The Tail cone is installed as a dry fit over the slimline. Close up later when the tail cone is glued in place.
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I see now why the retainer is sanded down. Build looks great so far Chuck... luv'n it!
The Tail cone is installed as a dry fit over the slimline. Close up later when the tail cone is glued in place.
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Beautiful build thread! I'll see if I can get my wife to take pictures of my next build.
I am going to have to photograph her level 3 so it is even trade.
That is awesome... I'm trying to talk my wife into a Level one now.
Chuck, I may have missed it, but why the two holes in the centering rings? (Not a cluster I know...)
I am following this thread anxiously! This is a rocket I could see myself flying in the future! Only one question; where the heck do you get a railroad track?
Tell her it will bring you closer together. It has done wonders for our marriage. It works well as long as you hobby is not an escape.
Don't tell her that everything you are going to do will be "fun." There is not much fun about spending the day outside in the heat, when it is humid, and with some very aggressive gnats to take pictures, hand paper towels, and otherwise be a gopher. It makes doing the laundry or the dishes sound appealing.
Is she going to post a build thread?I am going to have to photograph her level 3 so it is even trade.
Time out will I get my carbon fiber cloth. I will do sanding and filling tomorrow.
Should I use the LOC plastic nose cone that is 3 to 1 or the fiberglass PML that is 5 to 1?
The next step is to place the dome on the saucer. It was glued in place with us composites thick epoxy. A quart of epoxy was used to as weight to hold it in place. I used quick epoxy.
Doing things out in the open does tend to imply that you've got nothing to hide.
We erected a 21 foot tall rocket in someone's front yard. The neighbors drove by slowly, to see what was up, and stood out on their porches to watch.
1) I am using CF 5.7 oz and Fiberglass 3 oz. I assume the fiberglass goes on the outsize. Is that true?
2) How much will these add to the diameter of the tube?
Chuck, let me go on the record as saying that you are absolutely Killing Me by not posting more pictures! This kit is one I've lusted after, for years. You're building one, so I'm trying to live vicariously through you.
-Kevin
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