# 424: Cooler Than Skateboards

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2023-12-22
- Length: 1h 20m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/424-cooler-than-skateboards

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss recent projects including Diresta's bronze bell casting for the Explorers Club, Picciuto's CNC vanity inspired by a shower curtain, and Clagett's attempt to repair a loose guitar bridge. They explore the psychology of procrastination, identifying 'catalysts' like client needs or family milestones as the drivers that push them past fear-based inertia to complete complex builds. The conversation also touches on the challenges of sourcing technical data for processes like ceramic shell molding and the difficulty of generalizing personal project ideas into useful tools for others.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=1) Introduction: Diresta's Recycled Whiskey Packaging
- [5:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=350) Picciuto's Shower Curtain Vanity and iPad Shelf
- [13:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=796) Clagett's Guitar Bridge Repair and Tool Sourcing
- [25:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=1530) Diresta's Bronze Bell Casting and the Explorers Club Ceremony
- [32:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=1962) The Psychology of Catalysts and Procrastination
- [42:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=2522) Generalizing Personal Projects and Sourcing Technical Data
- [51:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=3102) Pottery Studio Plans and Making Spaces for Hobbies
- [58:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-12-22-424-cooler-than-skateboards#t=3506) Year-End Wrap Up and Recommendations

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Bullet (company)
- Dalmex (company)
- Stumac (company)
- Martin (company)
- Complete Sculptor (company)
- Arduino (product)
- Procreate (tool)
- iPad (product)

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- [The Spark Gap - Episode 23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2014-12-10-the-spark-gap-episode-23) (The Spark Gap)
- [37: Goop Machine](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2018-04-10-37-goop-machine) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [53: LoveFrom Jony](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2019-08-14-53-lovefrom-jony) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [49: Landlocked Jetskis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2019-03-31-49-landlocked-jetskis) (Thoroughly Considered)

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