Repair and Unnecessary Reverse-Engineering of a Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee Machine

Free Nespresso Vertuo Next wouldn't read pods despite being clean. Turns out I spent a bunch of time chasing a problem I probably created when disassembling it. Ended up getting a second machine and tried again, this time with only a simple mechanical issue. Not the video I set out to make, but it's here for anyone who finds it useful.