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Practical engineering guides, fabrication notes, and project insights from the Blacxird workshop. Written for founders and hardware engineers who build things.

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Fabrication

Why Your Sheet Metal Design Will Fail Fabrication

The 7 DFM mistakes that get caught at the shop floor — and how to fix them at the CAD stage.

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Engineering

How to Write a Hardware Brief Engineers Can Actually Build From

The 12 things your brief must answer before any engineer should open CAD.

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Cost

The Real Cost of a Hardware Prototype in India (2026)

Actual cost breakdown across 3 prototype types — PoC, functional, and pre-production.

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