# Episode 027: Simplify

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-07-03
- Length: 52m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-027-simplify

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the challenges of simplifying workshops and managing physical inventory. Bob details his attempt to mount an Inventibles X-Carve CNC vertically to save space, which failed due to motor torque limitations, and his subsequent organization of a 'hardwood library' in a shipping container. Jimmy explains his philosophy of purging unused tools and paint to reclaim space, while David shares his strategy of buying materials on demand rather than storing them.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=0) Introduction and Sponsor Read
- [3:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=211) Bob's Vertical CNC Experiment
- [15:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=932) Jimmy's Purge Philosophy
- [29:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=1770) Managing Paint and Consumables
- [34:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=2049) Wood Storage Strategies
- [38:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=2308) Tool Hoarding and Garage Sales
- [46:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-07-03-episode-027-simplify#t=2794) YouTube Channel Recommendations

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Inventibles (company)
- X-Carve (product)
- Core 77 (company)
- Milwaukee (company)
- Mod (other)
- Chop with Chris (other)
- Colin Furze (other)

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- [STL274: Inside Highland Woodworking](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-09-09-stl274-inside-highland-woodworking) (Shop Talk Live)
- [#068 - Challenges of small manufacturers to organise their production and inventory, with Kristjan Vilosius of Katana, Estonia](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2019-05-15-068-challenges-of-small-manufacturers-to-organise-their-production-and-inventory) (The Hardware Entrepreneur)
- [STL283: The original Moxon vise](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-01-27-stl283-the-original-moxon-vise) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Shop Talk Live 3: Diminishing Returns](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-30-shop-talk-live-3-diminishing-returns) (Shop Talk Live)

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