The decline of British industry

by | Aug 1, 2014 | Planning

After I uploaded my RFQ (request for quote) to Alibaba I went to bed and woke up to 10 companies in China asking for more information and giving me quotes. I email 11 British companies and 24 hours later one couldn’t ready my dwg files (the standard file type),...

It’s away….

by | Jul 31, 2014 | Design

So my Alibaba enquiry told me that the panels shouldn’t cost the earth, lets see how the prices in the UK compare. I just emailed a dozen British engineering places for quotes, or at least to get the ball rolling. It certainly seems worthwhile redesigning the...

To do list

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Design

I’m happier with the renders everyday but there is a lot to do before I reveal my baby to the world, so far only google and few spamming bots know of it’s existence. The metal fabrication places I’m getting quotes from have no idea what I’m...

To be done and the plan.

by | Jul 13, 2014 | Planning

For this to have any chance of working a full size prototype is required. The electronics and software are fairly straight forward, building the rotating base not a huge challenge and the mecanum wheels are availble online to buy, albeit slightly expensive. The main...