ThefuzzyFurryComrade to Cyberstuck@lemmy.ca · 14 hours agoThe Swasticar is a Modern Engineering Marvelimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down18
arrow-up1530arrow-down1imageThe Swasticar is a Modern Engineering MarvelThefuzzyFurryComrade to Cyberstuck@lemmy.ca · 14 hours agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarepi3r8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·5 hours agoI read the biography of him and yes, it’s molded in one piece (or was at the time of the book from memory) it was inspired by the bottom of a toy car. The issue of water ingress was apparently brought up but he didn’t think it would be an issue.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 hours agoI doubt there was significant concern for fretting/fatigue here. These frames look like they’re almost intended to last only 5yr.
I read the biography of him and yes, it’s molded in one piece (or was at the time of the book from memory) it was inspired by the bottom of a toy car. The issue of water ingress was apparently brought up but he didn’t think it would be an issue.
I doubt there was significant concern for fretting/fatigue here. These frames look like they’re almost intended to last only 5yr.