The frame largely complete I turn my attention to raw materials for the 'clip-on' flight-deck:
(a) 483mm (19") x 2000mm x 2mm aluminium sheet, 5mm perforation.
(b) 1524mm (60") x 20mm x 2mm aluminium round-tube, 2 off.
(c) 1460mm (57.5") x inch-by-sixteenth aluminium square-tube, 2 off.
(d) inch-by-sixteenth aluminium square-tube off-cut from previous.
(e) square-tube M6 threaded inserts, 8 off.
(f) 20mm saddle brackets, 8 off.
(g) 20mm round-tube inserts, 4 off.
(h) white primer and Post Office red paint.
The big-ticket items here amount to £117.60, though bear in mind that at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic perforated sheet alone cost as much as £1000. This brings the total however to £314.23, so this flight-deck better be worth it. The inclusion of 20mm tubing at this stage can be explained by the fact that it is a regular electrical-conduit measure for which clamps abound. Our vehicle is to be a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) work of art.
