Hardware Podcasts

Episode 329: Well, actually Bob….

Making It · 5 Nov 2021 · 1h 14m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss personal anecdotes including a crawl space alligator story, getting stuck in mud with a backhoe, and clearing out a car collector's barn. They then dive into a detailed comparison of design software workflows, specifically advocating for Adobe Illustrator over machine-specific tools for vector creation, and recommend utility sites like blocklayer.com and templatemaker.nl for generating construction and packaging templates.

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Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Fusion 360, Glow Forge, Inkscape, Mach 4, Vectrics, monday.com, Airtable, Wood Turner Pro
Also
blocklayer.com, templatemaker.nl, makercase.com

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