Growing a small business with metal and wood: Part 2 with furniture fabricator iRcustom

Brothers Rob and Anthony DiVito of iRcustom, a Chicago-area furniture designer and maker, join us to talk more about growing a following through Instagram and Pinterest; battling copycat manufacturers; sourcing wood, metal, and other materials; powder coating steel frames; buying equipment from auctions and questionable private sellers; and scrounging through miscellaneous bins for random parts and small tools. Jump to 08:30 to get to our talk with Rob and Anthony. At the top, Dan, Jim, and Gareth to chat about Sir-Mix-A-Lot's unlikely partnership with Lincoln Electric and how the legendary hip hop star uses the manufacturer's Torchmate CNC plasma cutting machine to make mountable aluminum cabinets for audio equipment. Email us at [email protected] with any comments, questions, or suggestions.