# 438: It Feels Like a Big Boy Saw

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-04-19
- Length: 56m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects and the social dynamics of interacting with fans at maker events. David Picciuto details the engineering challenges of building a tapered wooden bucket, explaining how he used iterative prototyping and jigs to solve complex stave angles. Bob Clagett describes building a custom table saw station to improve ergonomics, while Jimmy Diresta explains his strategy for compressing his workshop by using mobile tool carts to maximize floor space. The hosts also address a Patreon question about etiquette at live events, sharing anecdotes about long lines at Maker Central and the importance of respecting others' time.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw#t=0) Introduction: Spring weather and snow plows
- [1:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw#t=87) David Picciuto builds a tapered wooden bucket
- [9:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw#t=583) Bob Clagett constructs a table saw station
- [11:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw#t=707) Jimmy Diresta compresses and reorganizes his shop
- [21:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw#t=1312) Etiquette for interacting with fans at events
- [51:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw#t=3091) Weekly recommendations: 10Hundred, Drew Witt, and the_tinius

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- TenHundred (other)
- Drew Witt (other)
- the_tinius (other)
- Bridgeport Mill (tool)
- Maker Central (other)
- Maker Fair (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [STL 105: Why We Build What We Build](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-02-26-stl-105-why-we-build-what-we-build) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 108: Matt Kenney has left the building](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building) (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)
- [STL 109: Machine mayhem and explosive shellac](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-15-stl-109-machine-mayhem-and-explosive-shellac) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL330: Our least favorite questions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions) (Shop Talk Live)

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