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[@Deadlysphinx]

I'm sure I speak for most people, we're all perfectly fine with multiple part videos over a few weeks for a big project like this Bob. Like many, I watch every single video you put out, we love them

[@Coresco333]

First off. You're doing incredibly with your content; please take your time on this. As you stated, it's a big project. Lastly, doing it one step at a time and making it look good the right way is what I'd say we all would love to see. Keep up this awesome work and we all are looking forward to your next video.

[@rtyria]

Besides a two part video is often a good thing.

[@decentkiller1236]

18:05 but the door isn’t red so why do you want to paint it black? For everyone who understands what I mean you are exactly my type of person

[@rtyria]

@@decentkiller1236 I see my red door, I must have it painted black...

[@frankybro165]

love the change that the channel took, feels way more relatable showing all the mid project crisis

[@sandphotoNL]

You don't have to try to fit everything into 1 or 2 videos. Love to see more videos with a bit more detail in each. Loving it so far!

[@JM-qz4ik]

GLad you split this into a second video. Waaaaaaaay worth waiting to see something done with love and care, than having some rushed worked that always makes you wonder what could have been. So much fun to see all the stuff you do.

[@NickDClements]

5:57 The window could glow green when a 3D print is done, or red if the printer ran out of filament or had an error.

[@youngness123]

Yes! Could you do strips all around that showed the % progress of the print too?

[@SongBearME]

Or it can show the VOC level in the room

[@MrMegabart]

I think that could also be quite easy if you integrate the printers with something like octoprint, love the idea! Might do something like that someday lol

[@wynock8067]

That, but I'd go white instead of green to keep the Tron theme

[@the.jakeofalltrades]

You could also do three colors, blue for in progress, red/orange for errors/filament, and white for done.

[@michaelpanis9430]

I love the way you don’t exactly know what you are going to do, just going with the flow is the way I do projects in my home! Also the fact that you mention mistakes are awesome! I love your channel man keep doing what you love!

[@elisabethreeves1786]

Thank you for not compromising on quality of work to publish a video. Your priorities of craftsmanship are the reason we watch.

[@toddsaffell9695]

I love how you show that you come across "challenges" and find ways to overcome them. You're a national treasure.

[@Photokapi]

I feel the same way about Tron. It was life-changing as an 8 year old who loved to use the family computer - an 8086 with 4MB of memory and a 30MB Hard Drive. It blew my mind. I love your channel and content, and I am always amazed by the things you come up with. Nice job!

[@SeanBZA]

I remember watching it in a cinema, and there was an unscheduled interlude in it, when the projector jammed, tore the film, and we had a perfectly focussed image for 2 seconds of the film melting in the gate. 5 minutes for the projectionist to unthread, splice in a blank leader, and run it on the other projector in the room, so that he could clean out the burnt film in the gate and get ready to splice it together for the next show, with just a few dozen frames missing in it. Non DTS, just had analogue audio on the side, in Dolby Stereo, in that theatre. Star Wars I saw on release weekend, where the biggest cinema at the time in Africa was showing it, in full Dolby Surround, with a 15kW sound system, at reference levels. The Tuesday they had to drop sound level down a lot on the surround, as the people in the buildings around it all were complaining that the audio was shaking pictures and ornaments off the walls, and they could not sleep till after midnight. Middle seats, right where the sweet spot in that cinema was.

[@andrewbennett5733]

This isn't relative to this video, but I have a Samsung TV and right now the default channel when I turn it on is the This Old House Maker Channel, and it makes me so happy to see you on there! I grew up watching This Old House with my dad, so that name is special to me. You're a lot of fun to watch and super inspirational, keep it up!

[@shubus]

Bob, I like the whole concept of this project and it's a great idea. Your decision to make this a multi-part build is the right one so as to keep the quality of your content at the high level that it already is. This is a really big project and most of us here get that.

[@SierraGolfNiner]

Man, I wish I was half as good as you. That room does not look 20 inches from the inside. If I could pull off that trick I could store so much stuff in my garage! 😛 But I do love the tron aesthetic idea and looking forward to how you pull that off.

[@therick0996]

More Harry Potter than Tron 😂

[@dwgustaf]

I was actually thinking T.A.R.D.I.S. (For those not in the know, it stands Time And Relative Dimension In Space) 😂

[@brucemitchell5637]

" Hi Bob, I'm Bruce and I like to watch you make stuff!" LOL!

[@svengal97]

Hi Bruce, I'm also a Bob and I like to watch Bob make stuff.

[@mitchellbruce]

Hi Bruce Mitchell, I'm Mitchell Bruce and I also like to watch Bob make stuff.

[@aimsly86]

Love the approach: stop, re-assess, and shift gears. As everyone’s saying, this is so relatable and it’s just more content for us all to enjoy! And better- you get the space you actually want, not one you rushed to finish.

