3/8 ratchet, but I like the ratcheting handles better. some of the ratcheting handles even have a 3/8 square hole to accept a ratchet wrench in the end.

[@VAXHeadroom]

I have an old (new to me) drill press (pillar drill for those in the UK) that needs a height adjustment handwheel (missing when I acquired the drill). Never thought of looking on eBay. Thanks Adam :)