Hardware Podcasts

398: The Australia

Making It · 26 May 2023 · 1h 06m

What this episode covers

Jimmy D'Errico recounts his chaotic travel experience to Australia for the Wood Dust Live event, detailing a misspelled name on his British Airways ticket and a work visa delay that forced him to secure a tourist visa at the last minute. Bob Clagett discusses his frustration with a machine shop that has held his truck's engine for 11 months, his new Avid CNC plasma table, and advice from thumbnail expert Drew about optimizing video titles and upload times. David Picciuto shares his experience refinishing a school desk, filming a shop tour, and his plans to sell the desk to fund future projects.

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makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
British Airways, Thunder Laser, Avid CNC
Products
Glowforge, Full Spectrum Laser, R2D2
Chips
Arduino
Tools
Fusion
Also
Tyler Bell, Casey Neistat, Jack Content, Digital Spaghetti, Drew, April Wilkerson, Pentridge Prison

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