From 51147545a6df88c791d2deacd51d3a9fef7175fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frederick Yin Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 21:13:04 +0800 Subject: projects/reflow-workshop: 2023-05-15 update --- docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md b/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md index 95cc211..c659da8 100644 --- a/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md +++ b/docs/projects/reflow-workshop.md @@ -675,3 +675,51 @@ At the end we took out more trash than we ever imagined: ![A box full of waste: wipes, packaging, bubble wrap, etc](img/reflow-workshop/trash.jpg) + +## 2023-05-15, Monday + +This morning I moved the tables and chairs back where they belong, and put +away every tool that I used. It's been exactly two months since this +journal began, and it's finally coming to an end. I believe it's time for +some reflections like I always do post-workshop. + +### What did I do right? + +- I began early (or, in other words, I prepared for way too long) +- I bought most things with redundancy in mind +- I designed a poster +- I did it myself and proved it was possible +- I showed my friends how to do it and now they can help me +- I felt confident throughout the workshop + +### Who should I be thankful for? + +- Whoever funded this hackerspace and the ones who run it +- My friends at TechJI for the help +- My parents for their money +- Kliment for the idea, design files, and help +- Every delivery person who sent my packages + +### How did this workshop help me mature? + +- I fulfilled a dream since 2019 +- I learned to communicate with corporate sales, and to be shameless + around them +- I even made one (1) phone call, even though it didn't help +- I have killed my fear of reflow soldering + +### What can be improved? + +- When I said I ordered things with redundancy in mind, that does not + include the LEDs +- I FORGOR MY BAG 💀 +- Sunday session went overtime due to ORS (Obsessive Reworking Syndrome) +- Should have used email to organize a bunch of people I don't know +- Should not have trusted WeChat for any purpose + +People have expressed wishes for more sessions in the future. Indeed, if +I were rejected by someone else, I'd be sad. Sadly this is not likely, +because (1) we've run out of chips, and (2) it is an extremely +time-consuming workshop (only next to keyboards). More people = more +inspections = more hotplate runs = more manual fixes. I would very much +like to take a break from workshops. -- cgit v1.2.3