AI workstation

Project 001 · Created 10 Oct 2026 · Updated 16 Oct 2026 · 42 parts · Printed and on the desk

A compact AI workstation built from a small portable monitor, an N100 mini PC and printed parts, to run an always-on AI agent for its own sake. Part one is the physical unit for the office; horizontal or vertical, wall-mounted or upright, isn't decided yet. It's also a test of what AI can do in physical design and production: concepts from GPT Image 2, modelled in FreeCAD through Claude Code, printed on a Bambu Lab A1.

1. 1The project355 words · 2 min
2. 1.1FreeCAD over MCP350 words · 2 min
3. 1.2Printing over the LAN490 words · 2 min
4. 2Modelling what I have215 words · 1 min
5. 2.1The monitor406 words · 2 min
6. 2.2The mini PC454 words · 2 min
7. 3Fit gauges183 words · 1 min
8. 3.1The VESA 75 frame357 words · 2 min
9. 3.2The Beelink base plate363 words · 2 min
10. 4Stand v1: the screen above the PC195 words · 1 min
11. 4.1Round 1: Swoop, Hook and Rails375 words · 2 min
12. 4.2Round 2: B1, B2 and B3364 words · 2 min
13. 4.3What the checks missed388 words · 2 min
14. 5Stand v2: the PC behind the screen221 words · 1 min
15. 5.1Carrier, spine and foot566 words · 3 min
16. 5.2Rules for printed structure494 words · 2 min
17. 6The self-restoring rule457 words · 2 min
18. 7The v3 double mount223 words · 1 min
19. 7.1Five options479 words · 2 min
20. 8Stand v3: the hub and its stands328 words · 2 min
21. 8.1The hub515 words · 3 min
22. 8.2Three stands937 words · 5 min
23. 8.3Printing and iterating1,117 words · 6 min
24. 8.4Finishing the device619 words · 3 min
25. 8.5E4 Wall561 words · 3 min
26. 8.6Exports and assembly546 words · 3 min
27. 8.7Where it stands588 words · 3 min
28. 9Stand v4: the lamp541 words · 3 min
29. 9.1The design language683 words · 3 min
30. 9.2The style729 words · 4 min
31. 9.3How it works944 words · 5 min
32. 9.4Stand v4.1858 words · 4 min
33. 10Stand v5: portrait, beside the main monitor383 words · 2 min
34. 10.1The swivel200 words · 1 min
35. 10.2Measuring the real desk178 words · 1 min
36. 11Mount v6: clamp it to the shelf450 words · 2 min
37. 11.1The lever the check got wrong284 words · 1 min
38. 11.2Easier to print306 words · 2 min
39. 11.3Test prints that test something352 words · 2 min
40. 11.4The clamp that let go211 words · 1 min
41. 11.5The knob that slipped374 words · 2 min
42. 11.6On the shelf366 words · 2 min