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Man I'd be sweating like a pig if I was direct-applying epoxy to a prototype so close to done. I'm used to code where trial and error is de rigueur, I forget so

Man I'd be sweating like a pig if I was direct-applying epoxy to a prototype so close to done. I'm used to code where trial and error is de rigueur, I forget sometimes you only get one chance.

AWildC182 6y ago
I work in aerospace software so I live in between those two realities. Much like software, they'll do testing to make sure everything is bonded. They've also done plenty of modeling to determine what the expected strength is and they have a significant error margin baked in. ...They also don't call them test pilots for nothing...
- Someone 6y ago
  FTA: ”Boom’s two test pilots were also onsite to verify that all aspects of the wing met their approval.” I don’t know how well versed these pilots are in manufacturing this kind of stuff, but I would guess that’s mostly psychological. But yes, it’s their lives that are on the line. If this wing we’re to break or fall apart at supersonic speed, I guess they (or one of them, if this is a single-seater) are dead.
  - AWildC182 6y ago
    Sorry for the late reply... Test pilots by definition are pilots with an engineering background. They're often seasoned aircraft mechanics and/or aerospace engineers.
mauvehaus 6y ago
The biggest change in switching from software to woodworking is that when you cock things up in woodworking, you can't git reset your problems away. The closer I get to done, the more careful I get. Scrapping a part at the beginning sucks, but it's mostly a material cost at that point. As you close in on done, the time dominates the cost, and you get real careful when you have a lot of that in.
- mrfusion 6y ago
  You switched? I’d love to hear more. How why?
  - exDM69 6y ago
    Lots of sw engineers dabble in woodworking on their spare time. It tickles a similar engineering nerve, but the lack of "undo" needs a bit of a paradigm shift. You can stare at a piece for quite some time but sooner or later you will have to engage in an irreversible operation. Being a professional woodworker is not really a viable career option (unless you get lucky). Building kitchens, doing finish carpentry and other related fields of course are, but woodworking is only a relatively small part of that. Very few people can afford the amount of labour that goes into bespoke furniture items.

Man I'd be sweating like a pig if I was direct-applying epoxy to a prototype so close to done. I'm used to code where trial and error is de rigueur, I forget sometimes you only get one chance.

AWildC182 6y ago

I work in aerospace software so I live in between those two realities. Much like software, they'll do testing to make sure everything is bonded. They've also done plenty of modeling to determine what the expected strength is and they have a significant error margin baked in. ...They also don't call them test pilots for nothing...

Someone 6y ago
FTA: ”Boom’s two test pilots were also onsite to verify that all aspects of the wing met their approval.” I don’t know how well versed these pilots are in manufacturing this kind of stuff, but I would guess that’s mostly psychological. But yes, it’s their lives that are on the line. If this wing we’re to break or fall apart at supersonic speed, I guess they (or one of them, if this is a single-seater) are dead.
- AWildC182 6y ago
  Sorry for the late reply... Test pilots by definition are pilots with an engineering background. They're often seasoned aircraft mechanics and/or aerospace engineers.

mauvehaus 6y ago

The biggest change in switching from software to woodworking is that when you cock things up in woodworking, you can't git reset your problems away. The closer I get to done, the more careful I get. Scrapping a part at the beginning sucks, but it's mostly a material cost at that point. As you close in on done, the time dominates the cost, and you get real careful when you have a lot of that in.

mrfusion 6y ago
You switched? I’d love to hear more. How why?
- exDM69 6y ago
  Lots of sw engineers dabble in woodworking on their spare time. It tickles a similar engineering nerve, but the lack of "undo" needs a bit of a paradigm shift. You can stare at a piece for quite some time but sooner or later you will have to engage in an irreversible operation. Being a professional woodworker is not really a viable career option (unless you get lucky). Building kitchens, doing finish carpentry and other related fields of course are, but woodworking is only a relatively small part of that. Very few people can afford the amount of labour that goes into bespoke furniture items.