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I live on a bluff that overlooks the Minnesota river, about 7 or 8 miles from where it meets up with the Mississippi. Seems to be a migratory flight path for a lot of birds, and get to see Bald...

The 54p should fit most fiberglass tubes. Aero-Pack states that it should fit Hawk Mountain, Performance Rocketry, and Mad Cow fiberglass. The 2.24 OD seems a little small to me. Most of the time it...

When i was doing RC airplanes, i used a product by Sig mfg, called "Stix It", to help hold down monokote and other coverings. I'm not sure what it is made of, but it is like a liquid hot melt glue....

I have been using the Schurter rotary switch for years, and have not had a problem to date. Like Salvage-1, i also use the JST connectors.

When using the rotary switch, i like to use a switch...

Does anyone know if the Aero pack motor adaptors will work with Slimline and PML retainers? I have a couple of rockets that have 54mm motor mounts, one with a slimline retainer, and the other with a...

Just measured one. 1.745 to 1.750 inches, or 44.32 to 44.45 mm. A few thousands out of round. (not bad for plastic)

Mike Corbett

I think 11 flights on one battery might be a record, but i don't think its a good one. I sometimes do two flights on a battery, but never more. To my way of thinking its not worth the chance of...

I also am building a Mini Eagle Claw, and have been following Quaranta's build thread from the start. Great job. While mine is almost the same, i did a couple of things a bit different, so i thought...

I agree with everything G-T says. As a rule of thumb i like to use a shock cord thats rated for 100 times the weight of the rocket. That takes into account the fact that a knot, along with wear and...

The Ultralife weighs 37 grams, while the Energizer Lithium comes in at about 34 grams. So the weight savings would be about 1/3 ounce. With a average price of $5-$8 each, seems like a lot of money to...

I gave it a try with a scrap piece of QT and some "Zinsser", paint and varnish remover. It softned the QT quite a bit. I carefully wiped it off and let it sit for a bit, and after the solvents all...

Got mine today. Thanks again.

gdjsky01, with a rating of 750 lbs, i will use on models up to about 8 lbs. My rule of thumb is that i want the shock cord to withstand 50 g's. As knots can weaken...

The customer should not have to pay any additional shipping charges. He has done nothing wrong. A couple of years back i ordered a motor retainer from a vendor everyone would know. When i tried to...

My order arrived today. A mini Eagle claw, 5" Jart, 6" Darkstar, a bunch of motors and some some retainers. Every thing in great shape.
A special thanks to Tim and Jackie, and to all others who...

Received my 54-75 adaptor, and it looks great.

Thanks

Mike

Much of the all-thread used for rc pushrods appears to be made of a tempered hardened steel (think drill bits), and does not like to be bent. I had better luck with all-thread from the local hardware...

I have ordered three times from them in the last year or so. The product has been great, shipping was fast, and freight charges were fair. On one order i had some questions and conserns about a part...

Motor casing and closures arrived today. Well packaged, and in excellent condition. Many thanks.

Mike

Last thanksgiving i went wild on all of the vendors Black Friday, and Black Saturday sales. Ended up with 5 kits. LOL. Anyway, went to my first launch this year today, (im in Minnesota, flying season...

While i have just wrapped the unit in paper towels, and placed it in the nose cone, most of the time i prefer to mount it on a sled of some sort.

I have used 5 or 6 different radios over the...

While i know that the RSO will have the final say if a flight will be allowed, i thought i would try to gain some information here.

I have a 4" rocket that weighs 135 oz, ready for flight without...

CW, yes the chamber is made from 2 inch pvc pipe. The ends and top of the chamber were cut from from a piece of 1/4 inch Lexan. I added a few more pictures that show a little more detail. If you look...

The pump was made by Thomas. They along with Gast seem to have a good name in the vacuum pump business. I could not find a part number, but i believe it was used in a portable blood pressure monitor....

I have to agree with "stantonjtroy", sig is very good source of wood. Sig also has a article on balsa wood, that some consider the "bible" of information on balsa. On the top of the home page, click...

Hi guys, ill try to answer some questions and comments.




My thought process was that when i opened the valve between the storage tank/manifold and the vacuum chamber, the vacuum would...

This past winter while sucking on a piece of rubber tubing, and trying to keep the other end on the baro sensor to test a altimeter, i knew there had to be a better way. And then it hit me, a small...

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Hi, about 3 weeks ago, i did a for sale for the Schurter 110/220v Rotary Switch. I ended up selling 76 switches in about a hour, including ones that i was keeping for myself. I...

Dragon64, i did just that about 2 years ago. I decided to go used over new, as i knew that it would be subject to a little more wear and tear at the field. While everyone has brands that they like, i...

While i have not used them for airframes, used to work in a shipping department and we used the uline tubes. They are a very nice tube. I always told myself that if i had a large project i would give...

Built one a couple of years ago, loaded it up with The F-10, and got to watch it for about 2-3 seconds. Gone. I searched the sky and searched the sky and was about to give up when i caught a glitter...