Hardware Podcasts

Episode 254: Inch everything along

Making It · 25 Mar 2020 · 1h 03m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss navigating life during the early pandemic, focusing on maintaining productivity and mental health through small, incremental progress. Bob Clagett details his experience finally setting up and using a Bridgeport milling machine after overcoming intimidation, while also tackling the complex task of rewiring a vintage lathe motor. David Picciuto shares updates on his go-kart build and the challenges of tube bending, and Jimmy Diresta talks about acquiring a desktop injection molding machine from APSX and recommending Affinity software as an Adobe alternative.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

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Companies
APSX, Affinity, Adobe
Products
Bridgeport
Also
Mark Rober, Nik Ramage, Periscope Films

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