# Episode 342: Alligator Food & Olive Juice

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2022-02-11
- Length: 1h 09m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's 'sweetheart' ice picks and a machinist toolbox built with hardware from Gershner, and Picciuto's remake of his shaker table. Clagett shares details about his office renovations and a ping pong table with an integrated LED scoring system, while also reflecting on the challenges of revisiting old YouTube projects like his switchblade build. The group also touches on the difficulties of sourcing vintage car parts, the impact of YouTube Shorts on creator revenue, and Diresta's upcoming restoration of a 1968 Cadillac Impala.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=0) Basement Renovation and Infrastructure Stories
- [9:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=557) Diresta's Sweetheart Ice Picks and Gershner Toolbox
- [11:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=696) Picciuto's Shaker Table Remake and Veneer Failure
- [18:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=1107) YouTube Shorts Monetization and Content Strategy
- [20:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=1257) Office Renovations and the Ping Pong Table Project
- [24:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=1467) Restoring the 1968 Cadillac Impala
- [32:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=1968) Sourcing Vintage Car Parts: Past vs. Present
- [37:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=2232) Revisiting Old Projects: Switchblades and Ping Pong
- [1:02:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-02-11-episode-342-alligator-food-olive-juice#t=3722) Creator Picks: Making Fun, Workshop Companion, and Project Sunroof

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Gershner (company)
- Old Timey Tools (company)
- Hemming's Motor News (other)
- LMC (company)
- J-Bugs (company)
- Project Sunroof (tool)
- Workshop Companion (other)
- Making Fun (other)

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- [The Spark Gap - Episode 24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2015-01-07-the-spark-gap-episode-24) (The Spark Gap)
- [STL 85: Furniture Maker Chris Gochnour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-05-22-stl-85-furniture-maker-chris-gochnour) (Shop Talk Live)
- [358: Woodturning Influencer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-01-15-358-woodturning-influencer) (Embedded.fm)
- [315: Trespassers William](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-01-03-315-trespassers-william) (Embedded.fm)

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