# Episode 263: Making as Therapy

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2020-06-05
- Length: 59m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-263-making-as-therapy

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss making as therapy and the pressure of content creation. Bob Clagett details his transition to a product business, launching the 'Razor Blade' and 'Ice Pick' while navigating manufacturing in New Hampshire and the US. David Picciuto shares his experience racing go-karts and planning a new tape measure with 'Perfect Tape Measure'. Jimmy Diresta works on an R2-D2 replica, specifically designing aluminum feet with OmniWheels, and discusses the therapeutic value of disconnecting from social media.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy#t=0) Introduction: State of the World and Making as Therapy
- [16:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy#t=980) Bob Clagett: Product Business, Razor Blade, and Ice Pick Manufacturing
- [29:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy#t=1748) David Picciuto: Go-Kart Racing and Perfect Tape Measure Collaboration
- [11:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy#t=670) Jimmy Diresta: R2-D2 Replica Feet and OmniWheel Design
- [38:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy#t=2299) The Psychology of Making: Therapy vs. Content Creation
- [53:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-06-05-episode-263-making-as-therapy#t=3193) Patreon Support and Podcast Advertising

## Topics

- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Razor Blade (product)
- Ice Pick (product)
- R2-D2 (product)
- OmniWheel (product)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Perfect Tape Measure (company)
- Lincoln Welding (company)
- Filson (company)
- Dremel (product)
- DeWalt (product)
- Waser (tool)
- Tormach (tool)
- Bridgeport (tool)
- Morton Building (product)
- Hammered (product)

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- [113: I Wasn’t Expecting Therapy Today](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2024-06-27-113-i-wasnt-expecting-therapy-today) (Thoroughly Considered)
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