[@Mu-podcast]

I'm loving the work you're doing to make your shop work better for you and your family. I'm looking around the disaster of a basement shop around me, and I think I may just have a little energy to get some of this cleaned up now. Thanks for sharing with us Bob.

[@rgdayo]

We're happy to watch any and all of the progress Bob. Not every video has to be a great accomplishment!

[@paulszklennik8784]

TRON!!! One the greatest movies that is so underrated by a lot of folks. We watched it so much te VHS tape warped in places. This room will be so cool. Multiple parts shows are cool with me, and easier for me to learn tips from.

[@mwarner1968]

I appreciate that you talk about your mistakes and talk through how you handle them.

[@Mortivore05]

I've loved your videos since you first went youtube full time, and I love how down to earth you've stayed. I even purchased your plans for the bed and made it for my daughter. All that is to say that we support you, take your time and do what feels right. I'm really enjoying some of these bigger builds and very much look forward to the next video. I am curious what happened that we aren't seeing the other guys as much, and how things are going with the shop.

[@alfonsoPina]

Sir, you have just given me some ideas for my shop. My shop is a shed out back and over 2/3's is my wife's storage. So With the space I have, I can make some of the adjustments you have (tweaked of course) and have a fully functional woodshop and electronics clean room. Awesome

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Absolutely loving your shop remodel and this Tron addition is fantastic. Cant wait to see how this turns out!

[@williamreinhard]

I really think you should decorate the outside of that room like Tron also. Could be really cool like a block of Tron has just materialized in the corner of your shop.

[@speedy3d524]

I can’t wait for all the LED lights and part two good work

[@Codeaholic1]

Some basic project management and some self discipline to do planning at the start of the project even when you dont want to will really help. Keep it simple. Make a list of tasks to do, mark them off and adjust as needsd.

[@list1726]

I appreciate you putting in the the realigning of the plan into the video

[@mikelroywpg]

Looks great! Swap out the white duplex outlets for black ones - they're a bit harder to find but you can get them. That and paint the junction boxes black, and they'll disappear.

[@NickDClements]

9:57 Those joist hangers are awesome! I wish I had/ known about those when I did my drop celling. Looks way nicer/easier than eye lag screws and twisted wire.

[@komobabo]

I have been watching you build stuff for years and I gotta say Bob, I now understand why I always just wing the projects in my own home and it's because you're who I watch to get inspired and get ideas LOL Seeing you pivot mid-video, I felt that one. I do the same usually. I will have an idea and mid-project just change it.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

That room is going to be super cool when you are done. When you cut down the door I might have cut it off the top, that way your door knob/latch stays at the same height off the floor. It looks like your knob is several inches low. That being said the room looks great.

[@stefanbaas]

Bob!! A sliding glass door with possibly a vinyl Tron pattern sticker on it would look amazing in this room! That is the setup we had at our Security Operations Center at our CyberSec company.

[@juneritchie2498]

Thanks so much for sharing ALL THE THINGS! "Start before you know the ending" is also one of my mottos apparently. I do enjoy problem solving though and appreciate when a few steps go without mishap.😂 These are clever designs and solutions for your room so far. Looking forward to seeing what you do next!!

[@andrewzanto8591]

Love hearing your thought process. This is gonna be awesome. So excited to see the next one!

[@JustinShands]

Looking awesome! Please never feel bad about splitting a video like this. Especially in this case, boxing in the room is definitely enough of "it's own project" for a video, and making it have a cool TRON esthetic is also worthy of its own video. That said, even if they didn't "neatly split", I think it would also be fine to just have a video where you get partway through a project and finish in the next one. Like you said, rushing just to hit the self-imposed video deadline isn't good for any of us.

[@PatrickvanHalderen]

Oh boy, so looking forward to the sequel! Awesome work! Like you said, all is in the details. And, for me at least, I don't mind the length -or number- of the episodes on this. It's really nice to see it all emerge into a great space.

[@jaywheeler8181]

really cool Idea that I did in my drop ceiling, I had the scrap pieces and extra box of the flooring I put in the room. and I used the flooring to fill in the outer perimeter of the ceiling.. but it might be cool in the Tron Inspired room to put granite look flooring or something fun... good luck, you make it looks great.

[@HardcoreSlot]

I've been planning on doing something like this in my garage. I dont have any extra space in my house so building a small room for a desk, TV, computer/PlayStation and 3d printers would be awesome. Thanks as always for the inspiration Bob!

[@sethshade3121]

I've got probably 30 or so year's of scrap wood from my grandfather's wood shop I plan on using them to make tops there just in a hugh pile right now the past few days I've watched videos trying to get an idea to use them how I want to use them so they look good because there short cuts in most cases planning on turning them into 4 ×8 or so then cut them into top. This makes me think of doing that. I've definitely have bitten off more than I can see the end to.

