Assignment 1 | Amy Rosen

Some of the most valuable lessons that I learned from this project were definitely how to use a caliper correctly and how to feel confident using the laser cutter.  I learned that, oftentimes, the laser cutter time slots will all be taken but people may not actually be using those slots, so you should always be standing by if you need time.  Also, when using the laser cutter, it is best to be prepared: for instance, on this particular assignment, having a few sizes of the nut and bolt cut out on separate cut sheets was helpful in getting everything to friction fit together (which I never completely achieved, but probably could have if I had to repeat the assignment).  Also, due to my particular design, I did not friction fit the sides together.  If I had tried, I would have needed to miter the acrylic, so I used a more pancake style of assembly, which worked nicely.