Last night was the second laserfingers workshop. We made nine pairs and finished up before midnight. The design improvements I made after the last round definitely helped smooth the process along, but once again we had all of the sewing machines running constantly with plenty of work available for more. The goal in future workshops really should be to have one machine per person.

Wiring harness assembly flew together in an astonishing hurry. We had no dud lasers and all of the wiring setups worked fine.

Things went smoothly whenever we were able to set up little assembly lines. Unfortunately the finger and wrist loops have to be sized individually, which slowed things down a lot, and even with individual fitting the finger loops for many people’s gloves came out too tight. Perhaps the next round should use velcro instead of elastic for the wrist straps, so that fit is not so important.

The switch from N to AAA batteries posed no problems. I had been worried about the size of the battery pack, but there was plenty of space even on the smallest hands. These batteries will last longer and then will be easier to replace, so I think it’s worth the increased weight and bulk.