# 378: De-truckulation

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2022-11-18
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/378-de-truckulation

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's restoration of a small forklift and his 1976 Land Cruiser, Clagett's construction of a sliding cross-cut table and a dog step stool, and Picciuto's launch of new in-house products like push sticks and laser-engraved mats. The conversation highlights the technical challenges of integrating fuel injection into a carbureted vehicle, optimizing raster laser engraving for large formats using a Thunder Laser machine, and the broader theme of 'de-truckulation'—decluttering workshops and life by letting go of unused tools and possessions.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=1) Introduction: Weekly Updates and Forklift Restoration
- [5:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=301) Building Roads and Selling the Cadillac
- [9:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=563) Clagett's Dog Step Stool and Sliding Cross-Cut Table
- [13:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=819) Designing a Removable Cross-Cut Sled
- [15:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=934) Picciuto's New Products and Thunder Laser Integration
- [23:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=1386) Optimizing Raster Engraving and Production Scaling
- [28:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=1737) Diresta's Land Cruiser: Hotwiring and Fuel Injection
- [43:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-18-378-de-truckulation#t=2593) The Philosophy of Decluttering and 'De-truckulation'

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Thunder Laser (company)
- SawStop (company)
- Harvey (company)
- Online Metals (company)
- Joe and Fabrics (company)
- Blatt's Billiards (company)
- Type on Glue (other)
- Infinite Craftsman (company)
- Casey Neistat (other)
- Pat Flynn (other)

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