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Not a ghost in the workshop, just Adam Savage's feet as seen through a thermal camera (specifically a Fluke iSee Mobile Thermal Camera).

Sometimes, you spend more time making a tool than you do making the thing the tool is needed to make.

Adam's replica of Phil Tippett's T-Rex armature has made Adam realize he needs a few mill upgrades for this type of work.

The third Wednesday of April is National Banana Day, and it's the perfect excuse for Adam to share some of the offbeat banana 3D prints, castings, and scale references that he has in his collection.

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Adam is floored by the RadioScout, a whimsical handheld GPS navigation system created by the propmakers at Hardly Human FX.

Does Adam Savage have a go-to type of tension fastener? What's the best way to rebuild a wood lathe chuck? Why didn't MythBusters do any skateboarding myths?

"I was wondering if you could talk about the decision to collaborate with the Build Team for the entire Seesaw Saga episode?" In this live stream excerpt, Adam Savage answers this

Justrite Lithium-Ion Battery Charging Cabinet: shorturl.at/oAiCw Adam and Joey walk through our production room to give a tour of all the camera gear we've used over the years to make

Adam unboxes and sets up a brand piece piece of industrial measuring equipment: an ultra-precise Mitutoyo Height Gage.

One of Adam's lesser-known obsessions is the Jarvik-7, the first artificial heart successfully implanted in a patient in 1982.

Adam uses a Fluke's mobile thermal camera to inspect machine tools and other operations in his workshop, showing the surprising amount of heat generated by his tools and processes.

Adam Savage visits Tippett Studio to meet the original life-size ED-209 prop that was designed and built by Craig Hayes for RoboCop!

Who chose Kari, Tory, Scottie and Grant for MythBusters? Which honorary MythBusters stand out the most when Adam looks back on the show?

How do you answer someone who asks how you did something? What advice does Adam have for makers who don’t have the income to make as often or to the quality they wish?

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One of our favorite pieces video production gear has been a portable motorized slider that is compact enough to pack into a carry-on suitcase.

The Fallout Pip-Boy is here! Adam and Norm check out the Wand Company's Pip-Boy 3000 Mk V replica based on the hero prop from the Fallout series, and take the device apart to modify and repaint it!

Does Adam Savage have any tips or resources to help guide an audience's attention when looking at a physical item? Where does Adam purchase his used tools?

Adam unearths a relic from his past as an artist: a scrapbook of sorts where he filed away photographs, illustrations, and other artwork that informed his own aesthetic and art style.

On April 2, 2025, it was live stream time, and Adam answered Tested members questions about anything and everything! During live streams, Tested memberships are gifted.

We dive into the world of custom shirt printing with the testing of xTool's new Apparel Printer ( makeblock.kckb.me/439d98d7).

How does Adam Savage approach leading from the bottom? How does he suggest getting people excited about making? Any suggestions on how to carry on when a pet dies?

What is Adam Savage's favorite "pinch me" moment? Were the pigs buried at M5 ever exhumed? Did Jamie ever wear anything but a white shirt?

How does Adam Savage know when a greeblie is worth saving? What's Adam's experience with "ludicrous speed" on the Bambu printers?

In what may be the quickest fix in the history of the channel, Adam takes a look at what's wrong with our tripod pan bar and manages to fix it in on his very first try.

After assembling the incredible Merlin Models AS-ST model kit based on the stop-motion puppet from The Empire Strikes Back, Adam and Norm take on the even larger AT-ST Walker kit based on the 1/24

Adam Savage is in modelmaking heaven as we examine several filming miniatures of spaceships created for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager!

It's finally here. We've been testing Bambu Lab's new flagship H2D 3D printer, a massive machine that can print full-sized helmets and is equipped with dual extruders.