Pro tip: That one part shipment delay can wreck your whole project timeline
We waited six weeks for a custom cutter head to arrive last fall. The whole dredge sat idle while the clock ticked on our permit window. By the time it showed up, we had to work double shifts to finish. I learned to order critical spares way in advance. A little patience in planning beats a lot of stress later.
Oof, I feel that! My buddy and I were building a custom PC last spring and the graphics card got stuck in shipping limbo for over a month. We had all the other parts spread out on the table, just taunting us. Finally got it and pulled two all-nighters straight to build and test everything before his vacation.