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Message no. 1
From: GRANITE granite@**.net
Subject: Scratch Cake (Re: Construction of items: thunderbolts and ot
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:22:15 -0700
> > > Do you allow riggers to build drones?
> > Not from scratch..Not without some very special skills..
>
> From scratch meaning do they fabricate the materials, mold them, and then go
> from there? Not necessarily. However, with fiberglass and aluminum now (as
> in, 1999 right NOW) in a functional and shapeable form for the home car kit
> builder as well as the literal "Do-it-Yourselfer" style ... it is VERY
> possible to build a wide array of items, equipment, and yes even some
> vehicles from *Scratch* (the ground up).

Yes..it is very possible..But..Did you know that close to 95% of all
kit cars remain unbuilt or at the most only partially built..So..even
if a rigger was able to get a bits and pieces drone that had all the
parts..that doesn't mean it would get built or would operate once
built..even if he/she knew what they were doing..

And as far as fabricating an entire drone..that is a lot easier said
than done..Especially if all you buy in one piece is the power
plant/processors/sensors..And then fabricate the rest..That is going
to take a lot of man hours/experimentation/work..even if you have
blueprints..
--------------------------------GRANITE
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==============================================Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The
Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
==============================================Understanding is a three edged sword. - Kosh
What is best in life?
To Crush Your Enemies,
See Them Driven Before You,
And To Hear The Lamentation Of Their Women. -Conan
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Jamais Arriere
Message no. 2
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Scratch Cake (Re: Construction of items: thunderbolts and ot
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:58:50 EDT
In a message dated 8/25/1999 8:31:06 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
granite@**.net writes:

>
> Yes..it is very possible..But..Did you know that close to 95% of all
> kit cars remain unbuilt or at the most only partially built..So..even
> if a rigger was able to get a bits and pieces drone that had all the
> parts..that doesn't mean it would get built or would operate once
> built..even if he/she knew what they were doing..

Strange, the examples that I know must be part of the "successful" some-odd
percentage then, because they've all been put together and operate. Same
goes for the "kit" planes that I know of.

> And as far as fabricating an entire drone.that is a lot easier said
> than done..Especially if all you buy in one piece is the power
> plant/processors/sensors..And then fabricate the rest..That is going
> to take a lot of man hours/experimentation/work..even if you have
> blueprints..

I never said it would be done quickly, just that it could be done. It does
take some time, and it does take determination/skill/intelligence to do.

-K

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