# Episode 306: Dude…. perfect

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2021-05-07
- Length: 49m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-306-dude-perfect

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss strategies for maintaining enthusiasm in their maker hobbies and professional content creation. They share specific anecdotes about troubleshooting a Tormek grinder, dealing with workshop injuries from angle grinders and bandsaws, and the challenges of filming a new TV show with Dude Perfect. The conversation also covers techniques for overcoming creative burnout, such as imposing self-imposed limitations and reframing mundane tasks as learning opportunities.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=0) Introduction and Morning Routines
- [3:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=194) Filming with Dude Perfect and Production Realities
- [11:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=719) Workshop Injuries and Safety Warnings
- [20:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=1249) Overcoming Frustration: The Tormek Grinder Story
- [27:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=1631) Strategies for Keeping Hobbies Fun: Limitations and Perspective
- [34:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=2046) Separating Hobbies from Work and Content Creation
- [45:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-05-07-episode-306-dude-perfect#t=2726) Recommendations: Paper Roller Coasters and Miniature Landscapes

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Dude Perfect (company)
- Tormek (tool)
- Mark Rober (other)
- Amazon (other)
- Lincoln Electric (company)
- Bridgeport mill (tool)
- Patreon (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Finishing Prototypes with Zack Freedman](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-19-finishing-prototypes-with-zack-freedman) (The Amp Hour)
- [Dude Perfect: Cory Cotton and Tyler Toney (2021)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-12-02-dude-perfect-cory-cotton-and-tyler-toney-2021) (How I Built This)
- [439: Ditches and Psychology](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-01-06-439-ditches-and-psychology) (Embedded.fm)
- [S1E42 What you can accomplish if you budget one hour a day towards your purpose. #CADModelOfTheDay author, Rob Maldonado, CSWE](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-09-s1e42-what-you-can-accomplish-if-you-budget-one-hour-a-day-towards-your-purpose) (Being an Engineer)
- [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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