Yet another project

[adamanteus]

Stefan, no one could ever accuse you of false modesty!

[Stefan-A]

My brain must have just short-circuited, I have no idea what you are trying to tell me.

Why would they be wrong? I made a 3D model of it while I "designed" it, I started a new model and made it from components with the same measurements as the real boards would have and it all fit together perfectly. The test with the real parts just confirmed what I already knew. And that they did a good job cutting them.

[Stefan-A]

On the other hand, depending on how you interpret it, that could also mean that I wasn't convinced myself, until I had tested it in real life. "Of course" might have been there because I should have been confident in my own skills.

[adamanteus]

Stefan I'm only teasing! Why wouldn't your measurements be correct?

[Stefan-A]

Stefan I'm only teasing! Why wouldn't your measurements be correct?

Come on, I know you are. That was just an attempt to mess with your head a little.

Yeah, why wouldn't they be?

[adamanteus]

So, if you're so sure of your measuring talents, how come you felt the need to test it before assembly?

[Stefan-A]

Because I like to fantasize about how cool my projects will be when they're finished. And to make sure that the ones who cut the pieces didn't mess up.

[adamanteus]

Ahh, of course. "They" could have messed up!
Looks like it's going to be a good one, by the way.

[Stefan-A]

It's always a risk. I ordered glass a few months back, the b******s got one side about 10mm wrong.

Too early to tell if it's going to be a good one, I can always mess it up.

Like I said, I have parts for two, but I'm going to assemble just one for now. The second one is going to be a bit different, with two swinging doors and the possibility to divide it. And it sure made a serious dent in my budget. I seriously underestimated the price of the cutting service. It would have been cheaper to buy the tools and cut the parts myself.

[adamanteus]

I know, it's those "hidden" costs that really start to mount up and push the price over budget. I always have ground-in finger grips in my sliding glass doors, and all the edges smoothed off. It triples the price.