Some reflection...

There are a few issues that have been plaguing me since the beginning of construction. Looking back over the course of the project I would have changed a few things from the beginning which would have made this whole endeavor much simpler. First and foremost I really did little planning prior to drilling holes, mounting tubes, and soldering. This was my biggest mistake. The tubes are too close together which made some of the soldering extremely difficult...and sometimes painful. I wish I had known a little bit more about circuit diagrams and design before I started making "permanent" connections. If I had planned a little better from the beginning, and known a little more about circuit design, construction would have been much easier. In the end though it is almost as though I took a crash course in circuitry which is exciting. So, to anyone attempting to construct something of this caliber...plan first!