# 453: Half Made Zippy-Something

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-09-06
- Length: 1h 01m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/453-half-made-zippy-something

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects and the nature of inspiration. Jimmy shares insights from a trip to Santa Fe and details his work on a barn, a graveyard house, and a new leather Dopp kit, while also reflecting on the commercial failure of his previous Walmart product line. Bob explains his process for designing a pole-mounted spray can storage system and discusses the quality variance in industrial casters and latches. David talks about rebuilding a vintage calculator using 3D printing and explores the challenges of scanning organic shapes for digital fabrication.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=0) Introduction and Jimmy's Inspiration Trip
- [13:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=826) Jimmy's Construction Projects and Product Failure
- [19:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=1165) David's Vintage Calculator Rebuild
- [24:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=1465) 3D Scanning and Digital Fabrication
- [28:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=1683) Bob's Camera Stand and Spray Can Storage
- [32:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=1971) Sourcing Hardware and Quality Variance
- [41:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=2466) Jimmy's CNC Console and Digital Tools
- [46:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=2816) Entrepreneurship and Self-Doubt
- [55:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-09-06-453-half-made-zippy-something#t=3311) Patreon Updates and Video Recommendations

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Walmart (company)
- Menards (company)
- McMasterCar (company)
- Home Depot (company)
- A on Laser (company)
- Practical Engineering (product)
- Stand Up Maths (product)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Revo Point One (tool)

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- [25: Q&A](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-03-30-25-q-a) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [18: No Cool Cheap Screwdrivers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2016-09-17-18-no-cool-cheap-screwdrivers) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [69: Nice](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-05-05-69-nice) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [71: Glue Flange](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange) (Thoroughly Considered)

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