# 502: That’s The Perfect Amount of Strangers

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-10-17
- Length: 1h 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the tension between craftsmanship and commercial reality, specifically the idea that makers often do work they won't get credit for. Bob Clagett shares anecdotes from his prop-making career about cutting corners to save money when clients won't notice, while David Picciuto argues for perfectionism even in unseen details. Jimmy Diresta reflects on his own integrity regarding a delayed Arduino project and the importance of honesty in content creation.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=1) Maker Camp Recap and Shop Updates
- [7:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=459) David Picciuto's Shop Setup and Chair-to-Table Pivot
- [17:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=1072) Jimmy Diresta's Pool House Roof Framing
- [27:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=1638) Arduino Uno Q Delay and Content Integrity
- [31:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=1897) Bob Clagett on 'You Won't Get Credit for It'
- [44:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=2663) Philosophies on Detail and Perfectionism
- [50:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=3039) The 'Squint' Test and Viewer Perception
- [1:00:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers#t=3617) Picks of the Week: Superwood and Transforming Chess

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Arduino (company)
- Uno Q (product)
- Superwood (material)
- RadioShack (company)
- The Last Wright (product)
- Tanks for Nothing (product)
- Transforming Chess Pieces (product)
- Maker Camp (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [111: With Great Power](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2024-05-01-111-with-great-power) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [113: I Wasn’t Expecting Therapy Today](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2024-06-27-113-i-wasnt-expecting-therapy-today) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [STL354: Go and Do the Thing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-11-14-stl354-go-and-do-the-thing) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Finishing Prototypes with Zack Freedman](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-19-finishing-prototypes-with-zack-freedman) (The Amp Hour)
- [Inspirations and Aspirations - Recanting Rocket Rationale](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-06-26-inspirations-and-aspirations-recanting-rocket-rationale) (The Amp Hour)

## Citing this page

If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-10-17-502-thats-the-perfect-amount-of-strangers. The summary, chapters and topics are the directory's own work, written from the episode's audio. The episode itself, its title and its audio belong to Making It.