# Episode 232: The future is X-ray guns

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2019-10-11
- Length: 1h 00m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss projects outside their comfort zones, including David’s blacksmithing class and Bob’s beehive setup. Bob details the specific failure of a 'no drown' bee feeder due to slick plastic, which required a sandpaper fix, while David outlines the complex fabrication steps for a go-kart chassis. The hosts also explore a humorous concept of using X-ray or density-detecting technology to locate specific items like Bridgeport mills or 1978 Cadillacs, and recommend resources like Woby Design and the book Reclaimed Wood.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=1) Introduction: Weather, Blacksmithing, and Makesgiving
- [4:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=298) David's Makesgiving and Joshua Tree Experience
- [12:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=768) Bob's Beehive Update and Feeder Failure
- [19:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=1168) The Quest for a Bridgeport Mill
- [26:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=1576) David's Go-Kart Chassis Project
- [32:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=1923) R2D2 Build and Canoe Construction Challenges
- [41:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=2509) David's Hot Rod and the X-Ray Gun Concept
- [54:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-10-11-episode-232-the-future-is-x-ray-guns#t=3266) Picks: Woby Design, Reclaimed Wood, and YouTube Channels

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Woby Design (other)
- Reclaimed Wood (other)
- Bridgeport (tool)
- Cadillac (product)

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- [333: Project Purgatory](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-06-04-333-project-purgatory) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K'nex Computers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-07-25-ep-330-hover-turtles-dull-designs-and-knex-computers) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep032: Meteorite Snow Globes, Radioactive Ramjet Rockets, Autonomous Water Boxes, and Ball Reversers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-08-23-ep032-meteorite-snow-globes-radioactive-ramjet-rockets-autonomous-water-boxes-an) (Hackaday Podcast)
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