# Episode 210: You can’t bring your mother with you everywhere you go.

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2019-04-19
- Length: 1h 05m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their recent projects, including Diresta's meeting with Nike's creative team and Clagett's use of the Wazer Desktop Waterjet to modify a camera gimbal. They analyze the return on investment for digital fabrication tools like CNC machines and 3D printers for small production runs, and debate the balance between building a personal brand personality versus focusing on craft education for content creators.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=1) Introduction and Jimmy's Nike Meeting
- [2:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=167) Nike Creative Team Visit and Design Process
- [12:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=768) Patreon Support and Team Dynamics
- [15:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=920) David's New Welder and Bob's Wazer Waterjet Project
- [25:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=1555) Brand Personality vs. Craft Development
- [41:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=2492) ROI of CNC, 3D Printers, and Plasma Tables
- [56:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-04-19-episode-210-you-cant-bring-your-mother-with-you-everywhere-you-go#t=3400) Recommended Creators and Notre Dame Fire

## Topics

- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Nike (company)
- Wazer Desktop Waterjet (tool)
- Shopbot (company)
- CNC Router Parts (company)
- Torchmate (company)
- X-Carve (tool)
- Roman Boutine (other)
- Jonas Olsen Woodcraft (other)
- Steve Mold (other)

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- [96: How Much Could a Banana Cost?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2023-03-09-96-how-much-could-a-banana-cost) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [3: Onward](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2015-10-28-3-onward) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [17: Three Honda Civics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2016-08-31-17-three-honda-civics) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [Vecordious Vacation Variorum](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-02-14-vecordious-vacation-variorum) (The Amp Hour)

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