My typology machine leans more towards “experimentality” rather than “laboratoriality”, since my opening cut is not often archived to be traced and involves many failed attempts.
I resonate with the concept of “two cuts”: when making the typology machine, I found myself designing the machine by determining a set of working procedures; learning the tool, getting better at it and deciding which steps and parts to keep and leave out; and finally, generating knowledge/ product from it.
I also agree that when planning and designing my typology machine, the complex indeterminate relationship between the opening and closing cuts gives space to the possibility of creating.