# 473: Send Me A Screengrab, My Phone’s Not Working

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-02-28
- Length: 1h 25m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the complexities of receiving free tools and equipment from manufacturers, highlighting the hidden costs of contracts, lack of support, and broken promises. Jimmy shares stories of being ghosted by Milwaukee and Crescent Tool despite prior agreements, while Bob details his frustration with Thunder Laser's lack of support for a gifted machine. David offers advice on negotiating contracts and using AI to review legal terms, emphasizing that nothing is truly free.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=1) Introduction: Spring Projects and Porch Poles
- [2:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=176) Turning Raw Trees into Porch Poles
- [10:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=629) Restoring a 1946 Cadillac and House Updates
- [16:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=990) David's Creative Retreat and Video Series Ideas
- [34:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=2069) The Pitfalls of Free Tools and Contracts
- [54:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=3259) Ghosted by Milwaukee and Crescent Tool
- [1:09:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=4176) Negotiating Deals and Using AI for Contracts
- [1:18:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-02-28-473-send-me-a-screengrab-my-phones-not-working#t=4690) Patreon Shoutouts and Creator Recommendations

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Thunder Laser (company)
- Milwaukee (company)
- Crescent Tool (company)
- Kubota (company)
- Prusa (company)
- DeWalt (company)
- Squarespace (company)
- ChatGPT (tool)
- Procreate (tool)
- Adobe Fresco (tool)
- Adobe Shape Creator (tool)

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