# 462: I’M KING OF THE TURKEYS!

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-11-15
- Length: 1h 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/462-im-king-of-the-turkeys

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the trade-offs of time, money, and energy in their maker businesses and personal lives. Jimmy Diresta details his struggles with outdated computer hardware and his excitement about acquiring an Aeon Laser Red Line series machine and a massive 33kW metal-cutting laser. Bob Clagett explains his solution for shipping long arcade cabinet templates using a custom paper roller machine, while David Picciuto describes building a cabinet from IKEA bins to avoid making drawers. The hosts debate whether various opportunities, such as travel to Mega Central or unpaid projects, are worth the time investment, concluding that time is the most finite resource.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=1) Introduction: Jimmy Diresta's Computer Troubles
- [13:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=826) Jimmy Diresta: Aeon Laser Red Line and Metal Cutting
- [18:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=1104) David Picciuto: IKEA Bin Cabinet Project
- [19:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=1190) Bob Clagett: Paper Roller Machine for Templates
- [23:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=1435) The Trade-Off: Time, Money, and Opportunity Cost
- [35:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=2115) The Value of Boredom and Idle Time
- [44:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=2666) Royalties, Pressure, and Ideal Work Scenarios
- [56:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=3371) Current Business Dilemmas and Future Ventures
- [1:06:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-11-15-462-im-king-of-the-turkeys#t=3973) Patreon Update and Weekly Recommendations

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Aeon Laser (company)
- Red Line series (product)
- Nova, red line 14 (product)
- Riverside (tool)
- Chrome (tool)
- Dropbox (tool)
- Samsung S5 (product)
- Samsung T5 (product)
- Samsung T7 (product)
- Illustrator (tool)
- Photoshop (tool)
- macOS (tool)
- Mega Central (other)
- Bo Burnham (other)
- Kevin Liber (other)
- Beau Miles (other)
- Forenn (other)

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