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“Just as wisdom forms the foundation of our being,
so too does stone uphold the pillars of temples.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Tlacotli: The Primordial Words of Centeotl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Up until the very last moment, the new machine wandered from one workbench to another. First, it resided in the garage, where the metalwork and general assembly took place. Later, when the machine gained its physical form and it was time to give it a brain, it was moved to the study for the subsequent electronics setup. However, it was clear that, sooner or later, this new tool would need a permanent home of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing worse than a complex tool, wandering aimlessly from one table to another, getting in the way everywhere. Inevitably, it starts accumulating damage, gathering dust, and losing its functionality. Heaven knows, this machine had already tread that path during its journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the very beginning of the project, I had been considering where the machine should go. Even the roughest initial plan explicitly accounted for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study \u2014 my “electronics” workshop area \u2014 was certainly not the right place for it. At one point, I entertained the idea of concentrating all compact robots there. But I quickly realized the deep flaw in that plan as soon as the machine let out its first test “whirrrr\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it had barely cut anything \u2014 just a couple of simple patterns on a tiny piece of aluminum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chips were everywhere! The assembly table where the machine was building its “brain,” the floor around it, the chair I was sitting in, even the keyboard on the opposite side of the room. The cat under the table? Fine, whatever. But even the dog ended up covered in chips \u2014 and he was sleeping in an entirely different room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of generating mess, it turned out the only real competition for this machine is ChatGPT \u2014 or my woodworking CNC router when it\u2019s carving through MDF panels. At least with the latter, the dust that sprays out in fountains can be vacuumed up mid-air. Aluminum chips, however, are a whole different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, this machine is far from “home-friendly” \u2014 unlike, say, a 3D printer<\/a>. No matter how harmless this little troublemaker might look, its rightful place is strictly in the “dirty” section of the workshop, located in the garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the garage is undergoing a slow-burning project under the code name “The Final Workshop.” It\u2019s in the midst of yet another stage of reconstruction, factoring in over a decade of experience using it as a home workshop. Right now, it\u2019s a scene of horror straight out of the depths of the underworld, with chthonic creatures lurking in the corners. Progress is being made, but very, very slowly. This whole process will, someday, deserve its own series of articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the purpose of this project, however, the key takeaway is that, under the new paradigm of workspace organization in the garage, the machine must have its own dedicated mobile cabinet. It should not rely on the availability of workbench space or be tied to any specific location within the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The desired stand for the machine needed to meet several key criteria. As is often the case, some of these requirements were contradictory. That\u2019s normal \u2014 it turns a simple undertaking into an exciting adventure in finding compromises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the requirements for the machine stand in the garage workshop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n