What’s Inside Leonardo Da Vinci’s Notebooks?

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam shares with us another piece from his collection of "impossible objects"–replicas of artifacts that we would never be able to touch and examine in person. He has just received perfect recreations of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Forester III: the artist’s notes, diagrams, and sketches pertaining to locking devices, architecture, and…

$140 Tape Dispenser Worth It?

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam Savage unboxes a new tool that automates the simple task of peeling strips of tape to specific lengths. It works with all kinds of tape, including Adam’s favorite 1-inch paper tape. This tape dispensing machine is one of the more ridiculous tools he’s collected, but it could prove its worth…

Adam Savage Builds a Mannequin With Cosplayer Beverly Downen!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Cosplayer Beverly Downen of @DownenCreativeStudios introduces Adam to Fosshape, a thermoplastic fiber fabric, a felt-like material that can be patterned, heated, and formed to make lightweight dimensional shapes! Using her dressform pattern, Beverly and Adam make a collapsible and portable mannequin shell using the Fosshape material in this One Day Build!…

Adam Savage Is Obsessed With This Tape Recorder

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam is so pleased to come into possession of a vintage Sony TC-510-2 reel-to-reel tape recorder, which is the model of recorder that inspired the meticulously crafted prop used for the opening title credits of the show Mindhunter! Not only is it a beautiful piece of analog technology, but the way…

Ask Adam Savage: Pricing for Friends and Rush Jobs

From Adam Savage’s Tested. How does Adam set prices for friends vs clients, as well as for rush jobs? Has Adam ever turned down low-paying jobs? In this livestream excerpt, Adam answers questions from Tested members George Farren, therealmalky and Skydance Don, whom we thank for their support! Join this channel to support Tested and…

Adam Savage’s Hardware Logjam Sorting Challenge!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam finally tackles his shop’s logjam pile: the accumulation of random hardware that’s too valuable to throw away but not important enough to sort in the moment. And he makes this task a sorting challenge, attempting to parse and identify every bolt and screw without the aid of any measurement guide.…

Ask Adam Savage: So, About Comic Sans …

From Adam Savage’s Tested. In this live stream excerpt, Adam answers questions from Tested members TrilogyOutliers, Michael Schnell and john paul molloy about turning his handwriting style into a printable font, his feelings about Comic Sans, and his desire to visit the LEGO headquarters in Denmark. Thank you for your questions and support, Trilogy, Michael…

The Surprising Importance of This Bookmaking Machine

From Adam Savage’s Tested. While visiting the American Bookbinders Museum, Adam encounters one large machine that makes a very specific kind of book: the ledger. Its importance to financial institutions and almost every kind of business in the industrial age cannot be overstated, and Adam learns exactly how it literally drew the lines where business…

Adam Savage Rebuilds His R2-D2 Astromech Feet!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Continuing with his R2-D2 astromech replica rebuild he started last summer, Adam tackles the feet of R2. It’s going to take the skills he learned and honed on the mill and lathe over the past few years, which gives him the confidence to remake resin cast parts out of machined aluminum.…

Ask Adam Savage: How to Handle Losing a Job

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Does Adam have any advice for how to stay positive when you lose a job? How should one go about pricing items you’re selling? Having worked at ILM and made a replica prototype of the Thermal Detonator for Master Replicas, does Adam know how the original was weathered? In this live…

Adam Savage Breaks Down His Dune Stillsuit Cosplay

From Adam Savage’s Tested. When cosplayer Beverly Downen of @DownenCreativeStudios recently visited Adam workshop, he couldn’t resist the opportunity to get her eyes and advice on his Dune Stillsuit cosplay project, which began its life as a replica costume he purchased from The RPF. Beverly’s expertise and experience making her own stillsuit helps Adam prepare…

Ask Adam Savage: Most Terrifying Machining Setup Plus AI Impact

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Does Adam see AI affecting physical makers? What’s been his most terrifying machining setup? In this livestream excerpt, Adam answers these questions from Tested members Michał Rogowski and UncouthJ, whom we thank for their support! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks like asking Adam questions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join…

Adam Savage’s Most Precise Measurement Tool!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Metrology–the science of measurement–has been on Adam’s mind a lot for the past year, especially as he hones his machining skills and makes more use of his gauge blocks. Today, Adam revisits the topic of metrology as he tests a new measurement device–a vintage Johansson Mikrokator gauge that measures with a…

Bambu Lab X1C 3D Printer Review: Speed at What Cost?

