# Episode 168: 222

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2018-05-30
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-168-222

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their recent projects, including Diresta's blacksmithing prep and weight loss journey, Clagett's new vacuum former, and Picciuto's brainstorming for a wooden business card holder. They share experiences from Maker Faire Bay Area, highlighting interactions with the community and new technologies like Particle Photon mesh networking. The hosts also touch on selling handmade goods on eBay, dealing with non-paying buyers, and the logistics of shipping international orders.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222#t=1) Introduction: Traffic stories and Maker Faire recap
- [8:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222#t=519) Jimmy Diresta: Blacksmithing prep, welding practice, and weight loss
- [13:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222#t=781) David Picciuto: Coat hanger failure and business card holder brainstorming
- [33:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222#t=2007) Bob Clagett: Vacuum former build and eBay sales challenges
- [43:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222#t=2632) Maker Faire tech: Particle Photon and vacuum former comparisons
- [52:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222#t=3125) Content strategy, Patreon shoutouts, and community picks

## Topics

- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Maker Faire Bay Area (other)
- Particle Photon (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- eBay (other)
- Form Box (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [81: Two of Those People Can't Be Ducks](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-12-17-81-two-of-those-people-cant-be-ducks) (Embedded.fm)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [40: Mwahaha Session](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-02-26-40-mwahaha-session) (Embedded.fm)
- [The 2014 Maker Faire Show - Traveling Technology Trangam](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-05-21-the-2014-maker-faire-show-traveling-technology-trangam) (The Amp Hour)
- [Worktrips and Workspaces - Junket Jactation Jiltedness](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness) (The Amp Hour)

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