# Episode 111: Choose one thing..

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2017-03-17
- Length: 54m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-111-choose-one-thing

## Summary

Hosts Bob Clagett, David Picciuto, and guest Jimmy Diresta discuss their preferred and least favorite areas of making if they had to choose just one for a career. Bob Clagett identifies prop making as his favorite due to its creative freedom and material versatility, while stating that repetitive production work is his least favorite. David Picciuto chooses art-based sculptures as his passion, noting that client work is his least favorite constraint. Jimmy Diresta selects complicated knife grinding and CNC machining as his interests, citing flooring and bending down as physical tasks he dislikes.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=0) Introduction and Project Updates
- [8:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=484) Jimmy Diresta's Warehouse Move and Small Town Politics
- [13:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=802) Guessing Game: David's Favorite and Least Favorite
- [18:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=1105) Guessing Game: Jimmy's Favorite and Least Favorite
- [22:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=1379) David Picciuto's Artistic Goals and Client Work
- [31:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=1882) Jimmy Diresta's Knife Grinding and Machining
- [36:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=2191) Bob Clagett's Prop Making and Repetition
- [45:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-03-17-episode-111-choose-one-thing#t=2742) TV Show Recommendations and Patreon Thanks

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Bullet Bourbon (company)
- Proof Media Mix (other)
- Matterhackers (company)
- Torchmate (company)
- Golden Girls (other)
- Legion (other)
- Alex Steele (other)

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- [113: I Wasn’t Expecting Therapy Today](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2024-06-27-113-i-wasnt-expecting-therapy-today) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [STL 105: Why We Build What We Build](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-02-26-stl-105-why-we-build-what-we-build) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL330: Our least favorite questions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL354: Go and Do the Thing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-11-14-stl354-go-and-do-the-thing) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL237: Just the facets, ma'am](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-26-stl237-just-the-facets-maam) (Shop Talk Live)

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