# 485: A Loaf of Bread With a Car Front On It

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-06-11
- Length: 1h 04m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the concept of the 'finish line' in physical projects, using Diresta's vinyl liner pool and Clagett's 1984 GMC tow truck restoration as primary examples. They debate where to stop refining details, with Clagett explaining his hybrid steel-and-wood construction for a Woody wagon and Diresta noting how his father-in-law taught him to prioritize visible surfaces over hidden perfection. The conversation extends to Bob Clagett's shop furniture redesign using Fusion 360 and the challenges of 3D printing resolution, concluding with recommendations for other makers and media.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=0) Introduction: Summer chaos and pool construction delays
- [5:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=309) Pool technology: Vinyl liners, salt systems, and historical pools
- [16:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=983) David Picciuto's 1984 GMC tow truck project
- [21:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=1269) Woody wagon construction: Steel frame, wood flex, and hurricane straps
- [30:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=1802) Bob Clagett's shop furniture redesign and Fusion 360
- [37:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=2241) Defining the finish line: Client work vs. personal projects
- [43:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=2591) 3D printing failures, sanding diminishing returns, and perspective
- [56:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-06-11-485-a-loaf-of-bread-with-a-car-front-on-it#t=3389) Conclusion: When to stop, Patreon shoutouts, and picks

## Topics

- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

founders before launch, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- LMC (company)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Don Julio (company)
- Physics Girl (other)
- Roadcraft (other)
- Pee-wee as Himself (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [110: Mid-life Crisis Hobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2024-03-21-110-mid-life-crisis-hobby) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [STL 46: Ed Cuts the Cord—Literally](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2013-11-28-stl-46-ed-cuts-the-cord-literally) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 315: I can't believe it's not wood!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-05-03-stl-315-i-cant-believe-its-not-wood) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL311: Hold the line!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-08-stl311-hold-the-line) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Shop Talk Live 3: Diminishing Returns](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-30-shop-talk-live-3-diminishing-returns) (Shop Talk Live)

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