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That's called zeal.

I'm not saying some zeal is completely bad, but we all should look in the mirror with enough scrutiny to make sure that we don't err too far on the side of righteousness - when...

I think that, too.

It tends to make them less independent, less self-sufficient.

Doug

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My favorites are the Scout, Streak and Sprite. I suppose my preference has mostly to do with my age. The rockets could each be purchased for around a dollar or less back in my day, circa 1970. So,...

According to the Elmer's web site, this is the latest incarnation of CWF, now called "Carpenter's Wood Filler for interior use". Seems like they've changed the branding every time I buy a new tub,...

JR, I agree about the packaging...and the naming, for that matter. No doubt, it's hard to keep up with.

But the stuff I was using - the stuff I cited herein - seemed about the same as the old...

Use this stuff:

http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E849?filterPath=wood-filler

I usually get the smallest package, about 4 oz (112g). The larger ones tend to dry out on me - I don't do so...

You'll get better with practice. That is, you don't need better materials; you need to refine your touch at sanding.

Doug

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For fillets, I use Elmer's filler (the version with microballoons). When I apply it, I use a wet finger to smooth it out. This way, I can very nearly get it down without needing any sanding to...

JR,

In my experience, using Elmer's filler, I've gotten the best results by applying primer before filling the spiral. The primer leaves less spiral to fill, and it provides a barrier against...

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A-men!

I've gotten into a few projects like this. I'm sure, in your mind, the challenge has morphed from "fun refurb" to "character test".

With years of experience, too many times I've run...

We need to catch the remaining brother alive so he can be interrogated. We need to know who, if anyone, else is involved. I'm quite sure law enforcement will take great care not to kill him (no...

I agree that DD is useful for bringing hi-flying birds back without them drifting too far, that it helps keep them on the field. But tracking is still very important. If you can't see where it...

I agree 100%. There really is little need for making 3FNC's that can be easily cloned. Nonetheless, folks seem to ask for them quite often.


While I think many of these upscales are also easily...

Besides the label, yellow glue can be a culprit. It shrinks, unlike many other glues. If the flier got a little carried away filleting the rings, the shrinking glue can leave the motor tube very...

To be clear, what are you saying is stupid? That there are rules regulating the transport of hazmat?

Doug

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Yeah, they're supposed to do that in some places in Kentucky, too. But lots of stations would leave them in. Lax enforcement I suppose. And, when I'm up there, I'll avoid places that don't have...

Bill, it's been a long time, and they were still working on the tunnel to the airport. But, as I recall, I was about 4 or 5 blocks from the tunnel entrance, trying to fill up a rental car before...

In most places, when they added self-serve pumps, they charged a few cents more for full serve. Over the years, fewer and fewer places offered full serve, and those that did continued to charge more...

Oregon and NJ. Downtown Boston, too...at least, last time I was there.

Doug

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It's kinda funny. In the text, they claim the motors fit BT-50 and that they're 0.95" in diameter despite the pic clearly showing them to be less than 3/4" in diameter.

I laughed at the term,...

I did. It's ~0.7" by 2.75" - ie, about the same dimensions as an Estes C motor. Makes me wonder if it's really D impulse. About the only way to make a black powder D motor in that form factor is to...

Keep in mind, this is not a lacquer based, automotive primer. So drying times are much longer.

Doug

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I'm looking forward to flying those when I can get my hands on some. That said, I'm a little apprehensive about their lifting power. While the E16, no doubt, has an improved average thrust over the...

I'm curious how this will fly. My experience is that 2-staged, BT-70 sized rockets can be quite challenging to get in the air with good rod speed (on black powder motors). And going to a thicker...

FWIW, this is better known as ST-20, an old Centuri tube. (Totally Tubular calls it T-204.)

Alas, there are one or two other Estes tubes very close to this. I believe they have recently used a...

I don't think the alignment of hook and lug matters. But I've found that having the hook aligned with a swept back fin, such as on an Alpha, makes it just a tad more difficult to get your fingers on...

Good for you! Keep it up!

FWIW, I celebrated 10 years nicotine free back in August. Yet it hasn't been that long ago, maybe a year, that I was in the garage working on a project and came to a...

Sam,

Looking up "Rustoleum Professional Primer" I found these highlights on the RustOleum site:
> High Performance Enamel Sprays
> Dries to the touch in 15 minutes for fast applications
>...

Do you know someone in IT? Can you have a discreet conversation with them to discuss adjusting the filter? That is, if you call them out on it, you probably won't get far. But if you take someone...

I've been living in large metropolitan areas for almost 30 years, and have gotten to where I never use by brights. Then, when I venture into the countryside, I have to sharpen up my game and get in...