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In the Thread: Rakeshorns

Post Subject: There will be no weakness in this frame. Or it will belong in a bonfire.Posted by oxric on: 10/22/2011

Hi Romy,

First of all, as things stand in the sketch, the mast sits atop the legs, a horribly precarious position given the weight that will be applied away from the centre of mass of the structure. This sketch is an early one, just to give an idea of overall appearance, and I should not really have posted it given the weakness that would be inherent to that design, as you quite correctly point out.

The mast will in fact sink in between the two legs (the point of the cut-outs near the base of the mast) and it goes without saying that Russ will do what's necessary to strengthen the mast in the vertical plane. I have told Russ to make the mast firmly fixed enough to hold a total weight of 200kg at a distance of 50-80cm away from the centre of mass. I like the bracing that you make use of in your frame and if Russ feels it is necessary or helpful, I would be very happy to have these fitted to my frame. Thanks for the suggestion.

This frame cannot be weak and it will not be weak. If it is, I will make a lovely bonfire out of the whole thing without a moment's hesitation and the closest it will get to my place in France will be the smell of the croissant I will toast on it as it burns merrily away in my back garden here in the UK! I have two little ones. Their safety is of paramount importance and comes before any stupid audio project of mine.

Best regards
Rakesh

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