# 505: I Stuck My Head Into a Tornado

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2025-11-21
- Length: 1h 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's environmental art and a hair-dryer-shaped box, Clagett's home renovation and Fusion plugin development, and Picciuto's trip to the National Wind Institute in Texas. The episode highlights Diresta's creation of a Fusion plugin to automate version numbers in CAD files and his visit to a facility testing tornado impacts on buildings. Clagett details the challenges of installing a custom stair railing and the importance of tool stability in woodworking.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=1) Introduction and Health Updates
- [3:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=187) Clagett's Stair Railing and Tool Setup
- [12:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=750) Diresta's Environmental Art and Emergency Jobs
- [16:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=981) Handling Other People's Ideas
- [27:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=1659) Texas Trip: National Wind Institute and Tornado Simulator
- [53:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=3231) Fusion Plugin Development and Version Control
- [1:02:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-11-21-505-i-stuck-my-head-into-a-tornado#t=3774) Recommendations: Death by Lightning and A-Frame Houses

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Fusion (tool)
- SawStop (tool)
- Wen (tool)
- Total Boat Epoxy (material)
- Montana Gold (material)
- National Wind Institute (company)
- Texas Tech University (company)
- AutoDesk (company)
- Make With Miles (other)
- nvkv.makes (other)

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