Originally posted by MF:

Came back and a pair of dvergrs helped me to survive the followup attack. Which makes me feel conflicted somewhat....... I don't want to get into an argument with these guys as they've helped me on more than one occasion. Is there a way to get the mechanical thingies from them without upsetting them ?

If you tow a Gjall after you to one of their towers, and let the dwarves 'help' you with the Gjall, you should be able to get the one thing you need from a component crate.

The Soft Tissue you're able to get with other means than from killing dwarves.