How Alibre Complements My Workshop Tools

摘要

My father was an instructor at Bovington; I started work at Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment, Chertsey and was posted back to Bovington as a student on the Long Armour Course that dealt with tank design. Small wonder that when I came to retire, I should choose a project that entailed making something and tanks. The choice proved quite simple based on my lack of machining skills. It should have flat panels fabricated with bolts or rivets but no welding/brazing (fire risk in a terraced house) and need a minimum of machinery to produce shapes. The choice was obvious: a WW1 Tank - not the giant Mk IV but the Medium MarkA, Whippet, photo 1, with 4 stroke petrol engine and radio control.