The mother-daughter duo of Ginny Wendt-Vecchio and Jeanette Vecchio from Chicago Rolled Metal Products join The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the legacy behind their multigenerational family-owned business. They talk about operating the company through four generations in a Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood, deciding the future of the business on a coin flip, and using a mix of old-school and modernized machines to bend and roll heavy metal. They also chat about some of CRMP's more notable projects, like Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the Google Bay View Campus, State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, and the rebuilding of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in NYC.

Jump to 08:07 to get to our talk with Ginny and Jeanette.

At the top, the guys talk about their favorite NFL, NBA, MLB, and soccer stadiums.

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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.

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How did two Chicago-area brothers go from having zero fabrication background to creating a business designing and building customized metal and wood furniture? Rob, a graphic designer, and Anthony, a stockbroker, DiVito join The Fabricator Podcast to explain how they put their day jobs on hold to start iRcustom and focus on making one-of-a-kind office furniture. They talk about they learned how to weld and operate CNC machinery while growing their small business and gaining customers all around the country. This is the first part of a two-part episode.

Jump to 08:05 to get to our talk with Rob and Anthony.

At the top, Dan, Jim, and Gareth talk about a recently released independent horror movie called "The Welder" from filmmaker David Liz. The guys also try to figure out why Jim watches "Hostel" movies while he travels.

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