Barróg - Featherweight Lifter Build Diary

[Shooty]

Just a few quick questions to ask concerning the machine and live events in general:

1. I'm looking at using a 1-2mm 50mm long piece of stainless steel as a relatively lightweight wedge along the front for the event, chamfered at the sides and below at 45 degrees. Hopefully this drawing can explain better my idea. Would a wedge like this survive a 3 day non-spinner event relatively intact, or at least be repairable to the point of usefulness between bouts? Could I go lower than 2mm stainless steel, or should I go higher? Bear in mind weight and time is an issue for me, I'd ideally like to have a more long term setup for the future, but what can you do, right?



2. I notice the tech check rules state that a machine needs to have some sort of cradle setup for holding. Until now I've been using large HDPE offcuts to keep Barróg's wheels off the ground. Would this fly at an event, and if not, would it be possible to simply build a frame out of wood to hold it off the ground? Would I need straps to hold it in place?

3. Would the lifter require a locking bar? I know most pneumatic and kinetic weapons require them, but would an actuator require one as well?

4. When I turn off the transmitter, everything in the machine comes to a halt. I know of the removable link rule, and the machine has it, but would the halting of everything in the machine via turning off the transmitter satisfy the failsafe rule?

One last extra pic of the new revised lifter spines: