Station
Prototype Cell
Laser and CNC first cuts with care rituals that keep scrap honest.
Picks that carry this station
Print the checklist on the primary pick before you rearrange the floor. Layout and care leaves keep the week honest.
Station sequence for Prototype Cell
A station is a use-case path with checklist discipline. Prototype Cell is not a moodboard. It is a sequence you can run with a small crew when the week is already loud. We open with the outcome, name the picks that carry the gear, and keep a brief nearby so language stays consistent across the desk.
Day one: write the station outcome in one sentence and pick the primary pick. Day two: complete the checklist leaf, the boring boxes that prevent Friday firefights. Day three: align the layout leaf, who stands where, what gets logged, what waits for power windows. Day four: run the care leaf so foam and squares stay honest. Day five: review exceptions and decide whether to widen scope or stop.
South African makers often skip day two. That is how dull bits and missing transfer tape arrive. Prototype Cell insists on the checklist before the hero moment. If load-shedding truncates the week, compress days three and four into a single power window and protect the checklist, never the decorative work. It is easy to overbuild the lane when the team gets excited.
Checklist discipline that holds
Every station links at least one pick and one brief. The pick holds tools and run sheets. The brief holds the reasoning your team can repeat. When you brief pick@, paste the station name, city, and which checklist items are already green. We would rather receive a half-complete list than a novel.
- Outcome sentence owned by a named maker
- Primary pick opened and checklist started
- Layout leaf printed or pinned for the week
- Care leaf completed before Friday close
- Follow-up note scheduled within five working days
Regional desks in Germiston, Cresta, Menlyn, Gateway, Tyger Valley, Boardwalk, Riverside, and Woodlands can continue a station without restarting the story, if your handoff note is honest about what is unfinished.
Where this station sits in the catalogue
Browse picks for gear, briefs for reasoning, and showrooms when you want a desk walkthrough. Pair with projects so you can see how other floors ran the same path. Email pick@bythis.co.za when a human needs to continue the work.
