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Re: Prototyping / Building efficiencies

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Originally Posted by RoboChair View Post
We don't prototype with mills and lathes unless 100% needed. We prototype with hand tools, wood, and drills. It's faster and gives us info quickly so we can then refine our tests with a better design.
In the past we have done most of are prototyping in wood however we struggle how with how far to take it with wood. To what level do you keep working in wood?
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