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..
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