# Episode 106: You’ve always got more options…

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2017-01-27
- Length: 37m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss overcoming project failures by revisiting assumptions and exploring overlooked options. David Picciuto shares a detailed story of troubleshooting a CNC engraving issue with a V-bit, realizing an insert was off-center after breaking a tip, while Bob Clagett recounts abandoning a complex 1,000,000-subscriber video project that failed despite multiple iterations. The hosts also touch on the importance of checking hardware setup, such as bandsaw blade direction, and the value of subconscious problem-solving.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options#t=0) Introduction and Project Updates
- [10:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options#t=613) David Picciuto's CNC V-bit Troubleshooting Story
- [14:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options#t=898) Bob Clagett's Failed 1,000,000 Subscriber Project
- [19:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options#t=1191) Problem-Solving Mindset and Subconscious Processing
- [28:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options#t=1720) Hardware Setup and Bandsaw Blade Direction
- [30:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-27-episode-106-youve-always-got-more-options#t=1833) Bob's Wedding Ring Project and Final Thoughts

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Tormach (tool)
- Fusion (tool)
- Sondra's Machine Works (company)
- Jet (company)
- Rockwell (company)
- Adam Ruins Everything (product)
- Steve Siegel's (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Occam's Engineering Razor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-09-27-occams-engineering-razor) (The Amp Hour)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2014-12-10-the-spark-gap-episode-23) (The Spark Gap)
- [Your Mind Is The Tool](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-11-06-your-mind-is-the-tool) (The Amp Hour)
- [STL 87: Shop Talk Live Moving to Video](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video) (Shop Talk Live)
- [343: Getting Brains to Work](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-04-343-getting-brains-to-work) (Embedded.fm)

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