# Making It #009: Fears and Doubts

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-02-12
- Length: 48m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/making-it-009-fears-and-doubts

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the fears and doubts associated with using powerful shop tools and creating content. They cover specific safety concerns with milling machines, lathes, and router tables, sharing personal injury stories and techniques to mitigate risks, such as using SawStop table saws and specialized router bits. The conversation also touches on the psychological fear of failing to pass on curiosity to their children and the anxiety creators feel when branching out into new mediums like leatherwork or metalworking.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=0) Introduction and Project Updates
- [2:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=128) Fear of the Milling Machine
- [5:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=332) Lathe Safety and Wood Vibration
- [11:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=719) Router Table Dangers and Bit Selection
- [16:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=988) SawStop and Table Saw Safety
- [26:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=1594) Drill Press Torque and Circular Saw Risks
- [34:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=2088) Parenting Fear: Teaching Curiosity
- [38:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=2302) Creator Anxiety and New Mediums
- [46:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts#t=2788) Patreon Updates and Outro

## Topics

- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SawStop (tool)
- Make magazine (company)
- I Like to Make Stuff (company)
- Drunken Woodworker (company)
- Rockler (company)
- Grizzly (company)
- Delta Unisaw (tool)
- Sam Maloof (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Shop Talk Live 28: Shocking Confession from a Fine Woodworking Staffer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2013-03-22-shop-talk-live-28-shocking-confession-from-a-fine-woodworking-staffer) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 165: Staying Safe in the Shop](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-06-08-stl-165-staying-safe-in-the-shop) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL202: This guy found a workbench on the side of the road!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-11-08-stl202-this-guy-found-a-workbench-on-the-side-of-the-road) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL322: Life is like a table saw](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL270: Should I get a shaper? Oh..](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-07-15-stl270-should-i-get-a-shaper-oh) (Shop Talk Live)

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