Building the 3D ROCKETRY's FS2-3"

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Slickwilly

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Cutting the fin slots:

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1) Taping the fin slot guide to the body tube.
2) Poking holes at the corners of each slot.
3) Connecting pin holes and drawing the slots with straight edge.
4) Using fresh sharp knife blade to carefully cut out the slots.
5) Rough cut done.


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6 and 7) Sanding slots for a good fit.
8) Looking good.
 
Gluing the forward centering ring:

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1) Lightly sanded the whole motor mount tube using coarse paper to get the shine off and marked ring placement 10in. from end of tube.
2) Scratching diagonal lines on motor tube with hobby knife where ring will be glued to helps glue grab tube better.
3) Scratched diagonal lines on inner part of ring with hobby knife to help glue grab better.
4) Ring is glued and aligned with 10in. mark. (I like to twist the ring into position to even out the glue.) Wiped off excess glue from the marked side.
5) When dry I added a thick fillet of glue on the forward side of ring.
 
Been busy and had to stop working on it. Plan on doing some work on it over the Easter break.
 
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