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A quote from the fortune files springs unbidden to mind: > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling
by msla 8y ago
A quote from the fortune files springs unbidden to mind:
> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer.
> -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
More seriously, there need to be strong cultural norms against hammering the components, and against making components which need to be hammered.
- userbinator 8y agoI have a few automotive service manuals with similar warnings --- with the exception of parts which are press-fit, brute force is not necessary to assemble components. It seems more like another instance of "build an idiot-proof system and the world builds a better idiot."