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Shopcraft playable prototype

WELD. REPAIR. SWING TRUE.

Start with Mara's Gate Corner Bracket: a capture-ready graybox job from stock rack to installed payoff. Existing welding, lathe, and print-room stations remain below.

A learning simulation, not real-world welding instruction. Real tools require qualified supervision and proper PPE.

Graybox capture mode // simulated concept

Game feedback only — not real-world technique or safety instruction.

1Enter bay
2Select stock
3Mark + cut
4Fit jig
5Weld pass
6Inspect
7Rework
8Retry pass
9Install
Mara // Gate repair

Job 04 // Mara's gate

Corner bracket

Step into the bay to begin the simulated job.

Steel rack // blanks

Existing station // MIG practice

STAY ON THE SEAM.

Continue exploring the fuller isolated welding reference station after the short capture slice.

Bay 01 // Frame repair

TIG TWO-HAND PASS

Training bay online

Training sequence

Secure the joint before you strike an arc.

Step 1/4
Prep
Set
Weld
Inspect
Plate AFillet seamPlate B
Fixture check

Secure first.

In a real shop, loose stock can shift, pinch, or become a projectile. This prototype keeps that habit visible from the first job.

New station // Wood lathe

TURN THE ROUGH INTO A HANDLE.

First-person shaping with a gloved tool view, visible shavings, repairable chatter, and a forgiving finish read.

Wood shop // station 02

TURN A FIELD HANDLE

Lathe stoppedpointer input

Target // field handle

Move the held tool across the spinning blank. The roughing gouge removes high spots; the skew chisel refines the necks and finish.

Tool clear · quietShape 10%Smooth 0%Chatter 0%Friction 0%

Start the lathe, then make a light left-to-right pass on the blank.

Simulated game view · not real-world safety instruction

New module // Blueprint reading

READ THE JOB BEFORE YOU RUN IT.

Learn how a simple bracket print communicates the details that shape a simulated shop plan.

Print room // Lesson 01

READ THE BRACKET PRINT

Print station online

Fabrication drawing // FB-120

Plate bracket with two through-holes. Units: millimeters.

Scale 1:1
Front view
120
50

2X Ø10 THRU

Top view
120
6

Hidden hole edges

Long-short marks = centerlines Dashed = hidden edge 2X means two places

This is an educational simulation for practicing how a print communicates intent. It does not replace supervised training, a qualified instructor, or real-world shop safety procedures.

THIS IS THE FIRST CUT.

The full Shopcraft vision expands this kind of tactile feedback across the shop: welding, turning, CNC, woodworking, repair jobs, and the economy around them.

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    Shopcraft Interaction Prototype | Bearded Anvil Ironworks