Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: Jewelry Clamps

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4 жыл бұрын

Over the years, Adam has learned to look to other industries to see if the tools, tips, and processes used by other experts could apply to his workflow. It's how he discovered emery boards work great as modelmaking sanding sticks, and where he found jewelry clamps to hold onto small and irregular-shaped objects. Good clampage is something every maker should have in their shop!
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@tested 4 жыл бұрын

Jewelry Wooden Ring Clamp: amzn.to/2uMsE0Y Hand Vise: amzn.to/2VH6tEy Sanding Sticks: amzn.to/3akHWJw Heavy Ball Vise: amzn.to/32Mdh56 Disclaimer: Tested may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through the links here.

@knallpistolen 4 жыл бұрын

Adam - what was being made when you smashed that nail ? Wishing you a quick recovery :)

@davidamoritz 4 жыл бұрын

I used to work for Stuller did you order them from them?

@calebs4887 4 жыл бұрын

Adam Savage’s Tested check out clickspring’s main channel, especially the playing card press.

@builderbb8767 4 жыл бұрын

I added a "universal parts holder vise clamp" to my solder station to hold the piece and use hands to position wires

@gorgonzola86 4 жыл бұрын

Actually there are much cheaper sandpapersticks for jewelers available, sadly only in europe as it seems, as my american colleagues seem to mostly use those nail files too. Oh and normally you would put the ring much deeper into that wooden clamp, as it for setting stones (but today you would much likelier use that exact heavy ball vise instead.

@paulkolodner2445 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend getting catalogs of surgical tools and dental tools. They make all sorts of peculiar forceps, tweezers, clamps, cutters, etc. Dentists need extremely small grinding tips to sculpt false teeth, and they can be used in a Dremel tool. One of those came in mighty handy when I needed to make a precise, small-diameter, round-bottom groove in a metal plate.

@stayawakestudios 4 жыл бұрын

I love all of these small tools that could make all the difference in a project

@Duraltia 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's just a change of tools itself... When my old MTB snapped in half ( i.imgur.com/WPAMXfT.jpg ) after seven years of service I, obviously, had to get myself a new one ( imgur.com/gallery/bPmp1 ) as it is my preferred choice of transportation ( can't stand public transportation despite it being top notch where I live ) and the new one had a CF Frame which wouldn't do well with _any_ CF contact making screw getting over torqued so I got myself my first Torq Wrench - A *WERA Series 7000 1-25Nm* one plus some Wera some Allen Keys and Bits all of which have the WERA Hex-Plus system preventing ( or discouraging ) stripping out of Hex Screws... And they work as I've yet to strip out a Hex Screw with them - Especially on the smaller scales... Due to a rekindling of my RC Hobby ( imgur.com/a/GzLRqvl & imgur.com/a/fxHQqrn ) I also recently made the change from a "Do-it-all" Aztek Airbrush with like a dozen or so tips to two dedicated Tamiya ( Iwata? ) 0.3 and 0.5mm ones that blow the Aztek out of the water - ESPECIALLY when it comes to cleaning - The Plastic/Rubber Aztek is like Tupperware that was once filled with Spaghetti sauce - You'll NEVER get spilled color off it! Meanwhile the Tamiya Chrome plated ones you can easily be cleaned to a factory cleaned state which DOES kinda matter.

@Sven_Hein Жыл бұрын

I just found one of those small clamps with the cone at a yard sale and immediately thought of this video. Really a great little tool.

@ThatGeekyMaker 4 жыл бұрын

Never ceases to amaze me how many great tool recommendations Adam has. I'm never going to run out of cool tools to get. These look really handy.

@scottmantooth8785 4 жыл бұрын

*the main problem would be the amount of funds you can realistically allocate towards the accumulation of these tools and where these acquisitions would be stored once they arrive*

@antraxxslingshots 4 жыл бұрын

17 years from now: Adam Savage's favorite Tools ... basically every tool :D

@scottmantooth8785 4 жыл бұрын

*he'll invent a few of his own as well*

@blackoak4978 4 жыл бұрын

My favourite tool is always the RIGHT tool for the job I'm doing. When you have the right tool, things are just so much easier. It's the elation of being able to focus on doing the job, not on HOW to do it

@Dustquake 4 жыл бұрын

I love this. I'm of the same mindset that you can find great tools and resources from different fields of work. Thank you for pointing these out.

