Not happy with the weight of it all and the poor rushed assembly I pulled it apart (that retaining compound is really tough- took an hour in a 250degC oven to soften it up enough to crowbar it apart!)

I made new plates 4mm thick instead of 6, shortened the pillars and remade the locking piece in aluminium instead of brass- reducing the weight by almost a quarter

Much happier with the way it went together this time

I also lightened other parts and swapped the stainless screws for Ti for an overall weight saving of 62g- it feels much lighter now

I've also prepared the former for the mirror support tube- to be made form thin brass sheet

Spider completed using some 0.5mm SS sheet- I could really do with some new tin snips as it was a [removed word] to cut. Bit rough but I think it’ll do.

Just the mirror support cowl to make now