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[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's also how the people who have to actually make the things engineers design look at engineers.

(Source: Am a machinist who has to make the things engineers design.)

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

This is also how engineers look at other engineers (damn engineers, they ruined engineering!)

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

It's not the engineers fault that another engineer hasn't yet invented a machine that can make what he designed.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

For the record, I (an engineer) test my own designs (both installation and performance) and sometimes fab them myself to identify pain points, something I encourage for all engineers.

Not as clever as a machinist when it comes to techniques for manufacturing, but I generally try to avoid the need for such techniques if I can. But sometimes it's necessary.