Adam Savage's One Day Builds: NASA Spacesuit Helmet!

ICYMI, here's Adam wearing his ACES suit at New York Comic Con: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBpESa3aquw

I can't be the only one that finds it oddly reassuring that even Adam, with all his years of experience, still has those moments of nervousness when making something, a 'I could screw this up' moment.

14:23 Drilling a hole. 14:29 Bloody knuckle. Using editing to "hide the crimes"

One Day Builds with Adam are like Bob Ross' programs. But with a little more excitement and less whispering hahahaha. Thank you, Adam. I really enjoy watching you build stuff and teach me things.

Thanks for the shout outs Adam! It was a pleasure working with you and the crew on this amazing project. I really dig you showcasing all of your paint tests. So vital! =D

It's fascinating how most hour long videos on YouTube I'm like, "I don't want to waste time on that", but with a One Day Build I just want it to go on for 5 hours. Loving everything you guys do!

‪”That’s what our past is like, it’s strewn with the detritus of our failures... and hopeful successes‬.” That’s a great quote.

Hi Adam, A tip for everyone when mixing paints - Get a good supply of syringes from the drug store. Then you can mix exacting amounts of your colors. This is also a lot cleaner & does not leave paints dribbling down the outside of containers. If you make records of the quantities as you go it will be a lot easier to re-make that particular color again in the future. Otherwise it is a bugger to try and match them again. Make more than you need and keep the leftovers in another container. This will help for touch-ups later on or to help color match a new batch of paint / lacquer. When spraying, get a card or scrap sheet to fire a test on first. This will help to get your "Spray Fan" and "Flow Volume" correct before attacking your new-to-be loved project.

The ACES is my favorite suit of American space flight, it has a unique look to it, it’s industrial it’s designed for a specific job, it’s not meant to be glamorous or the star of attention but that’s what I love about it, it’s the suit you’d imagine a space shuttle crew would wear, shuttling cargo to orbit in a sci-fi movie in a weathered worn shuttle craft wearing their pumpkin suits, I can imagine them in a space port standing out in a crowd or in a seedy space port bar wearing them having drinks and awaiting for a cargo load.

21:30 "but first, we'll do that later" Yes, Adam.

Awesome build, 35:45 is so true!! - Thank you mate :)

4:18 “You might be wondering why I’m taping up the whole helmet if I’m painting only this part? That’s because no matter how carefully you paint - you will have overspray...” 48:27 “that’s awesome, gonna hit this little bit”

I appreciate the one-hour episodes because Adam is able to allow is deeper inside the mind of an engineer. The fact that the reflective tape was not perfectly center after meticulously cutting templates on purpose was mind-blowing to me. I love to hear all of these small tips and tricks he has learned throughout his career is why I watch these builds.

I love how you guys are making this "one day builds" longer, I really do appreciate all the effort that Adam is putting in, and you guys dont skip a bit of the action. Thanks!!

Adam describing mixing paints is very Bob Ross

Can you do a video explaining how the real helmet would seal? You've spoken about how complicated the locking systems on the real articles are in a couple other videos, and even if it's not possible to recreate the tolerances without significantly more intensive equipment, it would be really cool to understand the concept that allows, for example, the edge of the clear face shield to seal and maybe how the bar helps that happen? These are all awesome builds man, thanks for doing them!

Brave enough to admit a failure is a learning opportunity, then persevering to complete the project. Excellent in more ways than one.

Adam standing in the middle of his shop, in jeans and the Savage/NASA shirt, wearing that helmet, would make an excellent magazine cover shot. 😂 (Or the cover of a book about making replica spacesuits?! HINT HINT.)

I love one day builds because it's the closest thing to Adam doing a brain dump. I could listen to him share knowledge all day and never once get tired of rambling.

we need more of these space suit builds in 2023