I don't believe his idea is sound. His web is designed to fold like an
accordion should he ever hit something hard. The strength would have to
come from the skin and fasteners (or adhesive.) There's a reason that
honeycomb structures us _honeycomb_, triangles, or rectangular sections with
the web aligned with the direction of greatest stress. PC broke that last
rule. Plywood is cheap. He just likes to be a pest and uses his accordion
structure as a whipping bench. I kill-filed him long long ago. Same with
JAX. I don't see posts or email from either one. Everyone else around here
seems pretty cool otherwise. If I were you guys, I'd follow the usual
"don't feed the troll" rule and don't entertain him with any discussion of
his design efforts at all.

Brian


"Sal's Dad" wrote in message
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After a year or two presenting 3-D honeycomb construction to the
boatbuilding world, and generating a great deal of interest, PC ran up
against resistance. Used in a boat, such a honeycomb system could be
used
to fabricate very light, strong hulls. With modern computer-assisted
design
and cutting systems, the components could be built - fast, and (maybe)
cheap. Unfortunately, there's a wide gulf between concept and
implementation.

Pers has shown evidence that he's a skilled and meticulous craftsmen. Yet
he seemed to be asking somebody else to take the leap and build a
prototype.
Understandably, the people at rec.boats.building declined, and asked HIM
to
do this. A prototype, model, whatever you call it, made of "real"
materials - metal, wood, fiberglass... Without this, all the discussion
in
the world is ultimately fruitless.

After some months of resistance, and, ultimately, ridicule, PC has taken
his
crusade to a new venue - architecture. And now, the same questions are
starting to arise.

A recent quote from an architect, trying to pin PC down to specifics (on
alt.architecture)
"I don't want or need editorializing and it doesn't help your cause...
Now, separate that from my concerns, questions, etc about
construction. How
do you actually build your system?
You say it can be prefabricated and cut to suit. Fine, I can
understand
that and the principle behind your work that lets it be so, but I
still
can't
see how it's accomplished.
You need a material. After that, how is it manufactured?"

Predictably, PC did not answer these fundamental questions. He needs to
understand that, with a prototype, he will have 1,000 true believers in
his
3-D honeycomb system. In boatbuilding, architecture, or anywhere else, a
concept and a bad attitude will not get you very far.