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What worked. What failed. What got remade.

A participatory archive that sits alongside the Assembly Archive, but is fully community-run. Builds, node adaptations, reconfigurations, repairs, and honest failure logs.

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build@iona / Glasgow
Made a shoe rack from a single bed slat set

Used 6 Sleeve 01 + 4 Corner 90. Took ~50 min with kids 'helping'.

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node adaptation@hugo / Lisbon
Forked Corner 90 → Corner 92 for warped pine

Added 2° tolerance. Print time +6 min, fits 80% of my reclaimed stock.

→ open thread★ 12 · ↻ 4
story@mira / Berlin
Cot → desk → shelf, 3 years, same 8 nodes

Same Corner 90s through three reconfigurations. Slightly scuffed but holding.

→ open thread★ 12 · ↻ 4
failure@rae / Manchester
Plywood split at the Panel Grip

12mm ply too thin. Switched to Flex Clamp + glue strip. Logged here so others avoid it.

→ open thread★ 12 · ↻ 4
repair@toma / Warsaw
Repair Cuff saved a cracked oak leg

Sanded the crack, printed cuff, clamped overnight. Two years later, solid.

→ open thread★ 12 · ↻ 4
material story@open-school / Rotterdam
Reclaimed lab bench → six side tables

Cut, tagged, distributed across student rooms.

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