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Old 16th Jan 2019, 12:00
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chevvron
 
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
With modern production techniques it would be great to turn out kits of parts that could be assembled and finished by the cadets at each VGS with appropriate supervision; I imagine the cost of the Kenley fence must have cost the equivalent of several kits..
Or how about adapting the design to use alloy tubing and a modern material like Ultralam instead of wood and fabric but keeping the same shape and dimensions.
Oh hang on though; just think how easy it was to dope on a patch of fabric to 'hide' an accidental hole.
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