Micro Measurements Mega Migraine: Rev Engineered Progress

 I am here to report that taking a thousand measurements at 0. mm might impair your vision and will definitely give you a migraine. But alas, I have something embarrassingly unsubstantial to show for it. Patience is a virtue people! 

In hindsight I really wish I scoped out a regular size cassette because boy oh boy taking the measurements on this microcassette has got me feelin' like hangman.  I started off trying to get the cassette apart, the label is placed over the screw casings so I only saw two out of the four and tried to pry the bottom half apart with a flathead screwdriver. The remaining two screws definitely did their job because it would not budge, it took me a solid hour before I realized there were two hidden screws. After that whole debacle I began recording measurements for Side A of the cassette, but there were just too many tiny parts and I got incredibly confused by my drawing so I decided the solution was full force ahead into Rhino. 

After spending way too much time drawing what felt like four shapes, I thought I would try Mike's approach of using a to-scale scan just as a reference. Since the microcassette is clear, it didn't scan well but I still kept it in Rhino as a very loose reference. 

I know this is a tedious process, but I'm feeling very disappointed with my progress for the amount of time I spent. I think part of the issue I'm running into is my callipers are so bulky compared to the object that I'm having a really difficult time getting an accurate measurement in such tiny spaces. I wish I had gotten both sides drawn out at least, but I need to take a breather because I'm walking that "SERENITY NOW" line. Also this is me making a mental note to set timers for my next work time so I remember to take progress screenshots. I am notoriously bad for remembering to document my progress so please hold me accountable!!!