Adam Savage's Live Streams: Christmas, Shop Plans for 2026, MythBusters and More

Опубликовано 14 декабря 2025, 19:15

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0:02:54 Cardboard is an amazing builder material. Some of my first armor pieces were made out of cardboard. Jamie and you had an episode where you were both firing paintballs at each other. Your belly button took a pounding. How long after the episode did it take for you to realize you could have put something in there to protect yourself, like a piece of cardboard?
0:07:11 You're a great interviewer. Is there anyone you'd like to interview in the coming year?
0:14:04 Do you make Christmas presents for family?
0:15:20 Debating adding a small desktop/benchtop lathe to my workflow. 90% of my knowledge of them comes from watching you. That said, I'm seeing them described as "metal lathe" or "wood lathe.” Is this a marketing thing or are there mechanical/structural/functional differences between them?
0:20:16 Any shop infrastructure plans for the cave in 2026?
0:20:16 ​​What’s your next shop improvement project?
0:24:45 Any advice on self-motivation? I work a technical day job but am a maker and problem-solver at heart. I have a shop I recently built that is full of all the interesting things I've collected over the years and projects to work on, but after a long day at work I often just don't get up and go out to work on things even though it's my happy place.
0:29:24 When creating, I often find the process a compromise between my ambition and the limitations of my skill and toolset. I am always surprised by projects that come out perfectly. What are some projects like thay for you.
0:32:08 When you guys did MythBusters… Did you have the idea, do the experiments, film the story and then do the blueprint room… Can you walk us through a typical shoot?
0:38:21 ​​In everything you've made that's been published, what is the WORST thing you've created? What made it terrible? I look back at some of my things and die a little inside.
0:42:20 I have been given a beautiful antique precision lathe (Lorch LAS 1964), with a king's ransom of accessories; many of which I don't know what they do. It's all fairly rusty but with some TLC I hope to bring it back to life. Where do I begin? YouTube channel recommendations?
0:45:59 I’m making a fire poker post and my client wants a 5-foot one, but I’m set up with what I think is the best length: 3.5 feet. What should I do if a client wants a sub par job? Should I just give them the tried and true product or should I give them what they want?
0:48:23 I've been surprised not to hear you talk more about Andor over the last few years. What did you think of the show? Among other things it seems closest to the original Star Wars aesthetic that you often talk about; the lived-in universe. Are there any props or objects from the show that you covet and/or plan to make?
0:48:56 Do you follow any sports, and if so, what are they?
0:54:31 Since it’s the holidays, what is your preferred Christmas movie? Mine’s National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.f
0:55:50 I recently found out that my 9-5 is ending in about a year and a half. My dream goal is to make things out of my workshop for future income. Do you have any suggestions for making that transition successfully or what things I should be concerned with at the beginning?

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