@bobbonham4823 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I've always believed in "cross pollination". I've always thought we were trying to solve problems somebody else has already solved. Thanks for the video.

@DrakeMagnum 4 жыл бұрын

I feel this more and more with the passing of time. Often I have a project and need create some particularly shaped object. My instinct is first to plan on crafting it from scratch but then I've developed an internal mantra like "Wait a second. This shape exists already. Someone somewhere has made this exact shape out of some substance. It might even be in a material that can work with this project. It might even be cheap to acquire."

@DancingSpacePotato 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this! I watch a lot of these videos and others from whatever industry to help me with so many weird solutions for what I do most as a musician. The musical instrument repair world is full of homebrew tricks and tools to do super specific things and these clamps would definitely fit into the workshop.

@Tardisntimbits 4 жыл бұрын

I love falling down video rabbit holes. I've recently come to enjoy watching painting restoration videos, and I've learned a few things I think I can apply to prop making. Beyond that, it's just fascinating to watch these people meticulously clean, fix torn canvas, and then rebuild these paintings with varying degrees of additional paint.

@shawnmurdock8059 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Adam, Agreed! The ClickSpring channels are intoxicating. I have binged watched almost all of them. The workmanship is fantastic and the video quality is awesome.

@patrickyork2975 4 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend sanding twigs. I just found out about them myself. They are ~3-4 mm wide emery boards.

@GrowthCurveMarketing 4 жыл бұрын

Third finger on left hand shows contusion... Adam is still busy... LOVE IT.

@williamloftus4028 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most knowledgeable men in the world and never heard of a nail file

@UndecidedDolphin 4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to thank you Adam for the thoughtful five minuet videos I love to watch at home on breaks while I work on stuff.

@sahiibshow8206 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so so awesome, thank you so so much for that video. Please make more videos like that, it is so so helpful.

@zackkros7528 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us your best tools Adam! Wonderful stories you had back in the day too. It's so great to hear about the things you love about the tools. Hopefully I can be as proud to own things like you do, one day. Keep it up, man! What I'm trying to do with these comments is be positive about things, because there is so much negativity in this world, being positive is the way to combat that. Have a wonderful day Adam!

@86fifty 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt even NEED to hear Adam explain the ball-base-weight... As soon as he picked it up and put it back down, I made that 'hoohhhhhh' gasp noise and I knew it was an awesome object!

@daylightknight6373 4 жыл бұрын

Love this video! Would love more of these kind of tool videos :)

@speedwaynutt 4 жыл бұрын

Adams like a big kid showing off his toys and it makes me super happy.

@rubbers3 4 жыл бұрын

Ever since I first started doing cosplay and especially postapo outfits, I always loved researching other fields to find new tools and techniques, but also finding new uses for those tools and techniques.

@Testacabeza 4 жыл бұрын

I used that engraver's ball when I was 12. Had engraving lessons at school. We had to engrave for a year on copper plates. Bring nice memories.

@kastiak06 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is amazing, this is way too helpful

@rogercls 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thanks for that insight.

@tnp651 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on hold-downs for drilling or sawing small parts.

@Warshipmodelsunderway 4 жыл бұрын

One trick I’ve learned is to stick things to these things to work on them. This can be as elaborate as soldering a small brass part to a larger chunk for machining, embedding in a pool of wax, to mounting plastic with double sided tape or superglue to a temporary base.

@petermot645 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adam. I planning on retiring in a few years, and I have a few models to build.

@rjc0234 4 жыл бұрын

A good clamp is never an understatement. I need to cut down 4 bolts that were attached to rubbed mounts. I spent a literal 20 minutes using my small bench mounted vice at home that was on a ball joint. the thing wobbled a bit and it was a nightmare. I thought "screw it" and decided to take the other 3 into work and use the big old heavy duty clamp in the workshop. it took me 30 seconds each to cut through the remaining bolts, same hacksaw, same bolts, its just this vice prevented it from wobbling. This is why I love Adams content. so many other people will try and do the whole "you can make anything with pegs, bottle caps and hot glue" whereas Adam always aims aims to have the best tool for the job.

