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Nancy Grace

As when NASA discovers something new, I too can share with you the excitment of.....

well only a sleek muscle car would be the alternative to this, the one and only..

FUNJOY...

Congrats to ya!

The Cheap part is the most difficult :)

Congrats Alby!
may I suggest considering exploring the possibilites of getting yourself an HF rig to complement your new license ?? :D

Nightmare in Badham County.

Drive in B movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074967/

Hoping for the best for you Scotty. The work place should never be the source of personal problems, but it does happen, and have had some bad times myself, so I can tell you there are better times...

Hands were s h a ki ng. But, I did impress the VE's taking 45 minutes for 3 tests..ok yea, I did quite well too, and yea I am proud if it. Sorry I dont mean/hate to brag. :)
but my biggest help was...

As of NOW, I am an Extra Class HAM. :horse:
I really want to say THANKS tou you guys here, whose posts gave me the renewed interest and motivation.

You will do fine !!

+1 here :) decided to go for Extra class..... :eek::kill: Might as well.

then a little while ago, I walked in the door with a Ten-Tec HF rig from the 1970's...
cause thats how I roll :p

Probably dont want to hear this, but what you have here is a case of "learning curve". Staged rockets != 100% success ;)

hehe, Also hoping to take the Tech test next weekend... pretty neat how being a "born again" also rekindled my HAM interest. :cyclops:
Might even join a local club.

fishin with skippy is always good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLDzPH-cBhw

Must be a nice Antenna farm there at W1AW :)
I used to work with a lot of W1nn level Hams, in Mass. back in the early 80's.
Worked for Microwave Associates - with the Gunplexer guys. Had a bench...

Music, or Piano Wire : Straight, and usually 3 foot lengths. maybe you will see 4 ft too.

Tractor Supply/Home improvment stores also have carbon steel round rods, I think in 4ft lengths. This...

looking good, will be a great spectator Rocket :)

:y:::eek:

I was taking some on-line Tech License ham practice tests, she walks in, sees that going on and declares she wants to be a HAM. lol.

I pulled the 1994 ARRL Handbook from the bookcase,...

It is a Slippery Slope!! :D Thats why we love it!!

Today it's 320 Sandpaper, tommorow a cabinet to hold all the different sandpapers, sanding blocks and gadgets... A never ending list.
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Well, I guess this one....even though its only "mid power" ?

3 D cluster, over 6' tall.

This rocket photo was the cover photo for American Spacemodeler :D
Jan or Dec 1984 or 1985, I forget. ...

instead of sanding and using that 2 piece rod, just get the same diameter in a length of music wire from the hobby shop. just my :2:

lol, well thats a good idea,

but heck, evey "scratch" I do just looks like a tube with fins and a nose cone.
even though my scratch to kit ratio is like, 10:1 more or less.
still lthey look like...

yeehaw :)

Ya, kevlar cord. :)

lol, those are soft and fuzzy too :)

for smaller rocket tubes, I was thinking a paddle-ball ??

these golf practice balls, I do have some concern about the edges of the holes....could cut into...

well.....
for better or worse here it is...

http://bryanspeed.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flying-Model-Rockets/i-dKQNNdK/0/S/anti-zipperplasticgolfball2-S.jpg
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being "only" 3 ply plywood (all that I have seen), it sure can't hurt to use the outer wood's grain to your advantage.

With Bacon. mmmmmmmm :)

here is the trick..... thinking that you are using fairly thin material...


Using a piece of thicker wood as a fin carrier, say as a minimum, 1/2" thick plywood:

You double-sided tape the fin...