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Workshop notes

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Notes from the workshop: CAD for fabrication, CNC files, 3D printing, van conversions, exhibition stands and design-for-manufacturing thinking.

2026-07-05 Workshop notes

Exhibition stands built for the CNC first

2026-07-02 Workshop notes

Manufacturing-ready means the machine does not call me

2026-06-28 Workshop notes

Why I draw van furniture as rules, not lines

2026-06-25 Workshop notes

What a freelance CAD designer actually sends a small workshop

2026-06-17 Workshop notes

I still send STL files, but I’d rather send 3MF

2026-05-05 Workshop notes

A stand that fits in a van

2026-04-20 Workshop notes

From napkin sketch to DXF in one working day

2026-03-12 Workshop notes

The STL I sent back

2026-02-20 Workshop notes

Tolerances that look right on screen and fail in plywood

2026-01-08 Workshop notes

G-code is just instructions

2025-11-15 Workshop notes

The part that arrived in a ziplock bag

2025-10-22 Workshop notes

I don't model for renderings

2025-09-10 Workshop notes

The van bed I keep redesigning as three boxes

2025-08-15 Workshop notes

The van bed that almost didn't fit

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