@steveaukes4770 4 жыл бұрын

Used many of those same tools when I worked as a Tool and Die Maker doing small delicate work under a microscope. The engraving ball vice was a life saver when repairing mold surfaces with a laser welder and .003 inch welding wire. Totally agree with looking at tools in other industries to solve problems.

@Tardisntimbits 4 жыл бұрын

Also, I just want to thank you, Adam, for not only basking in your recently acquired knowledge, but openly sharing it with us all. I know some makers who guard their methods and equipment like a dragon hoarding treasure, and it drives me crazy.

@thisnamehasnoreason 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like meeting adam would be a life changing event, honestly one of my heros.

@creedbratton1545 4 жыл бұрын

Let me guess, father went to buy cigarrettes and never came back?

@shirukivondream1313 4 жыл бұрын

as an engraving student it would be so cool to see you try your hands at engraving!

@thomashverring9484 4 жыл бұрын

I saw several similar engraving balls at a museum town we have in Aarhus Denmark, called The Old City (Den Gamle By). These were from the 1800s. But I really didn't understand them-till now! Thanks, Adam, you're the best!

@Real28 4 жыл бұрын

Best part of the engraving ball is it let's you stay in ergonomical positions, giving you better leverage and staying healthy.

@owenoertling221 4 жыл бұрын

I was able to get a engravers vice that came from my great aunts jewelry store. I had no idea what it was at first! It is a beautiful and amazing tool

@jerryjohnsonii4181 4 жыл бұрын

Very Cool tools , Adam !!!!!!!!!!!!

@kurtownsj00 4 жыл бұрын

Many, many tools like this and many other interesting ones in the Micro Mark catalog!

@racketman2u 4 жыл бұрын

I was dealing (very poorly) with this issue just today, so those clamps were very interesting. In fact, in lathes and milling as well, getting a good grip on your work, whilst still being able to do the machining you want to do, often takes more time than the machining.

@joegilly1523 4 жыл бұрын

My buddy has a bunch of different vices for his fly Fishing Lewers . Adam always has cool stuff

@project86xero 4 жыл бұрын

I do leather work and those ring clamps would be fantastic for when I need to grind and modify conchos and other small metal stuff. Awesome... Thank you.

@Sharklops 4 жыл бұрын

also search for "hand vise"

@alanab4694 4 жыл бұрын

Nail E-File bits are fantastic for carving EVA foam. Multiple grit, multiple shapes and sizes. Nail dotting tools are great for embossing and shaping. Clear nail builder gel and a UV light for curing is a great glass simulation.

@willhouse 4 жыл бұрын

Watch repair shops always have at least one little handheld vise with a pointed rod that threads into one side. They're used for pushing pins out of watchbands in order to remove links, and if you ever need to do a similar job there may be nothing else that works so well. Great video this time around, Tested!

@lordninnadilldo3083 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit late but, as a amateur locksmith we use the hand vise to hold keys while making new keys for locks. I personality love jewelers tools.

@TheLegoPorg 4 жыл бұрын

Nice adam recently subbed and I’ll stay you do amazing stuff and good content

@TheMadTatter 4 жыл бұрын

As a retired jeweller myself, I can attest to the usefulness of the swiss clamp 👍 Edit - also, take a look at how jewellers make splitsticks/buff sticks 👍

@JasonPatz 4 жыл бұрын

I knew about NONE of these before this video! Thanks for sharing!

@Broadshore 4 жыл бұрын

Those tools are awesome for 1/6 scale stuff. Even the old wooden Ring Clamp.

@scottmantooth8785 4 жыл бұрын

3:21 *i've seen one of those made from a bowling ball with a section cut off with a ban saw and held with a small tire*

@user-ee9cz6mc1x 4 жыл бұрын

Thnx i was looking for a clamp like this, i recently picked up my old hobby of miniature painting and need a good clamp to hold them while painting

@bigcharliesmodelgarage296 4 жыл бұрын

Cool tip. Thanks for sharing

@mateuszpiotrowski 4 жыл бұрын

I love you adam thanks for cool advices!

@allseeing5815 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam!

@MikuHatsune1311 4 жыл бұрын

That awesome orb clamp is gonna be incredible for my Costume work, hand-sanding individual pieces for resin casting has never been so easy! :O

@willburke 4 жыл бұрын

I have a handheld jewlers vise that has pegs like the engraving ball shown, and it works great for painting tabletop miniatures since it can hold the base and have a better grip and center of gravity for moving it around.

