Correct idea. Optimistic relationship with tolerances.
PROJECT / PLASTIC PROBLEMS
3D Printing
Some people buy the part. I measure it, model it, print it for nine hours, find the one stupid problem, and make V5.
The printer is less a hobby than a machine for turning very specific annoyances into slightly warm plastic.THE LOOP
Measure. Print. Learn something annoying.
01MEASURE
twice, preferably
02DESIGN
make the geometry behave
03SLICE
argue with supports
04PRINT
wait an unreasonable amount of time
05FAIL
find the one corner that hates me
06REVISE
emotionally rename the file
REVISION HISTORY / EMOTIONAL
The first version that started feeling like a system.
Changed too much. Immediate return to the useful baseline.
Cable paths, locks, airflow, and the tiny thing I notice after printing.
FIELD NOTES
The pile of failed plastic is basically documentation.
PROJECT DNA
The part the README would leave out.
ORIGINA part I wanted did not exist.
ESCALATIONCAD became a personality trait.
BAD DECISIONSNine-hour prints before certainty.
CURRENT STATEMeasure. Print. Revise.
CONNECTED SYSTEMS