# Episode 213: LIVE from Maker Faire Bay Area!

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2019-05-24
- Length: 53m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto record live from Maker Faire Bay Area, discussing their current projects, including Jimmy's Cenote Table, David's motorized drill press stand, and Bob's new focus on welding. They answer audience questions about managing digital fabrication in small shops, overcoming the fear of new technologies like welding and Fusion 360, and the challenges of building large projects in limited spaces. The hosts also share favorite failures, such as a melted crayon pencil holder and a failed glass cabinet job, and discuss the importance of iteration and starting content creation without waiting for perfection.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=1) Introduction and Current Projects
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=313) Digital Fabrication in Small Shops
- [9:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=544) Favorite Failures and Lessons Learned
- [12:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=777) Sponsorships and Big Projects in Small Spaces
- [20:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=1247) Overcoming Fear of New Technology
- [24:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=1487) Making Tools vs. Buying Them
- [30:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=1824) Most Successful Projects and Iteration
- [34:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=2084) Favorite Videos, Hobbies, and Community
- [43:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-05-24-episode-213-live-from-maker-faire-bay-area#t=2613) Advice for New Creators and Final Picks

## Topics

- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Cenote Table (product)
- Maker Central (other)
- X-Carve (tool)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Lincoln Welding (company)
- Lowe's (company)
- Squarespace (company)
- Carolina Shoes (company)
- Curtis (other)
- AutoDesk (company)
- Michael Alm (other)
- Miles (other)
- Hayden (other)
- Kyle (other)
- RR Buildings (company)
- Chicago Art Institute (company)
- Cornell (other)
- Seabooth (other)
- MCNC (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [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)
- [333: Project Purgatory](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-06-04-333-project-purgatory) (Embedded.fm)
- [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)
- [160: Chowdered up the Spoilboard](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-07-12-160-chowdered-up-the-spoilboard) (Embedded.fm)
- [STL327: Live from Woodworking In America](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-10-18-stl327-live-from-woodworking-in-america) (Shop Talk Live)

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