# 494: Jumping on the Refrigerator, While We Can

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-08-15
- Length: 1h 14m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their upcoming 500th episode live event in Boston and their current projects, including Diresta's rat rod restoration and Picciuto's new xTool Metalfab. The hosts share stories about their early education, contrasting hands-on shop classes with modern engineering curricula, and reflect on the physical limitations of aging. They highlight specific tools like Fusion 360 and discuss the transition from hobbyist making to potential product development.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=1) Introduction: Making It 500 Live Event Planning
- [2:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=154) Jimmy Diresta: Rat Rod Restoration and House Renovation
- [10:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=630) Aging and Physical Limitations: The Refrigerator Jump
- [14:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=877) David Picciuto: xTool Metalfab and Steel Table Build
- [23:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=1419) Promoting the Podcast and Listener Growth
- [31:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=1917) Jimmy Diresta: Early Education and Shop Class Memories
- [38:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=2332) Bob Clagett: Modern Engineering Education and Testing
- [50:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=3022) David Picciuto: High School Grades and Influential Teachers
- [1:08:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-08-15-494-jumping-on-the-refrigerator-while-we-can#t=4134) Pick of the Week: YouTube Channel Recommendations

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [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)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- xTool Metalfab (tool)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Professor Dave Explains (other)
- The Great Indoorsman (other)
- 8-bit guy (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [STL 105: Why We Build What We Build](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-02-26-stl-105-why-we-build-what-we-build) (Shop Talk Live)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2015-01-07-the-spark-gap-episode-24) (The Spark Gap)
- [160: Chowdered up the Spoilboard](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-07-12-160-chowdered-up-the-spoilboard) (Embedded.fm)
- [Shifting Away From DIY - Pedetentious PnP Progress](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-05-28-shifting-away-from-diy-pedetentious-pnp-progress) (The Amp Hour)
- [STL273: Shaper Origin—Then and Now](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-08-26-stl273-shaper-origin-then-and-now) (Shop Talk Live)

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