The Make or Break Show

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What's The Make or Break Show about?

The Make or Break Podcast is a weekly audio and video series that features amazing makers across the world. We dive into the greatest things they make as well as lessons learned from the things they break! Featuring woodworking, metalworking, electronics, 3d printing and more!

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The Make or Break Show episodes:

10.30.2020
Autodesk Fusion 360 with Lars Christensen
This week we are chatting with Lars Christensen the Lead of Fusion 360 Customer Success and Adoption Team. We get into Lars' long history with modeling making and CNC plus dive deep into the weeds of 3D modeling and...
10.23.2020
The Inventables X-Carve Pro with Zach Kaplan
This week we are chatting with Zach Kaplan the CEO of Inventables. They just released a brand new CNC the X-Carve Pro. We get into all the details, the production process and how Zach see's the Pro fitting in...
05.11.2020
Building a Playable Wooden Gameboy with Andrew Guevara
This week we are chatting with Andrew (@AGDuzIt) all about his collaboration build with Ricky Saetta where they built a giant wooden Game Boy that is playable. We get into the design process as well as the crazy electronics...
05.04.2020
LEGO Masters with Boone Builds
This week we are chatting with Boone Langston aka Boone Builds. Boone is amazing LEGO builder who recently competed on Fox's LEGO Masters. We get into all things LEGO!
04.27.2020
Making a Pixelated End Table with Zac Builds
This week we are chatting with Zac Builds about his pixelated end table build as well as how he gets such great photos of his builds.
04.03.2020
3D Printed Face Masks with Prusa 3D’s Matt Stultz
This week we chat with Matt Stultz the head of community at Prusa 3D. We get into Matt’s career reviewing digital fabrication tools for Make: Magainze and his current work at Prusa and the efforts they are putting into...
03.27.2020
When Robots Take Over the Wood Shop with Ben Myers
This week we are chatting with Ben Myers. Ben runs a hobby wood shop with a heavy emphasis on robots. We get into our common love for all things CNC, 3D Printing and Lasers.
03.20.2020
LEGO Guitars, Hydro Dipping and Concrete with the Modustrial Maker
This week we are chatting with Mike Clifford the Modustrial Maker. We get into some of his recent experiments with Hydro dipping, Lego guitar building and what it's like to build out a brand new shop!
03.13.2020
Working with Sponsors with Jimmy Diresta
This week we are chatting with the one and only Jimmy Diresta. We dive into the world of working with sponsors and how it has evolved over the last decade. Plus Jimmy’s current multiple shops set up and...
03.06.2020
The Lost Art of Traditional Woodworking with Chris Schwarz (Replay)
This week we bring back the most popular episode of all time, my interview with the one and only Chris Schwarz. We chat with fine furniture making, the book publishing and magazine business plus why traditional workbenches are way better...
02.28.2020
Working in a Maker Mecca with Fusion360s Jonathan Odom
This week we are chatting with Jonathan Odom, aka Jon-a-Tron. We get into Jonathan’s current work as the community manager for the 3D modeling software Fusion 360. Plus why he works in one of the coolest shops in...
02.20.2020
Building a Tool Company with DFM Toolworks
This week we chat with JT the owner and creator of DFM Toolworks. We get into what it takes to start a tool company from scratch, strategies for developing prototypes for cheap, marketing and selling through channels like Amazon.
02.14.2020
Full Spectrum Laser Engraver and Cutter with Walker McKeag
We chat Walker McKeag the marketing manager at Full Spectrum Laser. We get into how he got into the world of laser cutters and laser engravers, some of his favorite projects as well as making a laser bandsaw with Jimmy...
02.07.2020
131 - How to Work with Tools and Companies with Lazy Guy DIY
This week we are chatting with Adam Beasley about creating Lazy Guy DIY. We really get into the business side of running a blog, working with companies and how to grow online.
02.01.2020
Building Furniture for Clients and Yourself with a Full-time Job (Justin Woodworks)
This week we are chatting with Justin Woodworks of Justin Woodworks. We get into how he built up his woodworking shop and what it takes to build for both yourself and clients in addition to a full-time job.
01.17.2020
Making Puppets with Adam Kreutinger
This week we chat with Adam Kruetinger about all things puppets. We get into Adam's theater background and what it takes to make your own puppet with minimal tools at home.
01.10.2020
What happened in 2019 and where we are going in 2020
This week is a solo episode. I dive into what worked and what didn't for me in 2019 and where the Make or Break Shop is heading in 2020.
12.19.2019
Making a Home Run Machine with Tyler Bell
This week we chat with Tyler Bell. Tyler has been making some awesome builds on Youtube including a pneumatic bottle opener and a machine that literally knocks it out of the park every time.
12.13.2019
Making Laser Cutters and Weta Workshop with Rob Chesney
This week we chat with Rob Chesney from Further Fabrication. We get into Rob's work as a model maker at Weta Workshop working on films like Blade Runner 2049. Plus how he built a large laser cutter in his garage...
12.07.2019
Making the Mandalorian Armor out of Metal with Matt Schwartz
This week we chat with Matt Schwartz who builds top fuel dragsters for his day job and Mandalorian armor on the side.
11.22.2019
Killing it on Etsy with Pine and Birch
This week we chat with Laney from Pine and Birch. Laney runs a successful sign business and we get into what it takes to sell products on Etsy in 2019 as well as vinyl machines, CNC's and plasma cutters. Full...
11.14.2019
Woodworking Wins and Fails with Bevelish Creations
This week we chat with Alex Fang from Bevelish Creations. We get into his journey as a woodworker, adventures, and mishaps with CNC's and balancing a full-time job, growing side hustle and a newborn baby.
11.08.2019
Programming Electronics with Michael Cheich
This week we chat with Michael Cheich the creator of the Programming Electronics Academy. We get into Michael's background as a welder and pilot in the military and how his love for electronics and microcontrollers grew into an...
10.31.2019
Jennie and Davis are Building a Custom Furniture Business
This week we chat with husband and wife team Jennie and Davis all about what it takes to find clients and set up a custom furniture business.
