Bad news, good news...
Materials logistics are continuing to move forward, but not without some compromises in efforts. The imperial treasury is not what it once was, and for this reason the Chancellor ordered a detailed cost benefit analysis of the proposed and possible enclosure materials.
Based on this, the use of Panzerholz was ruled out, due to the expense in the necessary quantity. However, the investigation of piano pin block suppliers who carried this product also revealed the wide spread usage of a similar but substantially less expensive alternative, hard rock maple ply. This is available in the same widths, lengths, and thicknesses as the Panzerholz delignit, but at a nearly 50% cost savings. Obviously that does not put it in the pricing realm of B2 or C3 fir plywood...
After some scheduling issues with the freight company, delivery has finally been completed. It is most impressive if somewhat unnerving for the neighbors to see a Correlian YT-1300 freighter hover and land on the lane in front of one's residence. After that, the actual delivery was anti-climatical.
It does not look like 500 lb of wood, does it? Appearances are deceiving...
Inspection of the cargo and transfer to short term storage left no doubts about the specifics of the material delivered. Keep in mind, this is a 1-1/4" thick piece, and the actual material is hard rock maple, by spectrographic analysis.
Panels 22" wide and 59" long, 5 of 1-1/4" and 4 of 1-1/2" thickness were ordered to fulfill the construction plan for the sides, front and rear baffles, and top and bottom pieces. Inner baffles and extra braces are to be fabricated from LBL board, not LBL ply.
Materials logistics are continuing to move forward, but not without some compromises in efforts. The imperial treasury is not what it once was, and for this reason the Chancellor ordered a detailed cost benefit analysis of the proposed and possible enclosure materials.
Based on this, the use of Panzerholz was ruled out, due to the expense in the necessary quantity. However, the investigation of piano pin block suppliers who carried this product also revealed the wide spread usage of a similar but substantially less expensive alternative, hard rock maple ply. This is available in the same widths, lengths, and thicknesses as the Panzerholz delignit, but at a nearly 50% cost savings. Obviously that does not put it in the pricing realm of B2 or C3 fir plywood...
After some scheduling issues with the freight company, delivery has finally been completed. It is most impressive if somewhat unnerving for the neighbors to see a Correlian YT-1300 freighter hover and land on the lane in front of one's residence. After that, the actual delivery was anti-climatical.
It does not look like 500 lb of wood, does it? Appearances are deceiving...
Inspection of the cargo and transfer to short term storage left no doubts about the specifics of the material delivered. Keep in mind, this is a 1-1/4" thick piece, and the actual material is hard rock maple, by spectrographic analysis.
Panels 22" wide and 59" long, 5 of 1-1/4" and 4 of 1-1/2" thickness were ordered to fulfill the construction plan for the sides, front and rear baffles, and top and bottom pieces. Inner baffles and extra braces are to be fabricated from LBL board, not LBL ply.
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