What we learn while making them
Notes from the workshop: what the chassis taught us, why a batch came out darker, and the four things we measure before a panel goes in a box.
Why the front panel comes off at all
Valve could have glued it shut. Instead there are magnets and a published set of drawings.
Read →Printing wood-fill in a warm workshop
Wood-fill filament behaves differently at 31 °C, which is why your walnut panel might be a shade darker than the photo.
Read →The four things we measure before a panel ships
Fit, flatness, magnet height and airflow. Dull work, and the reason a panel stops rattling.
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