# 242: Sometimes you make art…

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2020-01-03
- Length: 1h 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-01-03-242-sometimes-you-make-art
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/242-sometimes-you-make-art

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their holiday breaks, new tool acquisitions, and plans for 2020. Jimmy Diresta details his acquisition of a Bridgeport mill and South Bend lathe, while Bob Clagett talks about maintaining his shop and experimenting with gunsmithing. David Picciuto shares his struggle with creative burnout from weekly woodworking videos and his goal to pivot to broader content, aiming for 2 million subscribers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-01-03-242-sometimes-you-make-art#t=0) Holiday Breaks and Shop Maintenance
- [17:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-01-03-242-sometimes-you-make-art#t=1026) New Tools: Bridgeport Mill and Lathe
- [27:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-01-03-242-sometimes-you-make-art#t=1674) Creative Burnout and Content Strategy
- [45:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-01-03-242-sometimes-you-make-art#t=2745) 2020 Goals: Print Shop and Farm Projects
- [1:02:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-01-03-242-sometimes-you-make-art#t=3758) Bookbinding, Gunsmithing, and Recommendations

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Bridgeport (product)
- South Bend (product)
- Lincoln (company)
- SawStop (product)
- King Mechanical (other)
- Broken Record (other)
- Peter McKinnon (other)
- Habu (other)
- Jenny Swiss (other)
- Chandler and Price (product)
- Heidelberg Windmill Press (product)

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- [Shop Talk Live 9: Four Finger Swipe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-22-shop-talk-live-9-four-finger-swipe) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL354: Go and Do the Thing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-11-14-stl354-go-and-do-the-thing) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL344: Owen Madden - Citizen Woodworker](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-06-26-stl344-owen-madden-citizen-woodworker) (Shop Talk Live)
- [120: Imbue All of the Choices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2025-01-18-120-imbue-all-of-the-choices) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [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)

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