Hardware Podcasts

Episode 296: Harpsichord nerds

Making It · 19 Feb 2021 · 1h 15m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Jimmy building a smoker and a guitar, Bob learning 3D CNC slicing in Vectric, and David preparing a go-kart and CNC-ing his workbench. They also share personal anecdotes about surviving a severe winter storm in the Northeast and discuss the mechanical differences between pianos and harpsichords.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Lincoln Electric
Tools
Vectric, Fusion 360, Stepcraft
Also
Fake Famous, Nick Bilton

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