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Re: Manufacture new Bygraves?
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2009 Jul 9, 19:36 -0700
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2009 Jul 9, 19:36 -0700
Brad, You wrote: "One thing we must agree upon as a consortium is what we are to build. The easiest approach will be to copy (exactly) either an existing Bygrave or an existing MHR-1. That is copy the pointers, copy the tubes, etc. No thought is required and for this exercise, that would be a good thing." How about starting with a look at the insides of a Bygrave and at how the MHR-1 was locked (my guess is that it uses the same principle as a collet chuck)? If it's simple to transfer the mechanism to a Bygrave, then people who want one can take their choice. Purists can have the original Bygrave and pragmatists can have the modified one. I don't see this as a particularly complex issue. In New Zealand, Real Men are supposed to be able to make anything work with number 8 fencing wire and baling twine. My problem is likely to be to access the right materials, which is why I look to the engineering cornucopia of the USA... Bill Morris Pukenui New Zealand --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
