# 427: Today Bob

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-01-26
- Length: 1h 09m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/427-today-bob

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's leather 6-pack wine holder and Clagett's record player stand, while addressing the theme of creator burnout. The hosts share personal strategies for managing stress, such as Diresta's shift to Patreon-exclusive content and Clagett's decision to reduce his team size to regain creative freedom. They also touch on technical woodworking challenges, including laminating plywood and cutting complex angles, and the importance of maintaining a sustainable pace in content creation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=0) Introduction: Weather, Exercise, and Workshop Setup
- [11:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=692) Jimmy Diresta's Leather 6-Pack Holder and Patreon Strategy
- [19:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=1165) David Picciuto's Record Player Stand and Plywood Lamination
- [25:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=1528) Bob Clagett's Safety Deposit Box Storage Solution
- [31:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=1876) Defining and Avoiding Burnout in Content Creation
- [44:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=2699) Scaling Teams, Audience Refinement, and Exit Strategies
- [58:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-26-427-today-bob#t=3521) Conclusion: Picks, Patreon, and Final Thoughts

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Peloton (other)
- Soul Cycle (other)
- Weaver (company)
- Patreon (other)
- DSLR Shooter (other)
- Thomas Moser (company)
- Marquez Brownlee (other)
- Caleb (other)

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- [STL250: Catching up with Ed Pirnik](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-09-24-stl250-catching-up-with-ed-pirnik) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL354: Go and Do the Thing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-11-14-stl354-go-and-do-the-thing) (Shop Talk Live)
- [439: Ditches and Psychology](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-01-06-439-ditches-and-psychology) (Embedded.fm)
- [STL 76: The Drunken Woodworker](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-01-11-patreon-jack-conte-and-sam-yam) (How I Built This)

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