The first finnish made Scorpio- Complete!

[AuxArcher]

Dane,

Marsden and Schramm before him couldn't interpretate correctly Heron's diagrams for the euthytone because they hadn't the Cremona, Caminreal or Xanten remains at hand like we have.
I think that the centre stanchions flush with the front face of the frame is the correct picture.
Notwithstanding, now matter how more or less proficiently the energy stored in the springs is used, the arms' heels still have to hit the centre stanchions after the discharge and SOMETHING (a notch, a pad, we shan't know for sure until a real wooden frame is recovered ) will be needed there to absorb the impact.

Aitor

Aitor, I think perhaps an inset pad at some sort of angle in the two inner stanchions that are flush all the way to the outside front as well as back of the hole carriers seems to make sense to me. That is assuming the inner stanchions have front faces fully flush with the hole carrier fronts and backs (I hope that made sense).

If so, do you think that there should be additional wood, even slightly, to compensate for the weakness you would introduce into the inner stanchions, much like the bulbous wood on the outer stanchions to compensate for the cutouts? That would be a really different looking frame than any I have seen yet. It would almost look like two thinner outer stanchions set backward into the frame, if I am imaging that right without sketching it our or thinking it through more, and conveying it here in words.

I’d certainly be willing to revisit and incorporate that idea into the larger scorpio I am building now, or in the 2â€