Well, I'm holding off on buying any more 29mm casing stock because I would need to order from a different supplier for the 3 ft. length. Right now I buy from Amazon (free shipping) for a pretty good price at 2 ft. lengths, but I'd need 4 ft. lengths to make these bad boys. If we get the info and someone wants one, I'd start ordering materials to make them up for you guys.
Dan, have you tried purchasing your DOM stock from a local steel supplier, they can order you 12' lengths of the DOM tube usually for less per foot than you are buying it from Amazon dealers. I worked for a local steel supplier here (Pacific Steel), only thing you will have to give them is the O.D (1.125 iirc) and the wall thickness or I.D., it should save you quite a bit of money. I know we sold short lengths like 3' to people who wanted them, but it was at the 5' price, we made more on short sections per length than we did selling the whole 12' piece by the time it was all sold.
Appreciate the advice! It's awfully convenient just ordering from Amazon in short lengths with free shipping. If the volume was higher (read: if there was any volume, think I missed the market), I'd be sourcing full sticks locally.
I scored on this Kosdon motor about 10 years ago from one of the rocket auction websites. Got the case and 2 of the slow loads ( J-604 ) for about 120$. Wish they were the fast loads. My buddy is building a min. dia. carbon fiber rocket for it now. Ive been told there were only 3 made.
Okay guys-this may take a bit. my computer is so old there are no usable USB ports for my camera. And I lost my phone (camera) at the ROC launch last summer. I know.. I'm an idiot....maybe KenRico can help out.
I picked up these 1" Kosdon from a buddy last weekend.
Tony
I picked up these 1" Kosdon from a buddy last weekend.
Tony
I'm sorry- this is buried in a foot locker several feet down under a ton of other rocket crap. It's amazing how much you accumulate in 40 years,,,crap, make that 50 years of this. Game plan is to start this weekend. Buried treasures, indeed, mateys! Yarrharhar!What ever happened to getting photos and specs for this? Very interested in this as I have the I 800 case and several loads. Would be interesting to see if this could get cloned.
That is frikkin killer dude....Seein those brings back some nice memories... savor them ..
I'm sorry- this is buried in a foot locker several feet down under a ton of other rocket crap. Buried treasures, indeed, mateys! Yarrharhar!
This thing is five footlockers and 4 totes down in a ridiculously crowded garage)
They'll be good to measure at the very least.Ok- I promise to dig it out some time before summer starts. It gets so hot out here that's our building season until the playa cools off enough to breathe. I need some way back parts anyways. The grains may be no good by now anyway ;(
Ok- I promise to dig it out some time before summer starts. It gets so hot out here that's our building season until the playa cools off enough to breathe. I need some way back parts anyways. The grains may be no good by now anyway ;(
Hey does anybody know if LDRS is going to have an EX day?
Old thread brought back to life? The Kosdon J1000 was 38mm, not 29mm. 3 grains, 6.25" long, 21/32" cores. Bottom grain had a 3/16" insulator/inhibitor. 1/2" nozzle. Certified as a J850, 900 N-s.
There was an I800 in 29mm.
If we're talking about THAT motor...I still have one in inventory! May have to pull it out and document.
Also have the larger 1.5-1116 hardware, but only research loads for it.
Long, gold cases are fun!
Documentation of these would be incredible. We have the resources to clone them, albeit without the super nasty inhibitor used.
There was an I800 in 29mm.
Hey does anybody know if LDRS is going to have an EX day?
A discussion about cloning Kosdon motors and loads should probably end up in the Research forum. Copying the casings is the easy part. ;-)
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