Sunday, April 5, 2026

Belt and Braces


Think you can see where we're going with this one and as a drone prototyper you'll be going through more cable-ties and duck-tape than a Taylor Swift roadie.

But I don't trust that Velcro further than I can throw it ~ and that's from someone who placed in the UK's annual Velcro-throwing festival in the West Country.

I've installed edge-protectors to protect the laminate, a trick I've learned strapping steel-plate to flat-beds, from the time it killed that motorist.

Sadly the cable-tie isn't long enough, so I'm going to give Velcro the chance to step up to the plate on the photo-shoot and show us what it can do.

As Pete Hegseth* said on 'Thought for the Day' this morning: FUCK YEAH!!!

Top tip: as gravity is working against you here the angle-alloy (plastic here) has to be held in place the way your dentist does while a crown sets for example.

You may find it helpful during this process to ask the drone how the family's doing, or if it has plans for the holiday weekend.

Ed. Pete Hegseth of Cockermouth, UK, not to be confused with any Secretary for War.