10.17.2019
Making a Damascus Steel Ring with Craig Cowan
This week we chat with Craig Cowan from Barefoot Forge. We get into how he has built a business around custom forged Damascus steel wedding rings. Plus his adventures sailing above sharks and making sharks teeth.
10.11.2019
Building Modern Furniture with Shaun Boyd Made This
This week we chat with Shaun Boyd of Shaun Boyd Made This. Shaun is an amazing modern furniture maker who has made the transition from client work to content creator. We get into finding clients, approaches to design...
10.04.2019
Building a Business with Jonathan Katz Moses
This week we chat with Jonathan Katz Moses about his No Deflection Stop Block and the big business changes he has made over the last year.
09.20.2019
Wooden Sculptures and Plywood Patterns with Michael Alm
This week we chat with Michael Alm. Michaels creates beautifly intricate sculptures from wood carvings and hundreds of vaneers. Plus he has been making some insane patterns with just plywood.
09.11.2019
From Disney Animation and Imagineering to Adafruit with John Edgar Park
This week we chat with John Edgar Park. John has worked as an animator and Imagineer for Disney and currently produces amazing electronic tutorials at Adafruit. We get into his background and some easy ways on how you...
09.03.2019
Building a Shop and Fine Furniture with Blake Weber
This week we chat with woodworker Blake Weber. We get into building boats, building shops and how a CNC plays into fine woodworking projects.
08.25.2019
Halloween Props, Jim Henson Puppets and Captain America's Helmet with Jasper Anderson
This week we chat with special effects artists and creature creator Jasper Anderson. We get into what it takes to build props to Marvel, Jim Henson and how to deck out your yard for Halloween.
08.15.2019
Covering the Maker World for Decades with Gareth Branwyn
This week we chat with Gareth Branwyn. Gareth grew up in the days of Cyberpunk and has been covering the world of making for decades. We get into his work with Wired, Boing Boing and Make Magazine!
08.01.2019
Restoring Movie Props and Making Star Wars Furniture with Tom Spina
We chat with Tom Spina from Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot. We get into his movie prop restoration business and building high-end Star Wars-inspired furniture.
07.18.2019
1 Year to 100K on Instagram + Carving 3D Maps with Dom Riccobene
This week we chat with Dom Ricobenne about his incredible highly detailed 3D carved topographical maps. Plus some side tracks into the world of making content for Instagram!
07.11.2019
Community Builds and Adam Savage with Jen Schachter
This week we chat with Jen Schachter about her work on massive collaborative projects with Adam Savage including Project Egress for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing!
07.04.2019
Building Superhero Props with Core Geek
This week we chat with Eric Jones about all things prop making. We get into how he worked with Marvel to create an amazing replica helmet of the Wasp from Ant-Man!
06.27.2019
Building a Woodworking Business with Bourbon Moth
This week we chat with Jason Hibbs of Bourbon Moth Woodworking Co. Find out how Jason and his wife have built two successful business with a combination of digital tools and quality craftsmanship.
06.20.2019
Interaction Design and the Maker Knife with Switch and Lever
This week we chat with Daniel Jansson from Switch and Lever. We get into his background in interaction design and how he is combining skills for a huge array of disciplines into his projects.
06.13.2019
Optimus Prime from Walnut and Stained Glass with Keth Pride
This week we chat with Keth Pride about the intersection of walnut, stained glass and Star Wars.
06.06.2019
Making Rockets like SpaceX with BPS.Space
This week we chat with Joe Barnard from BPS.Space about model rockets with high tech components that even Elon Musk is impressed by.
05.30.2019
Teaching and Woodturning with Rex Krueger
This week we chat with woodworker and woodturner Rex Krueger. We get into Rex’s journey from the world of Academia to pro woodworking shops to running his own business and how he supports it all with lots of income...
05.23.2019
Uri Tuchman's Metal Engraved Sculptures
This week we chat with artist and craftsmen Uri Tuchman. We get into how Uri is combining his fine art background with practical entering skills to create finished pieces full of whimsy.
05.16.2019
From Beginner to Forged in Fire Winner with Crooked River Forge
This week we chat with Tommy Matthews from Crooked River Forge. Tommy went from brand new bladesmith to a successful knifemaking business and winner of History Channels forged in Fire in just a few short years!
05.09.2019
Wood, Epoxy & Scorpions with Jonny Builds
This week we chat with Jonny Builds. We get into his quick rise on YouTube through some stunning builds including a custom axe with a scorpion in the handle that has gotten over 7 million views!
05.02.2019
Turning a Basement into a Star Wars Freighter with The Smugglers Room
This week we chat with Brian Thompson about how he is turning his entire basement into a Star Wars themed spaceship called The Smugglers Room.
04.25.2019
Building Custom Guitars with Austin Papp
This week we chat with Lutherie Austin Papp. We get into what it takes to build a guitar for scratch and the influence of modern technology on an old school craft.
04.18.2019
Covering the World of Making with Donald Bell
This week we chat with journalist and maker Donald Bell. Donald has covered the maker world through his work at CNET, Make Magazine, Adafruit, Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools and his own weekly update show called The Maker Update. ...
04.12.2019
Making a Business Modifying Tools with TBD CNC
This week we chat with Luke Wilson the owner of TBD CNC. We get into what it takes to custom your CNC and how Luke how built a business around it. SPONSORED I recently launched my store with its first set...
04.05.2019
Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Inventing a Better Vise with Andy Klein
This week we chat with woodworker and inventor Andy Klein. We get into his recent twin screw vise Kickstarter as well as his new jig to create pencils with a hand plane.
03.28.2019
Makerbot, Bantam Tools and the Evolution of the Maker Movement with Bre Pettis
This week we chat with Bre Pettis the Co Founder of the 3D printer company Makerbot and is currently developing PCB milling machines with Bantam Tools. We get into Bre’s background as one of the original online makers and...

