# Episode 080: Go where you don’t fit

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2016-07-22
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit

## Summary

Hosts Bob Clagett, Jimmy Diresta, and David Picciuto discuss the value of immersing oneself in unfamiliar maker environments to accelerate learning. Jimmy Diresta details his experience in Atlanta collaborating with Jody from Welding Tips and Tricks and JD on a container cafe project, where he learned specialized welding techniques like argon purging for stainless steel. The group explores how observing experts in fields like machining, knife making, and robotics provides insights that self-study cannot, emphasizing the importance of being a 'student' in any shop. They also offer practical advice for designing safe, adaptable makerspaces for children and highlight community resources like maker spaces and YouTube channels such as SV Seeker and Pat Flynn's Smart Passive Income.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=0) Introduction: Atlanta Build with Jody and JD
- [2:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=127) Container Cafe Project and Motorcycle Maker Space
- [3:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=205) David Picciuto's Cutting Board Book and Video Workflow
- [6:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=382) Air Hockey Table Blower Solutions and Noise Dampening
- [10:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=624) Learning from Experts: Welding, Plasma Cutters, and Stainless Steel
- [15:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=916) Specialized Tools: Beaumont Grinders and Belt Sanders
- [22:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=1346) Cross-Pollination of Skills: Woodworking, Marketing, and Metalworking
- [27:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=1627) Visiting Nick Offerman's Shop and Learning Cabinet Making
- [30:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=1810) How to Enter Shops: Being a Student and Maker Spaces
- [36:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=2182) Designing a Safe Makerspace for Kindergarteners
- [43:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-22-episode-080-go-where-you-dont-fit#t=2603) Recommended Channels: Jack Conte, SV Seeker, and Pat Flynn

## Topics

- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Welding Tips and Tricks (other)
- Beaumont Grinder (tool)
- Tomahawk Plasma Cutter (tool)
- South Bend Lathe (tool)
- SV Seeker (other)
- Jack Conte (other)
- Pat Flynn (other)
- Nick Offerman (other)

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- [STL342: What We Wish We Knew](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-05-30-stl342-what-we-wish-we-knew) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL339: The Woodshop is a Play Room](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-04-18-stl339-the-woodshop-is-a-play-room) (Shop Talk Live)
- [127: Benefits of Makerspaces to Product Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-06-01-127-benefits-of-makerspaces-to-product-startups) (Product Startup)
- [131: Carve Me a Duck](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-12-24-131-carve-me-a-duck) (Embedded.fm)
- [Matt Perez | Being Able to Explain What You’re Doing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-13-matt-perez-being-able-to-explain-what-youre-doing) (Being an Engineer)

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