The OCD Paradise: A One-Day Build with Adam Savage

I'm sitting here in my cave with a one-day build that will be an OCD paradise, yeah, that's what this is about to be. I've talked a lot about my sword, emo sorters, full of all the nuts and bolts that I could ever need. Button head Allen switches, uh, all the nuts and bolts galore, button heads, cap heads, flat heads, rivets, springs, RC servos, electronics, and one question that everybody asks is, have they ever fallen? Now I think you're starting to see where the narrative I've laid out before you comes from. What what what happened here in this blank space? It was not pretty, my friends. I was slamming here about a week and a half ago, working really hard trying to get stuff done. It was a whole thing and I took out my pan head Phillips screw sorter and I grabbed out the screw that I needed out of it and I put it on top of my workbench here.

Uh, this workbench here and then I went over here and I was working, and I heard a tick, tick, and then I heard a crash, and I knew what the crash meant. It meant this. Oh, oh, so yes, this is the first time one of the sorters has crashed and burned, and now I'm left with about 25 pounds of machine bolts and I couldn't throw this out, I don't want to go spend like, two dollars to fulfill the compartments in there. How many of them were there? It's like over 30 or so to re-fulfill them all with boxes of 100 of each of these things.

Today but we're going to get to that in a second. First up, you have to know we're going to sort these, yeah, it'll take a while but it's going to happen. We're going to get to the assistance I have for this job within a little bit but um right now, I have an empty sorter, mo full of compartments that were scattered to the winds and back, and I need to reorganize them, so that's what we're going to see on time lapses.

Right now, okay, those of you who know me know that I have a saw of OCD in my soul, which is why I love knitting and sorting and actually cleaning at the end of the day. Uh, okay, i think I can recognize them go ahead take a handful and start to just sort into here, yeah, right, this is this is a thing, uh, okay, i think i can see these long ones are 10-32's, some of those that's 10-32 those are 24 now it's hard to tell whether it's this or this, it's that, it's this one, so but it kind of matches this one too yeah, I know, but your cup is the same thickness, it is a different thread.

Okay, so that's correct all right, well done, that's ten correct. Then course meal okay, we're going to get the heavy ones just because of the way particles sort themselves. The heavy ones will all be at the top, so we're likely to sort down as we go, so we're not really interested in anything but these two, the set of them. You can keep on moving down through but if those are the easiest ones to determine then keep on using this.

I'm in the tested cave and while there's only been a brief jump cut for you for me several weeks have passed during which my mom, wave mom has been studiously dutifully sorting all of these screws. And we are almost at the end hold on I'm gonna give you a little tour so first we separated each of the screws into a bin of just its thread size, tens, the eights, the sixes, the four, and twos, that's reason and twos.

And then once we had those filled westarted separating them by sizes, separating them by sizes much easier and for sorting well. We are using the original sword and case which fell over on its face so you can see that we only have today four fives, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve bins to fill this has been one of the most useful uses of the lockdown that I can think of this kind of tedious work you're just amazing mom.

