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BUILD 14 14:20R

The bracket that wasn't sold anywhere

Discontinued mount, junk aftermarket option. Measured the original and printed my own.

$6 · 3 attempts Watch →
BUILD 13 18:05R

A whole game in one weekend

Blank file to something playable, with every dead end and rewrite left in.

$0 · 2 rewrites Watch →
BUILD 12 11:47R

Reverse-engineering a broken part

Calipers, one blurry photo, and a part number nobody stocks anymore.

$0 · 4 revisions Watch →
BUILD 11 09:32R

Shop organiser from one spool

How much usable storage fits in a single kilo of filament. Less than I hoped.

$22 · 1 kg Watch →
BUILD 10 21:14R

Turning a printed part into a product

Model to listing to first sale. What the packaging and shipping actually cost.

$87 · 6 weeks Watch →
BUILD 09 16:40R

Drawing a part I couldn't measure

Deriving dimensions from a photo when the original is already in the bin.

$0 · 5 attempts Watch →

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