What's The Make or Break Show about?

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The Make or Break Show episodes:

Autodesk Fusion 360 with Lars Christensen

The Inventables X-Carve Pro with Zach Kaplan

Building a Playable Wooden Gameboy with Andrew Guevara

LEGO Masters with Boone Builds

Making a Pixelated End Table with Zac Builds

3D Printed Face Masks with Prusa 3D’s Matt Stultz

When Robots Take Over the Wood Shop with Ben Myers

LEGO Guitars, Hydro Dipping and Concrete with the Modustrial Maker

Working with Sponsors with Jimmy Diresta

The Lost Art of Traditional Woodworking with Chris Schwarz (Replay)

Working in a Maker Mecca with Fusion360s Jonathan Odom

Building a Tool Company with DFM Toolworks

Full Spectrum Laser Engraver and Cutter with Walker McKeag

131 - How to Work with Tools and Companies with Lazy Guy DIY

Building Furniture for Clients and Yourself with a Full-time Job (Justin Woodworks)

Making Puppets with Adam Kreutinger

What happened in 2019 and where we are going in 2020

Making a Home Run Machine with Tyler Bell

Making Laser Cutters and Weta Workshop with Rob Chesney

Making the Mandalorian Armor out of Metal with Matt Schwartz

Killing it on Etsy with Pine and Birch

Woodworking Wins and Fails with Bevelish Creations

Programming Electronics with Michael Cheich

Jennie and Davis are Building a Custom Furniture Business

Making a Damascus Steel Ring with Craig Cowan

Building Modern Furniture with Shaun Boyd Made This

Building a Business with Jonathan Katz Moses

Wooden Sculptures and Plywood Patterns with Michael Alm

From Disney Animation and Imagineering to Adafruit with John Edgar Park

Building a Shop and Fine Furniture with Blake Weber

Halloween Props, Jim Henson Puppets and Captain America's Helmet with Jasper Anderson

Covering the Maker World for Decades with Gareth Branwyn

Restoring Movie Props and Making Star Wars Furniture with Tom Spina

1 Year to 100K on Instagram + Carving 3D Maps with Dom Riccobene

Community Builds and Adam Savage with Jen Schachter

Building Superhero Props with Core Geek

Building a Woodworking Business with Bourbon Moth

Interaction Design and the Maker Knife with Switch and Lever

Optimus Prime from Walnut and Stained Glass with Keth Pride

Making Rockets like SpaceX with BPS.Space

Teaching and Woodturning with Rex Krueger

Uri Tuchman's Metal Engraved Sculptures

From Beginner to Forged in Fire Winner with Crooked River Forge

Wood, Epoxy & Scorpions with Jonny Builds

Turning a Basement into a Star Wars Freighter with The Smugglers Room

Building Custom Guitars with Austin Papp

Covering the World of Making with Donald Bell

Making a Business Modifying Tools with TBD CNC

Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Inventing a Better Vise with Andy Klein

Makerbot, Bantam Tools and the Evolution of the Maker Movement with Bre Pettis

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