2025-12-04 (?) BonfireLaserTag First print and first repair

I printed the updated back cover and two interface bars. The bars were slightly warped from being so close to the print bed, so the holes were too short, and when I tried to drill one, it split. I promptly printed a second copy with thicker edges that survived. I secured the bars to both ends of the prototyping PCB, but I could not find bolts long enough to reach the length plus the cover's thickness. I performed a test fit with only the front interface bar, and it felt completely secure without the long bolts. The USB port lined up with the hole, but it was off-center because the hole pattern and the demo board's pin arrangement meant that the center was half a row off. The access hole was too close to the edge, which weakened the structure, and was larger than necessary.

The PCB mounted, but not well

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