# 387: Put it in Your Own Way

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2023-02-10
- Length: 1h 05m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/387-put-it-in-your-own-way

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's complex 3D-printed video game prop, Clagett's house radiator installation, and Picciuto's AI-generated Valentine's Day gift design. The hosts then pivot to a recurring theme of 'lessons we don't learn,' identifying personal habits like failing to put tools away, underestimating project timelines, and losing track of small items like SD cards. They brainstorm specific, physical interventions to break these habits, such as using color-coded card holders, mounting chargers to desks, and placing whiteboards in high-visibility areas. The episode highlights the friction between creative flow and necessary organizational systems in a maker's workshop.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=1) Introduction: Current Projects and 3D Printing Challenges
- [4:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=290) Bob Clagett's House Radiator Installation
- [11:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=711) David Picciuto's AI Valentine's Day Gift
- [21:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=1308) Lessons We Don't Learn: Tool Organization
- [29:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=1787) The Battery Charger Problem and Invention
- [38:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=2336) Fixing Habits: SD Cards, Notes, and Timelines
- [55:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-10-387-put-it-in-your-own-way#t=3349) Recommendations: Station Wagons and Media

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- 3D printer (tool)
- Midjourney (tool)
- ChatGPT (tool)
- DeWalt (company)
- Milwaukee (company)
- SD card holder (product)
- Chrysler Town and Country (product)
- Woody (product)

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