[tnorthcutt]

Making sure you've seen this youtube channel, which is excellent: https://www.youtube.com/@machinethinking

[anitil]

I find this video of theirs the most relevant [0] where they go through how to start on a desert island and build a flat reference plate using the three plate method and the build up from there

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNRnrn5DE58