# 364: All of that from a faulty hose…

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2022-07-29
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose

## Summary

David Picciuto explains how a fatigued hose on an old dishwasher line burst, flooding his crawl space with water while he was recovering from COVID, costing him $4,500 in cleanup. Bob Clagett details shipping a giant cup to Miami for $3,000 and his experimental blacksmithing project to create a machete from a sawblade by forging a metal donut. Jimmy Diresta discusses making clamp storage from scrap aspen and PVC, and his strategy for using melamine to reduce material costs on a new cabinet project. The hosts then discuss the concept of material fatigue, citing examples like hydraulic hoses, wire cables, and electrical arcing, before sharing their weekly video recommendations.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=0) Introduction: David Picciuto's COVID and Crawl Space Flood
- [4:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=268) Bob Clagett's Giant Cup Shipping and Sawblade Machete Project
- [14:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=871) Bob's Clamp Storage and Melamine Cost-Saving Strategy
- [30:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=1833) Discussion on Material Fatigue: Hoses, Cables, and Electrical Arcing
- [45:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=2727) Physical and Mental Fatigue: Sleep, Stress, and Burnout
- [55:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=3317) David's Crawl Space Fix and Jimmy's Cows
- [1:00:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-07-29-364-all-of-that-from-a-faulty-hose#t=3607) Weekly Picks: Dark Fade Flashlight and Health Videos

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

founders before launch

## Mentioned

- Klein (product)
- Squarespace (company)
- Weaver leather (company)
- U-Ship (company)
- Dark Fade (product)

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