Twelve steel boxes give Jimmy DiResta a production-line assignment
His only new upload follows a custom fabrication job for Carhartt's product-line marketing.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
12 Steel Boxes for an Exclusive Client
Even the shipping boxes have become a talking point. Beneath Jimmy DiResta's latest project, viewers are discussing the wooden packaging alongside the steel boxes themselves, with some imagining keeping both long after the contents are gone.
"12 Steel Boxes for an Exclusive Client" was his only upload of the week and has reached roughly 192,000 views. The client is Carhartt: this is a commercial fabrication project, making boxes for the company's marketing of a new product line. It gives DiResta a batch-production assignment rather than a single bespoke object, a format several commenters specifically say they enjoy seeing him tackle.
The steel boxes are also his busiest upload right now, followed by "Shearling Stool For a Client," a custom-size commission that he explicitly credits as someone else's design. The InfiMaker desktop CNC demonstration, which occupied this space in September, continues to draw views at a gentler pace.
Across the channel, daily viewing is running at about half its usual level, while subscribers were unchanged over the week. Nearby DIY channels ForgeCore and HAUS PLANS had much larger weeks for views; DiResta's was the smallest weekly gain in this selection. Here, the conversation is firmly at workbench scale: a familiar grinder, a copper welding trick and the pleasing prospect of a box arriving inside another box.
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What viewers say
Very cool. Even the shipping boxes would be useful.
@davidcenteau-depinaSee it on YouTube"Whats in the box"!! "A box"
@squirrelcavalcadeSee it on YouTubeI've always loved these Jimmy production line projects.
@robindonnolly3261See it on YouTube
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The years go by, the jobs come and go, and that old FlexVolt grinder—saved from the white paint—keeps on doing its job!
@perro_dinamitaSee it on YouTubeThe steel boxes are incredible! The wooden boxes are great too! Whoever gets them will prize the boxes over the contents!
@pauleugene8286See it on YouTubeAnother great video - particularly liking your style of voice over the action. 👍
@mr.b.4048See it on YouTubeSmall mistake—there was no signature anywhere saying "made by DIRESTA" :)
@yatzecyatzecSee it on YouTubeI miss you doing videos like this, keep up doing great work
@JeremiahBeck-p5lSee it on YouTubeAnother great one for the library. Great tip about the copper I do the same thing with a thick aluminum plate. Hope maker camp has been another success. Thank you.
@wickedwoodtwistedsteel882See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on jimmydiresta right now
- Channel
- jimmydiresta
- Subscribers
- 2,030,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 276,546
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 11, 2026
- Video views so far
- 192,012
- Views on its first day
- 92,338
The numbers
Here is how Jimmy DiResta's week looks in views and subscribers.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which material does Jimmy use for this week's client boxes?
The upload follows his fabrication of twelve steel boxes for Carhartt.




