07-09-2008, 04:30 PM
Duncan,
Yes the spring frames are clad in steel plating, which accounts for much of the weight at the head end. We felt that some extra metal might be needed at the end of the tail to stablise the weight.
Nerva,
A very perceptive question there. Len had seen the thread and was furious, when I spoke to him, about the publication on RAT of a picture of the machine before it had had its first public showing on 5th July. He was not so bothered about discussion of the balista but was also very annoyed at the title of the thread being 'Len Morgan's new toy'. He said that this name belittled the hard work of eighteen months, as well as the investment in time and money and failed to acknowledge the great contribution of Alan Wilkins and to a lesser extent Tom Feeley. In addition to this, although the use of the word 'toy' was clearly tougue in cheek, he felt that it was an inappropriate word to use when speaking of a well researched, time consuming and potentially dangerous piece of artillery. Alan said that he had not looked at RAT recently (suggesting that he, like Len, sometimes lurks here) so could not comment but I had the impression that his feelings were similar to Len's. I saw Tom but did not discuss the issue with him.
Crispvs
Yes the spring frames are clad in steel plating, which accounts for much of the weight at the head end. We felt that some extra metal might be needed at the end of the tail to stablise the weight.
Nerva,
A very perceptive question there. Len had seen the thread and was furious, when I spoke to him, about the publication on RAT of a picture of the machine before it had had its first public showing on 5th July. He was not so bothered about discussion of the balista but was also very annoyed at the title of the thread being 'Len Morgan's new toy'. He said that this name belittled the hard work of eighteen months, as well as the investment in time and money and failed to acknowledge the great contribution of Alan Wilkins and to a lesser extent Tom Feeley. In addition to this, although the use of the word 'toy' was clearly tougue in cheek, he felt that it was an inappropriate word to use when speaking of a well researched, time consuming and potentially dangerous piece of artillery. Alan said that he had not looked at RAT recently (suggesting that he, like Len, sometimes lurks here) so could not comment but I had the impression that his feelings were similar to Len's. I saw Tom but did not discuss the issue with him.
Crispvs
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