# Making It #010: If it looks straight….

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-02-26
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight

## Summary

Hosts Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss listener questions, starting with Diresta's potential action figure campaign through Toy Backer and Clagett's silicone mold making using Smooth-On materials. The trio debates the value of cheap versus expensive tools like those from Harbor Freight and DeWalt, and compares sharpening systems such as the Veritas MK2 and Workshop 3000. They also offer advice on managing workshop space, comparing radial arm saws to table saws, and navigating client relationships in custom woodworking.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight#t=1) Introduction and Project Updates
- [6:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight#t=362) Listener Questions: Tools and Skills
- [16:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight#t=1004) Sharpening Systems and Shop Organization
- [21:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight#t=1275) Radial Arm Saw vs. Table Saw
- [24:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight#t=1468) Time Management and Small Shop Advice
- [29:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight#t=1770) TV Shows and Client Relationships

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Toy Backer (company)
- Smooth-On (company)
- Harbor Freight (company)
- DeWalt (company)
- Veritas (company)
- MK2 sharpening system (product)
- Workshop 3000 (product)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Tron (product)
- G.I. Joe (product)

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- [STL254: Iron and oak (and maple?)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-11-19-stl254-iron-and-oak-and-maple) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 142: Live from AWFS with John Ratzenberger and Rollie Johnson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-07-21-stl-142-live-from-awfs-with-john-ratzenberger-and-rollie-johnson) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Shop Talk Live 31: Ditch That Miter Saw for a Tablesaw](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2013-05-10-shop-talk-live-31-ditch-that-miter-saw-for-a-tablesaw) (Shop Talk Live)
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