print-buddy (catduckgnaf)MCADConfidence: Medium

Any STL under 10 mm on its longest side was assumed to be in inches and scaled 25.4x before slicing with no question asked, so a 5 mm pin printed at 127 mm unless someone noticed.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Mechanical Designer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

catduckgnaf/print-buddy PR #217: fix: confirm inch vs mm for small STLs instead of auto-scaling (#206)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.