Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I spent much of this week assembling three Conestoga wagons, also known as 3D printers.

I fiddled and swore,
over manuals poured,
aligned and tightened and
fiddled some more.

Eventually - as you will see,
I got them printing as busy as bees,
They’re making nice parts, well-
two out of the three.

The last one to work-
this one’s giving me fits!
Makes me feel like a jerk,
I might blow it to bits!


Photo credits:
Conestoga wagon: hansenwheel.com
Don Quixote: G.A. Harper