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540: Painful Consequences

Making It · 2 Oct 2026 · 1h 02m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the painful consequences of decision-making in their respective trades. Jimmy details a near-disaster building 16-foot floating shelves where a table saw error forced him to rip apart a glued-up assembly, and Bob recounts reinforcing a bar shelf after realizing it couldn't hold heavy vodka jugs. David shares his stress from overlapping video deadlines and a structural issue with a mini garage build, while the group analyzes the risks of mechanical failures versus design compromises.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Total Boat, Swan Tools, Infinity CNC
Products
Maker MedKit, Glow Forge, Magic Marker
Tools
Build Freely

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