# Episode 223: Efficiency and batarangs

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2019-08-09
- Length: 1h 01m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss workshop efficiency and specific projects. Jimmy Diresta details building a plasma-cut batarang for a fan and installing BAF ceiling fans, while Bob Clagett describes a modular closet organization system using IKEA tracks and maple plywood. David Picciuto explains his workflow for a new hinged bike rack and the team's broader strategies for production efficiency, including batch processing, redundancy, and bottleneck identification.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=0) Introduction and Patreon Thanks
- [1:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=117) David Picciuto's Closet Organization Project
- [7:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=440) Jimmy Diresta's Batarang and BAF Fan Installation
- [21:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=1303) Workshop Efficiency and Workflow Strategies
- [39:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=2346) Documentation, Redundancy, and Bottlenecks
- [54:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=3257) Data Management and Server Infrastructure
- [57:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-08-09-episode-223-efficiency-and-batarangs#t=3424) Content Recommendations and Closing

## Topics

- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- BAF (product)
- IKEA (company)
- Brett (other)
- Aaron Draplin (other)
- Skillshare (other)
- Synology (product)
- Blake Weber (other)
- Threadbanger (other)
- Free Solo (other)
- The Dawn Wall (other)

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- [57: Mashed in the Gears](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2020-02-19-57-mashed-in-the-gears) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [120: Imbue All of the Choices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2025-01-18-120-imbue-all-of-the-choices) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [STL277: When good enough is good enough](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-10-21-stl277-when-good-enough-is-good-enough) (Shop Talk Live)
- [283: From Craft to Manufacturing: How Crafted Glory’s Kwadwo Som-Pimpong Is Scaling a Furniture Business While Working the Night Shift](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-04-14-283-from-craft-to-manufacturing-how-crafted-glorys-kwadwo-som-pimpong-is-scaling) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [71: Glue Flange](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange) (Thoroughly Considered)

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