# 471: One Zombie Hand

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-02-14
- Length: 1h 07m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/471-one-zombie-hand

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss which tool—CNC, laser, or 3D printer—is best for starting a business, with Bob favoring lasers for their low learning curve and David preferring 3D printers for complex, high-value small parts. Jimmy details his restoration of a 1947 Cadillac utility vehicle, focusing on building a custom wooden rear end, while David works on a multi-part resin vase and Bob finishes his Panna Court soccer game. The hosts also share personal projects, including Jimmy's search for a replacement car part and David's writing retreat, before concluding with recommendations for other creators like Laura Kampf and Bryan Kleiner.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand#t=2) Introduction: Jimmy's Hand and Show Banter
- [4:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand#t=242) Jimmy's 1947 Cadillac Restoration and Wooden Back
- [12:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand#t=770) David's Resin Vase and Bob's Writing Retreat
- [25:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand#t=1506) Bob's Panna Court and Ghia Project Updates
- [36:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand#t=2187) Choosing a Business Tool: CNC vs. Laser vs. 3D Printer
- [58:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-14-471-one-zombie-hand#t=3524) Creator Recommendations and Patreon Thanks

## 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)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

founders before launch

## Mentioned

- Cadillac (product)
- Miller (company)
- XTool (company)
- One Laser (company)
- Bambu (company)
- Prusa (company)
- Inventables (company)
- CNC Parts (company)
- Lee Valley Workshop (company)
- Laura Kampf (other)
- Bryan Kleiner (other)
- Brad Arthur (other)
- David Lynch (other)

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- [#027 - Rapid prototyping - a platform and its essential tools, with Finbarr Watterson of Fictiv, USA](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-05-24-027-rapid-prototyping-a-platform-and-its-essential-tools-with-finbarr-watterson) (The Hardware Entrepreneur)
- [Ep 171: Rent the Apple Toolkit, DIY an Industrial CNC, or Save the Birds with 3D Printing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-06-03-ep-171-rent-the-apple-toolkit-diy-an-industrial-cnc-or-save-the-birds-with-3d-pr) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [An Interview with John Saunders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-02-11-an-interview-with-john-saunders) (The Amp Hour)
- [160: Chowdered up the Spoilboard](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-07-12-160-chowdered-up-the-spoilboard) (Embedded.fm)

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