@MarksGoneWicked 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely need to get these tools. Been looking at them.

@700bond700 4 жыл бұрын

I glued up craft sticks and tongue depressors and made my own ring type clamps for my hobbies. must have made a dozen tweaking my design, they work great.

@danohstoolbox 4 жыл бұрын

Ya it is worth looking at other industries for tools i have found some very cool items

@stepheneberly1112 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen one so clean

@bn5055 4 жыл бұрын

That blackened finger nail is coming along nicely!

@bonersducks5648 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to see more self-made tools for very specific types of work.

@TheChristmasChicken 4 жыл бұрын

As a studying jeweller, I love this!

@joshualefholz7145 4 жыл бұрын

I love this!

@CutTimeBrony 4 жыл бұрын

After looking into engraving last year and the tooling (including cost), I really wish I could just see something as expensive as a ball vice and say Oh! Im gonna go buy one of those.

@steamgadget 3 жыл бұрын

A leather sand bag can be a greatly useful thing for engraving, if you don't have a ball vise. Some things can't be clamped in a vise (like trophies) and must be held, or set, on a sandbag... Speaking from experience here.

@skooter6235 4 жыл бұрын

That black fingernail makes me say ouch every time I see it

@zackkros7528 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does look pretty bad doesn't it. I wonder if it hurts or not?

@miraclo3 4 жыл бұрын

@@zackkros7528 those hurt for the first day or the few hours or so then it's pretty normal.

@zackkros7528 4 жыл бұрын

@@miraclo3 Ok

@ky-gp4sz 4 жыл бұрын

nick paz 0K

@engiscancorporation8604 4 жыл бұрын

i really love this!

@Nueztoy 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias tio Adam!

@f1matt 4 жыл бұрын

Great tools!

@WurdBendur 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite tools for holding onto small things is a jeweler's pickup tool. They work just like the ubiquitous bendy pickup tools you use when you drop something on the floor, except they're about the size of a pen and not bendy. Normally used for holding beads or gems, but they work well for screws, and they'd probably be handy in model building as well.

@jimmascaro2456 4 жыл бұрын

I made 6 of these out of ironwood with a wedge that gets inserted from the back working with a centered nut/bolt that levers the opposite end (working end) to pinch with varying degrees of strength. The working ends I glued leather to so as not to dent wood. My boatbuildi g inatructor showed us a simple version of this for lapsiding wooden boats. Still have them.

@dipt_tpid 4 жыл бұрын

From the title i was thinking about Clickspring, and behold! You mention his engraving video :D. I also suggest watching any video from Uri Tuchman

@inzagwa 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like asking the question "Is there any amazing tools you never see outside (a/your) industry but everyone should know about?" should be a standard "Adam Interview's" question when he does shop tours or meets other makers.

@jmalmsten 4 жыл бұрын

The mechanism of that first jewelry clamp... My mind broke with the simplicity of the whole device. Such a straightforward solution! I assume the hinges need to be of high quality though, since everything about them is trying to pull them apart.

@RedHeadKevin 4 жыл бұрын

A suggestion I would give to any maker is to get some physical tool catalogs, and just flip through them. I've learned about all kinds of weird tools from thumbing through the Micro-Mark catalog. Also, go walk around a hardware store and look at the tools. Look at the fasteners. Look at the shapes of things. See what's there. Think of what you could repurpose. Think of what things can do, not what they're made to do. My airbrush cleaner is made from a cheese shaker. My spray booth started life as a medicine cabinet. My paint thinner container was pickles, I think. I use all kinds of clamps in model building. One that I've found a lot of use for recently is basically an alligator clip on a stick. They're great for holding small parts for spray painting, but they're made to hold placecards on a table or something. You can get them dirt cheap off Wish.

@Chris_Hannan 4 жыл бұрын

Every workshop should have Parallel pliers. also check out the GRS benchmate. And for holding different gage wire a “Pin vice” which is super cheap and handy.

@xandriaangel4054 4 жыл бұрын

I love ring clamps, but I’ve broken the wood a couple of times-you can make a super sturdy version with square tubing!