From Adam Savage’s Tested. We test and review the Bambu Lab X1-Carbon 3D printer! Since its release last year, it’s shaken up the FDM 3D printing world with its fast CoreXY printing capabilities, hands-off accessibility, and convenient features like remote monitoring and automated filament switching. And at its fastest, we were able to print a…

Adam Savage’s Live Streams: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Last minute live stream! Hang out with Adam for an hour as he catches folks up on his latest travels and answers members questions. Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, like asking Adam questions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom…

Adam Savage Learns How Old Books Were Made!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Among the objects Adam collects and reveres are old books, some of which were bound and made in the era of the industrial revolution. But the craft and art of bookmaking began long before machines were invented to manufacture books, and Adam learns the storied history of bookbinding at the American…

Adam Savage Amazed by This Lucifer Morningstar Cosplay!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Cosplayer Beverly Downen visits Adam in the workshop to show her recently made Lucifer Morningstar cosplay from the Netflix show The Sandman! Beverly walks Adam through the design and fabrication of this costume, from patterning for the upholstery PVC vinyl fabric to the prototyping of the EVA foam wings! Find more…

Show and Tell: Carl Sagan Fan Sculpture!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Mailbag time! Adam unboxes a lovely gift from viewer Alan Marcus: a portrait sculpt of the great Carl Sagan, which Alan has been working on for the past three years. This sculpture allows Adam to share what Carl Sagan means to him, not only as a great scientist but as the…

Shot and Tell: Carl Sagan Fan Sculpture!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Mailbag time! Adam unboxes a lovely gift from viewer Alan Marcus: a portrait sculpt of the great Carl Sagan, which Alan has been working on for the past three years. This sculpture allows Adam to share what Carl Sagan means to him, not only as a great scientist but as the…

Adam Savage Uncovers Star Wars Molds He Made 20 Years Ago!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Examine the scans of Adam’s Y-Wing molds here: https://www.lumafield.com/article/recovering-star-wars-history-with-adam-savage Adam digs out three silicone molds of a Y-Wing starfighter model he made over 23 years ago as prototypes for Star Wars-licensed toys! These fragile molds are prime examples of the challenge that all effects shops face in preserving the work of…

Adam Savage Disappointed By This Machine Tool

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam is always on the lookout for ways to augment and level up his machining capabilities, and keeps tabs on local Craigslist offerings for used tools. He’s excited to find a rotary table attachment for his mill, and begins the process of cleaning it up. But he soon discovers it’s not…

Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Savage Sortimo Storage Cabinet!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Savage Industries Sortimo T-BOXX: https://adamsavage.com/products/savage-industries-sortimo-t-boxx All Sortimo T-Boxx orders comes with a free PDF of the cabinet plans. BONUS: Buy five Sortimo T-BOXXes, get 20% your total Sortimo T-BOXX order! (Discount appears in shopping cart.) Watch this build in real time [MEMBER EXCLUSIVE]: https://youtu.be/EIJ710U4zn8 Every shop is a philosophy about how…

Adam Savage’s Hamilton Dueling Pistols!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam shares his recently-acquired replicas of Alexander Hamilton’s famous dueling pistols used in his 1804 duel with Aaron Burr. These rare reproductions were made by Uberti for the US Historial Society back in 1981, and feature exacting details from the beautifully engraved octagonal barrels and locks to the checkered walnut stock.…