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What was your biggest project Disaster? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition

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Calling all makers, engineers, and tinkerers!
We are back for a second, and more SPOOKY month, asking you about your projects, spaces and adventures in engineering!
Last month we asked you about your workbench tips RE: What are your Tips for an Organized Workbench? [Ask e14 - Join, Share & Win Competition] September 2025 

This month we want to know about the biggest project disaster you have experienced. 

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Photos: Historically "accurate" engineering accidents.  

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Join the element14 Community today and take part in our latest “Join, Share & Win” challenge.

It’s simple:
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2. Answer this question by adding a reply / commenting:

What was your biggest project Disaster?

3. Be in with a chance to WIN!

Share with us your best (hopefully lighthearted) watercooler story of how that one project sank, fell over or failed to start!

The Community Judge team will select our 3 favorite answers to win one of the prizes below. 

Here’s what you could win:

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Arduino Uno R4 Minima

General Terms
What: Win 1 of 3 Arduino UNO R4 Minima
How: Sign up  or Sign in and Comment your answer to What was your biggest project Disaster?
When: Before October 31th 2025. 
Anything else: Full terms are below, but we must be able to ship to the address in your account. 

Entries close October 31st, 2025, so don’t wait!

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  • I have a tendency to erase disasters from my memory, but I can still recall a few times when things didn't go as planned....

    One time I tested a new 3-D printer using the supplied example file, not realizing it was set up to print ABS plastic. I printed with PLA and the part got so severely stuck to the build plate, I had to use a chisel to get it off.

    Here is a video about my dubious attempts to use thermal toner transfer methods to transfer laser printed labels to 3D printed parts...

    https://youtu.be/Arpy_gVCfEE

    Another time I had removed the clip from the end of my scope probe so I could probe some small pad, but I dropped the probe on the probe pin, which broke the pin off - I had no trouble remembering some choice expletives on that occasion.

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  • I have a tendency to erase disasters from my memory, but I can still recall a few times when things didn't go as planned....

    One time I tested a new 3-D printer using the supplied example file, not realizing it was set up to print ABS plastic. I printed with PLA and the part got so severely stuck to the build plate, I had to use a chisel to get it off.

    Here is a video about my dubious attempts to use thermal toner transfer methods to transfer laser printed labels to 3D printed parts...

    https://youtu.be/Arpy_gVCfEE

    Another time I had removed the clip from the end of my scope probe so I could probe some small pad, but I dropped the probe on the probe pin, which broke the pin off - I had no trouble remembering some choice expletives on that occasion.

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