This project was a really fascinating reminder of my own abilities. I often sit stewing in my frustration about existing solutions to a problem I have, never considering the fact that my major surrounds designing and building custom solutions to other people's problems.

I was also served a stark reminder about lead time and communication- Due to a misunderstanding, I was not able to obtain the ball corners I modeled in time. My intent was to 3D print each corner using the NVBOT 3D Printers in the Fabrication Lab, but I did not know that the printers were down until it was too late. I will be fabbing these on my own time, after the course has completed, and attach them to the case.

Additionally, I failed in my "draw everything" approach to design. I initially forgot to create joinery for the lids to attach to the walls of the case in a similar way as the walls are attached to each other. As such, I had to think on my feet and adapt the lids mid-cut to be able to securely attach them to the walls.

In my next iteration of this project, which I intend to complete over winter break, I intend to make the case more compact and of a better build quality. A number of chips and other aesthetic imperfections are visible on the original case as scars of my experimentation with its assembly, which I would like to hide in order to make the case look less crudely assembled.