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Field notes

How the work actually gets made

Short, honest write-ups of the process behind a design: the measurements, the wrong turns, the numbers that decided it. Precise underneath the play.

01geometry onlywidgets · micro tilt display
Micro Tilt Display — the fold, with the hardware
A tilting 0.96" OLED desk widget on an M3 friction hinge — the first-proof hinge+wire coupon, folding flat → open across three states + an animation, with the ESP32-S3-Zero and OLED it carries. Collision-free across the whole fold (swept-boolean gate); unproven until the bench.
02provisionalFNIRSI HS-02A Insert
Refitting a downloaded insert to my actual iron
A stand insert cut for the HS-02B, loose on my HS-02A. Tightening the two inner seats without moving a point of the exterior, proven to 0.000 mm. Measure → coupon → the bug → gauge → adversarial review.
03studyTP1 radio · knob
Five ways to grip a knob
The TP1 knob's reeded side, adversarially reviewed, then five printable alternatives — each as an AI beauty shot, a CAD render, and a live 3D model you can spin. Why FDM caps how fine a knurl can go.
Mmethodfit & tolerance
How cadgent dials in a fit
The reusable loop: the fit-gauge, the three trust rules, the tool stack, and why a render is never a fit.