Originally Posted by
xleninx
Thanks for all the replies everyone! I am getting an overall vibe that it is an interesting piece of history, but a sketchy frame to ride on. In a world where I have plenty of other projects, and I am prone to ruining things, I might read the writing on the wall and let this one go. Hope someone who can do a little more with it than I can gets it!
Good choice. Actually, it was more of a failed experiment than an interesting piece of history. Several makers tried that build combination and gave up on it rather quickly for both structural integrity and cost considerations.