Meandrous Blog
This is an honest collection of thoughts about making from an artist turned machinist turned engineer who has spent a lifetime making things and questioning everything about the process. If you're into deep thoughts about engineering, science, and art with the roles they play in making-- welcome.
Your 3D Printer Could Be Making You a Mediocre Maker
6/12/2026
3D printing is one of the most powerful tools that makers have ever had–and it’s quietly making a lot of you worse at making. It has diluted the decision process that all makers need to go through. The questions of how and why are always important for a project. You are cheating yourself if you skip this step, and a 3D printer is the easy button that maybe you shouldn’t wear out so quickly.
Doing What You Love is a Lie
3/30/2026
A common saying of questionable origin that sounds great in theory, but this is a lie. It is an idealized flowery drivel that makes people feel good when searching for meaning in life. I’m not saying don’t....