So here we are again, with a bigger challenge/reward! How to make a mobile with bombers in formation being attacked by fighters, where the bombers stay aligned as they spin. Yikes! So here's bombers . . .
Here is the plan . . .
And my plotting . . .
And my cunning plan . . . a short stint anchored to the frame that engages the suspension thread in a open trough that creates a controlled alignment nearly always perpendicular to the frame axis . . . that's the plan, now to test it. If it works the network will then be triplicated with a larger fractal frame . . . que the elves, postpone the dinner!
Layout full size . . .
Draw in the balances . . .
Thread the first 3 test bombers, staggering their altitudes by varying the thread lengths
Now for the bushings, short length of 3/32" o.d. alum tube with a section removed to create a trough. Cut and glued to the frame ends properly aligned over the drawing . . .
Letting it all cure, considering wrapping and cementing the frame joins . . . the elves want food while waiting. Guess I need to stop for them . . .
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