And there you have it what's one what once was lost now is found again there they go pan head Phillips screws back in business and most valuable player. This month, my mom 86 years old maker extraordinaires she sorted all of those thanks mom you're so welcome thanks for joining me for this one day build.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everybody adam savage from testedhere in my cave with a one day buildthat will be an ocd paradiseyeah that's what this is about to be umi've talked a lot about mysword emo sorters full of all the nutsand bolts that i could ever needbutton head allen switches uh allenuh nuts and bolts galorebutton heads cap heads flat heads rivetsspringsrc servos electronics andone question that everybody asks ishave they ever fallenand now i think you're starting to seethe narrative i've laid out before youwhat what what happened here in thisblank spaceit was not pretty my friends i wasslamming here about a week and a halfagoworking really hard trying to get stuffdoneit was a whole thing and i took outmy pan head phillipsscrew sorter and i grabbed outthe screw that i needed out of it and iput it on top of my workbench hereuh this workbench here andthen i went over here and i was workingand i heard a ticktick and then i heard a crashand i knew what the crash meantit meant this ohohso yes this is the first timeone of the sorters has crashedand burned and now i'm left with about25 poundsof machine boltsand i can't throw this out i don't wantto go spendlike to fulfill the compartmentsin there how many of them were thereit's like over 30or so to re-fulfill them all with boxesof 100 of each of these thingsthat's my doorbell that's my assistanttodaybut we're going to get to that in asecond first up you have to knowwe're going to sort these yeah it'lltake a while but it's going to happenwe're going to get to the assistance ihave for this job uhin a little bit but um right nowi have a empty sorta mo full ofcompartments that were scattered to thewinds and backand i need to reorganize them so that'swhat we're going to see on time lapseright nowokay those of you who know me know thati have a saw of ocd in my soul which iswhy i loveknolling and sorting and actuallycleaning at the end of the dayand you don't have to look too far towonder where i got that becausemy assistant on this will be my momwho also has am i right of ocd totallyin your soul okay so i haven't revealedto momwhat we are doing you know but shedoesn'tso mom what happened is is one of mybins full of screwsfell and crashed on the floor mygoodnessand we have to sort thati love it let's bring this over here andshow you yeahokay so howdo we sort screws um okay let me getthis shot a little betterlength negative length is secondaryoh width is first yes uh okayso um okay so here's how we're gonna dothis we're gonna do it in two stagesfirst we're sorting by the thread typewhich you describeas width okay okay so there are sevendifferent thread typesso we have these guys hereone two three four five six sevenand uh let's see they have to bestraight you know thatof course okay so i'm just gonna puthereuh two andtwo this isthreethree that jingling you sound is maggiewandering aroundfour fourthis is 1010 course10.there we go okay so uhhere is a thread checker for youi made this uh as part of thisso uh i think thatwhat you want to doso here's a thread checker here's asecondary thread checkeryou can take this and if you canone thing you can do is you can clearlysee sometimes that likethis is only that one right okay that'sa 10fine that's a 10f rightso that goes there okay umhere's another one that's another 10fight you'll start to actually be ableto recognize them fairly quicklyokay so this might be your best bet forthe big ones i think your eyes are alittle less refined than mineum so perhaps that is your best way tenfine is that lengthno oh it's not it's it's only that itmatches the thread type and thethicknessi see and if you want to make sure thisis fineand that what will happen is that justscrews right in there but it won't screwinto the courseit will start but it won't move go aheadand try thatokayokay that goesoh no yeah see so each one is like thatyou won't be able to get it inall right now i've got a thread checkerover hereas well so umi think the best thing for us to do isto each takelike actuallyi think i can recognize you go aheadtake a handfuland start to just sort into hereyeah right this is this is a thinguh okay i think i can see these longonesare 10 32'ssome of thosethat's 10 32 those are 24now it's hard to tell whether it's thisor thisit's that it's this one sobut it kind of matches this one too yeahi know but your cupit is the same thickness it is adifferent threadokay so this is of coursethat's correct all right well donethat's ten courseten course mealokaywe're going to get the heavy ones justbecause of the wayparticulates sort themselves the heavyones will all be at the topso we're likely to sort down as we go sowe're notreally interested in anything but thesetwo these top two at the momentum you can keep on moving down throughbut if those are the easiest ones todeterminethen keep on using this yeahdoi'm in the tested cave and while there'sonly been a brief jump cut for youfor me several weeks have passed duringwhichmy mom wave momhas been studiously dutifullysorting all of these screws uhand we are almost at the end hold on i'mgonna give you a little tourso first we separated each of the screwsinto a bin of just its thread size thetens the eights the sixesthe fo the threes and the twos the foursthat's reason and twosand then once we had those filled westarted separating them by sizeseparating them by sizes much easier andfor sortingwell we are using the original sword andcase which fell over on its faceso you can see that we only have todayfour fivesix seven eight nine ten eleven twelvebins to fillthis has been one of the most usefuluses of the lockdown that i can think ofthis kind of tedious work you're justamazing momand there you have it what's one whatonce was lost nowis found again there they gopanhead phillips screws backin business and most valuable playerthis monthmy mom 86 years old maker extraordinaireshe sorted all of those thanks momyou're so welcome thanks for joining mefor this one day buildit lasted way longer for us than it didfor youpeace\n"