@Goguleroma 4 жыл бұрын

One tip on the nail filers, if you maybe didn't knew. The ones made from glass if you use them on soft materials like plastics or foams, they just need a wash and last FOREVER.

@joemedley195 4 жыл бұрын

I also believe in looking at other industries. I have a tool catalog given to me by a sculptor friend and I once went down a rabbit hole of guitar repair videos.

@RedmarKerkhof 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with looking to other disciplines for tools. For example: I found that a pair of textile scissors is perfect for cutting horse hair. The ridges hold on to the coarse hair where smooth scissors would slip.

@Wastedwu 4 жыл бұрын

Love Clickspring. So nice to watch.

@davidblock1464 3 жыл бұрын

4:15 Love the word he used, "clampage"

@mishagriffith5518 4 жыл бұрын

Adam, look into stone-cutting clamps, vices and especially lifting hardware. You are working on a small scale here, but have you ever wondered how medieval stone masons lifted large, pre-shaped stones with no visible grasps on the outside of the stone? Dove-tailed Lewis are the most remarkable clamps because they work from the inside.

@BandanaDrummer95 4 жыл бұрын

Clickspring has some videos that show a few really simple clockmaker's tools, including basically a larger version of the jewelry clamp. Best thing is that with some of them, there's even videos where he makes them

@tested 4 жыл бұрын

Cool engraving video Adam mentions: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abFhgrir1LyXe5c.html

@kennysmomcs 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool clamp looks like a watch movement holder. I use a presto pen engraving tool it's a dental tool but for fine engraving it works great👍🏻

@kennysmomcs 4 жыл бұрын

I also make my own wooden pocketwatch holders I use wood because it's non magnetic if it's metal it would possible need demagnitized

@cycoholic 4 жыл бұрын

One of those ring clamps would work well for a miniature conversion I have planned. 😉👍

@xLuCasanovax 4 жыл бұрын

That sphere is really cool. As for the clamps I feel like I would just use vice grip pliers

@budd.8060 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to hang out with you in your shop & have a beer. To think of all I could make with those tools! Love the vids.

@lastwordindicator 2 ай бұрын

A Victor Ball Vise is definitely on my to get list.

@christopherdrekr1078 4 жыл бұрын

Got two ! I'm a silversmith;) ooooh there's more Adam I've collected some ingenious jewellery tools & clamps in particular but engraving does have its own great tools i stick my ball onto a leather wrapped sandbag. Never thought I'd say that !

@thrice1888 4 жыл бұрын

These are great! I was working on a small piece and was having a hell of a time keeping hold of it, so I ended up super gluing it to a piece of wood. I thought “screw it, I’ll deal with getting the glue off later” Well getting the glue all off took longer than the actual project itself

@16bitHi5 4 жыл бұрын

this makes me think about the cases i buy for my kits. I have a snowboard bag for my lighting kit and a riffle case for all my camera gear go pros and lenses for my dslr. Its alot cheaper and very nice for keeping things safe.

@du1987de 4 жыл бұрын

Some Savage clampage right there

@EngineerfifeninerO 4 жыл бұрын

Two of these a week please

@pedropedroztravels8272 4 жыл бұрын

Great cramps there Adam.

@TomsCustomCreations 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Adam, I work as a jeweller, making reparing and resizing jewellery. We've gotten rid of a lot of these tools because they're too big and inconvenient. If you have somewhere I can send you pictures, I'll show you the stuff we use now.

@shawnr8425 4 жыл бұрын

Adam, I’ve always wanted to know the story behind your yellow hair dryer. Near the cosmetic aisle with the nail filers is also the hair aisle. You should see the things new hair dryers can do! 💛

@THEQueeferSutherland 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest tools I've discovered, especially with electronics work is simple BlueTak. Way better and way cheaper than helping hands, just smash whatever you need to hold into some BlueTak and press that against another surface and it holds it perfectly still for nice soldering joints.

@wwaxwork 4 жыл бұрын

If you're into miniatures painting, it's well worth checking out nail art supplies, everything from tools, to holographic foils the works.

@cancerfish6504 4 жыл бұрын

They actually make smaller ring vices, which are actually nicer. I would also reccomend jewelers/silversmithing file sets. I really like that you covered this, cuz i do smithing, really fun and useful tools.