For cosplayers, trading tips and tricks are the bread and butter of the community. One of the best secret weapons for cosplayers are called Chicago screws. They’re also known as paper rivets, binding screws, or binding posts. They come in an endless variety of finishes, depths, and materials. They’re fabulous for attaching armor sections together that can move without nuts and bolts sticking out and scratching you or other parts of your costume!
Tested Turns 10! – Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project – 3/10/20
For this very special anniversary episode, we’re joined by producer Joey to talk about the past 10 years of Tested! From our very first days covering technology, to teaming up with Adam, and the adventures we’ve been on since. It’s been a long road, and thanks for coming along with us!
Adam Savage Reveals What’s Left of the Original Buster!
Adam shows off something special from his collection: four pieces of the very first Buster used in Mythbusters. Here’s the story of how Adam found that first crash test dummy to test on the show, how it was destroyed, and where the pieces ended up over the years.
Adam Savage Explores the Sound Mixing of Hamilton!
Adam Savage visits the sound mixing booth for the San Francisco touring production of Hamilton to learn how audio engineer Kevin McCoy mixes the dozens of microphone and instrument tracks in real-time during every performance. It’s a mind-blowing look at important role of sound engineering and mixing for stage shows and musical theater.
PROJECTIONS: Making Half-Life: Alyx for Virtual Reality
Half-Life: Alyx is almost here, the culmination of years of development and experimentation with VR gaming. Back in December, we sat down with Valve’s Robin Walker and Greg Coomer for an in-depth conversation about designing the game to showcase the potential of virtual reality and lessons learned during development. Don’t worry, no game spoilers here!
Episode 341 – An Abundance of Caution – 3/5/20
Norm and Jeremy are in studio this week to talk about the wave of cancelled conferences and events in the wake of the covid-19 outbreak, and dial Kishore in to get a sensible scientific take on the situation. We also discuss to the new Half-Life: Alyx gameplay footage, mini-LED displays, and Spielberg’s worst films.
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Poker Table!
Adam has previously shown his replica poker chips set from the movie Rounders, and now he needs a proper poker table as well. This One Day Build is just that: a custom poker table that fits atop the circular podcast table in the cave! Making this 47-inch diameter table has Adam bringing out a bunch of power tools in the shop, cutting the wood in interesting ways to get this distinct form.
Worst Place for Selfies – Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project – 3/3/20
Adam Savage’s Favorite Tools: Jewelry Clamps
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!
Adam Savage’s Custom Captain America Cosplay Storage Case!
When Adam gets a new costume, he imagines how that character would store and travel with it in-universe. For his new Captain America suit, that question found its answer in a modified aluminum travel case that Adam found and customized. And he couldn’t be more thrilled with how it ended up!