# 515: I Heard You Like Spoil boards...

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2026-02-20
- Length: 1h 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards-2

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the psychological bottlenecks that slow down makers, specifically perfectionism and the fear of catastrophic failure. They share personal anecdotes about Bob's trade show work with Ryan, Jimmy's struggle with modeling sheet metal dies, and David's difficulty letting go of prototypes. The conversation highlights how attaching one's name or reputation to a project increases stress and detail-orientation, often hindering progress.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=3) Introduction and Trade Show Bottlenecks
- [5:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=325) CNC Spoil Boards and Tooling Tips
- [13:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=813) Jimmy's Sheet Metal Die Project
- [29:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=1748) Perfectionism vs. Progress
- [48:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=2911) The Psychology of Bottlenecks
- [1:05:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=3901) Anonymity and Creative Freedom
- [1:07:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-02-20-515-i-heard-you-like-spoil-boards#t=4073) Recommendations and Outro

## 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)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Lightburn (tool)
- Form Labs (company)
- Harbor Freight (company)
- Notion (tool)
- AutoDesk (company)

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