[@twan923]

I've been listening to your podcast recently. Finally get to see the end result!!!

[@VAXHeadroom]

Same here!

[@danthemakerman]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product I sure it will be worth the wait.

[@JEDIMinja1]

This is awesome and inspiring!! I’ve been figuring out my space since the last video

[@donaldpowell7762]

You made a comment on Making It a while ago, and ever since this room is “The Lab” in my head.

[@janmartens7954]

Man, I LOVE these video’s man…….. really envious now. Btw you look a little stressed out. Please, enjoy this time. I doesn’t matter if the vid takes some time form me ok? Keep up this great work!

[@RaccoonHenry]

I love that you actually have a TRON collection and not just some off-the-rack T-shirt from anywhere

[@RaccoonHenry]

LONG LIVE THE USERS!!!

[@jimrosson6702]

Looking good can’t wait to see it finished Bob

[@warpwingminis]

Big fan of you breaking this room into 2+ videos to give yourself the breathing room to get all the stages complete to the quality you want 👌

[@viepng]

I just finished an embedded systems course for my SE major where we used arduino boards but didnt take much away from it. Thanks for the arduino content lol

[@mac_and_me]

Really enjoying this shop series!

[@PR-WoodWorkingCreations]

*The Room looks so Cool with the Black, it turned out really good!!* 👍🏻 *Waiting for Next Video!!*

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Bob! Really well done! 😃 Looking forward to the next part! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@morpheon_xyz]

Let's go! Keep it up man, defs amping me up for doing stuff to my room for dividing it into a working & living space. Can't wait for the next one 😎

[@jamesb5863]

Good call on making 2 separate videos, I just watched them out of order. haha. Rooms looks great.

[@jdgindustries2734]

I feel like you missed an incredible opportunity by glueing up all that electrical conduit. I'd have added LED strips on the backside, painted the conduit orange, and setup an Arduino with sensors on each outlet, then have the Arduino so orange light pulses flowing towards the outlet with draw. Think the Starfleet plasma conduit magnetic contractors for the effect I'm thinking of. Not sure if that would work with the Tron motif, but it certainly would be cool, lol.

[@nevet1212]

Great to see the video made into two good videos rather than one rushed one! Can't wait for the progress!

[@rp26101]

Always great content. I look forward to making the room look awesome

[@VanSolo8887]

Love the content Bob! Keep them coming!

[@mcswordfish]

One thing that would be really cool in these videos would be to put a few masking-tape makers on your floor to mark camera-tripod locations so you can take identical panning-shots of the rooms as they change and then in editing, you can cut together a single-scene that rapidly switches between different time periods. As a fan of Tron æsthetic, I'm looking forward to seeing this room completed

[@maverickhusky4165]

Really looking forward to how you make those drop lights fit the tron look. This is gonna be great!

[@koifish1le996]

I assume you’re going to have some sort of rack/shelf unit to put your 3d printers on. Even though you added those outlets already, i highly recommend getting a few power bars that have 5-10 outlets spaced 6-12” apart. I got mine from Harbor Freight. You can screw them to the underside of the shelf, or to the wall behind everything. They make cable management so much easier and you don’t have to worry about wall warts blocking outlets on a typical power strip. Also you can plug in a vacuum or filament dryer or anything else quite easily.

[@TheNewJankyWorkshop]

Great video Bob, and more importantly, a reminder that I have been meaning to re-watch the Tron movies! Thanks! 🙂

[@bigx77]

It already looks awesome!

[@Thomllama]

Cool video as always, but a little clarification, that isn’t a normal “pre-hung door”. That is a “split jam”, which installs a tad different as it traps the opening with pre installed trim instead of being installed in the opening, shimming then trimming it out, if that makes since.

[@SquirrelKilnBTS]

So happy seeing this video, it also made me realize my notifications were turned off for this channel. Fixed that ASAP.

[@justariflefromjordan]

Don't worry. I'll tune in for part 2. 😊 You got me intrigued

[@CMRWoodworks]

It’s looking good!

[@roundrock63]

Do not ever change the format of your content. I like the obstacles that come up and how you solve them.

[@BCIronThunder]

You had me at Tron! They're filming the new Tron movie here in Vancouver, BC. Friends have seen filming with Light Cycles driving downtown.

[@jeditsuyoshi]

I love that aesthetic. TRON has always been one of my favs, so looking forward to this.

[@bakerfx4968]

Just so you know… it’s 2024 now and people aren’t cooped up like they were a few years ago. I think taking the extra time without the stress of making sure a video is done on time for a weekly upload schedule is a much better mindset. Lots of creators are postponing video releases here and there to make sure the video is done right and it definitely makes for better content. I think and hope 2024 is the start of creators going for quality over quantity

[@sgsax]

I love how Bob is making a teenage nerd cave. 😁 This is a fun project, even if it takes a handful of videos to show it off. Looking forward to the next phase! Thanks for sharing!

