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.
The Power of Drawing: From Idea to Reality
7/15/2026
Throughout my life, there have been very few things with as much of an impact as drawing. I started drawing like any young boy with dinosaurs and monster trucks. It’s funny that something so innocuous can become something so powerful with connections to art, engineering, math, and making in general. I’d like to try to show you how I see the world and hopefully inspire you to make something awesome.
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....