# 398: The Australia

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2023-05-26
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/398-the-australia

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=0) Introduction and Jimmy's Travel Woes
- [9:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=550) Jimmy's Visa and Airport Nightmare
- [20:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=1240) Wood Dust Live Event in Australia
- [24:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=1466) David's Desk Refinish and Shop Tour
- [32:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=1976) Bob's Engine Repair Frustrations
- [39:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=2364) Homeschool Conference and YouTube Strategy
- [51:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=3061) Bob's New Plasma Table and Setup
- [59:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-05-26-398-the-australia#t=3560) Creator Recommendations and Outro

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- British Airways (company)
- Thunder Laser (company)
- Glowforge (product)
- Full Spectrum Laser (product)
- Avid CNC (company)
- Arduino (chip)
- Fusion (tool)
- R2D2 (product)
- Tyler Bell (other)
- Casey Neistat (other)
- Jack Content (other)
- Digital Spaghetti (other)
- Drew (other)
- April Wilkerson (other)
- Pentridge Prison (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [STL327: Live from Woodworking In America](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-10-18-stl327-live-from-woodworking-in-america) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Shop Talk Live 9: Four Finger Swipe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-22-shop-talk-live-9-four-finger-swipe) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL254: Iron and oak (and maple?)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-11-19-stl254-iron-and-oak-and-maple) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL344: Owen Madden - Citizen Woodworker](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-06-26-stl344-owen-madden-citizen-woodworker) (Shop Talk Live)
- [124: Tariff Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2025-05-08-124-tariff-talk) (Thoroughly Considered)

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