[@BLBlackDragon]

As far as blank slates go, very nice. I especially like the grey carpet. oh yeah, we noticed that. ;) If you are going to have 3D printers and laser cutters in there, you should make the lighting around the window an air quality indicator, like you did around the door at the office.

[@Kernowwoods]

I want a black room!! That ceiling looks ace dude 🤙

[@ReallyGhey]

Enjoying this series 😎

[@nathanw.5367]

This is sweet. Keep it up Bob!

[@wcrb15]

Excited to see how this turns out!

[@4gz252]

Keep up the great videos! Trin was an awesome movie!

[@sergiogd]

great video, how does the plexiglass hold up to scratches? I know that in computer cases it's been phased out for tempered glass , so I'm curious about it.

[@mwarner1968]

The window looks amazing!

[@captain_coleton]

6:52 As someone who has done some small projects with Arduino, a couple free videos that do not really give any information about Arduino doesn't help people's curiosity. For starters, I would add a couple more free videos, like all the cool sensors and motors you can use, and the last video goes over about a dozen projects that you can make, nothing detailed just what it is and the components.

[@lr5612]

Are there going to be laser cut trim panels to change the shape of the lights in the drop ceiling to be more Tron like? Excited to see where this goes!

[@lordmugglestone]

I haven't finished watching this video yet, but you might want to look into using that paint they use on cars, if you attach a low current to it, it glows using that same tron neon look. you can paint the walls with strips instead of using LED lights...

[@bendingsands87]

Self help while building something is an interesting direction to go from just making things. You've been moving this direction in your videos for a while now. That being said, I come to KZbin for entertainment and just can't sit through these anymore without going straight to the end result. I hope this new direction for you takes your channel to the next level.

[@DavZell]

I think going black in that room may be a mistake. While potentially cool looking, black just sucks the light out of a room. It also will show all dust, which despite your clean-room goals, will still be there. The bigger issue is the light, though.

[@bryce2113]

I was just casually watching until you said Tron. Now you’ve got my attention! Tron Legacy is my favorite movie and having it as inspiration for a whole room is awesome

[@MichaelHarrison37]

Progress isn’t always linear. Can’t wait to see the next one!

[@orod731]

Not sure if you’ve been to or seen the new Tron ride at Disney World, but it has a really cool window in the wait queue you could take inspiration from!

[@kylegraybill2307]

I think all your viewers agree. We love the journey that is the project. Not just the destination.

[@Pon1bcd]

Tron's aesthetics and designs were always interesting and cool. I would put a design on the door with LEDs that change color when the door is unlocked and locked.

[@jaydouglas1090]

If you want to make it more Tron looking, change the ceiling lights to the Lithonia Frame light that just came out. It works with drop ceilings and looks more futuristic.

[@davidcheek8892]

The plywood walls was a good idea, but you basically made resonator cavities. You might want to put some insulation (rockwool would be best, but anything should help) or butyl rubber inside if you find there's too much noise passing through the walls.

[@jefflee6711]

Pro tip on installing the push in wire clamps for thin metal: use a socket larger than the connector opening on the backside when you push the connector in. That will support the thin metal and keep it from flexing.

[@BrownR87]

The extra door depth seems like a great opportunity to put some LEDs in the gap between trim and wall and be extra tron.

[@AntayaWoodwork]

I'm a big Tron fan too! Excited for part 2

[@noahnadia070211]

I feel like there's a missed opportunity here, I was thinking you were going to do a sliding door from tron. Still looks amazing

[@masterofnone]

Oh man! You stopped right at the part I really wanted to see. Ok I'll wait. Changing just one little thing from a standard does change a lot on the other things. And you don't see it till it comes to that part of the project (at least I don't) . But it makes you a good troubleshooter at the end.

[@Rodbuilder109]

I remember when that movie. There are some crazy effects in the movies 🎬 very neat ideas.

[@reforzar]

20” by 11 feet is amazing! Looks bigger on the inside. Great build!

[@AJB2K3]

Oh sweet, the finish on the rails is wonderful.

[@crosenblum]

You are awesome, for how human you are, we all make mistakes, be honest about em, and more importantly, learn from them. Keep at it, Bob.

[@milfordjohnson2289]

thats a pretty good workshop... it had actually not occured to me (EVERYTHING OCCURS TO ME... EVERYONE KNOWS THAT 😆) that a workshop painted completely black... you could have light colored LEDs to find stuff real quick. its just not that easy to have black LEDs over bright walls 😁. looks cool regardless.... ive always wanted to buy an actual shoebox type house that is just one big massive room with tracks arranged in a gridpattern so i can move walls around as i need space for different things 🤣 by always i mean for about 6 years... when it occurred to me it would be kind of convenient