fast print: chaos log

total hours 40

yo. this is the behind-the-scenes mess for Fast Print
before anything even prints, had to do brain gymnastics
aka fake engineer mode. here’s what went down (it’s unhinged)

june 15
4 hrs ?? just sketching stuff that looked cool but made zero sense
thought i was designing a mars rover lol it’s literally a square with motors
made a folder called “cool printer stuff” cuz vibes

june 16
6 hrs in fusion 360. modeling the frame.
constraints broke. brain broke. everything broke.
dimensioned the steel frame tho.
looked at it and whispered “i am inevitable” or some dumb marvel line

june 17
2 hrs deep diving on linear rails. too many brands. too much stress
THK? HIWIN? wish.com clone? who even knows anymore
reddit said don’t trust clones. i now don’t trust reddit either

june 18
5 hrs straight lost on shopee and random sketchy sites
40 tabs open. most were fans. fans for hotends. fans for fans.
accidentally almost bought an aquarium filter
started BOM but it’s like... 10% done max

june 19
3 hrs measuring steel tubes with a calculator that kept dying
checked if local shops had good sizes
also browsed aluminum profiles knowing i have 0 aluminum budget
final measurements were oddly satisfying

june 20
6 hrs in firmware jail. marlin vs klipper vs reprap
klipper seems cool but also looks like it’ll kill my sleep schedule
watched 3 vids at 2am. absorbed 0% info
note to self: firmware is fake and made up

june 21
3 hrs of trying to make sure my frame doesn’t collapse like my motivation
reinforcements = half-cooked
figured out where PSU can sit without frying everything
probably fine. idk. future me will scream

june 22
5 hrs trying to finalize BOM. tabs kept multiplying like rabbits
found a decent extruder
also found a meme that sent me
productivity = 51% memes, 49% panic