# Episode 254: Inch everything along

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2020-03-25
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-254-inch-everything-along

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=1) Introduction and Pandemic Reflections
- [3:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=180) Daily Life, Chickens, and Grocery Shopping
- [13:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=794) Family Time, Work-from-Home, and Content Creation
- [24:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=1487) Bob Clagett's Bridgeport Mill and Lathe Repair
- [30:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=1822) David Picciuto's Go-Kart Build and Mental Health
- [43:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=2628) APSX Injection Molding Machine and Affinity Software
- [52:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=3160) Recommendations: Mark Rober, Nik Ramage, and Periscope Films
- [1:00:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-03-25-episode-254-inch-everything-along#t=3640) Ventilator Resources and Closing Thoughts

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Bridgeport (product)
- APSX (company)
- Affinity (company)
- Adobe (company)
- Mark Rober (other)
- Nik Ramage (other)
- Periscope Films (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [STL 105: Why We Build What We Build](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-02-26-stl-105-why-we-build-what-we-build) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Jacob Evink | From CAD to Mechanical Curiosity: Student Engineer Spotlight](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-09-04-jacob-evink-from-cad-to-mechanical-curiosity-student-engineer-spotlight) (Being an Engineer)
- [Ep 272: Desktop EDM, Silence of the Leaves, and the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-05-24-ep-272-desktop-edm-silence-of-the-leaves-and-the-tyranny-of-the-rocket-equation) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Shop Talk Live 37: SawStop Portable in the Works?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2013-07-29-shop-talk-live-37-sawstop-portable-in-the-works) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Milling About](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-05-31-milling-about) (The Amp Hour)

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