Rocketry Warehouse's Adventurer 3 Nose Cone

I don't know if I am missing a bulkhead or I am supposed to figure out some other way to attach a recover cord.

All I have are a hollow cone and a coupler which fits inside.

How should I attach something?

https://rocketrywarehouse.com/product_info.php?products_id=821

One way is to replace the bolt holding the metal NC tip with an eyebolt.

Do you think ordering a bulkhead would be a better solution?

Me personally, I like the eyebolt attached to the NC tip unless you are planning to stuff some electronics up there.

I always worry about stuff blowing into the cone and getting stuck.

majordude said:

I always worry about stuff blowing into the cone and getting stuck.

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You do have a valid concern sir!

majordude said:

Do you think ordering a bulkhead would be a better solution?

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I don't like the way RW has started doing this either. They have some beautiful stepped fiberglass bulkheads. I guess they'd prefer you pay for an upgrade. I usually just find something in my old stock of parts and glue it together to make my stepped bulkheads.

I added a stepped bulkhead and a threaded rod to follow CJ's glue less method. This will work for now but I want to make a tray for tracking inside soon.

ParrytheWind said:

I added a stepped bulkhead and a threaded rod to follow CJ's glue less method. This will work for now but I want to make a tray for tracking inside soon.

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CJ's glueless thread?

You're not concerned about rotational forces during descent unscrewing the eye nut? I have a nosecone built using this method, but haven't flown the rocket yet. I suppose a swivel on the chute would mitigate rotational forces though.

I feel that has to be considered. I have an extra nut under the bulkhead and loc tight everywhere. I feel the cone will spin freely as a whole. A swivel is an excellent idea also.

yes, I can see the loc-tite being a help . . .

Will the metal threaded rod interfere with a gps tracker? Specifically the egg finder?
Steve

Loc tite. All over the place. Just dip the whole nosecone in it.

If you have the nosecone in the middle-ish of the shock cord and the parachute on the end, theres not much rotational force.

DizWolf said:

Loc tite. All over the place. Just dip the whole nosecone in it.

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I thought the whole point of that other thread was to be "glue-less". That Loctite stuff is damn near impossible to remove.

majordude said:

I thought the whole point of that other thread was to be "glue-less". That Loctite stuff is damn near impossible to remove.

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Use blue and not red.

321_BlastOff said:

Use blue and not red.

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Yeah.....you only make THAT mistake once!

blackjack2564 said:

Yeah.....you only make THAT mistake once!

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oint:oint:oint:oint:oint:

SDramstad said:

Will the metal threaded rod interfere with a gps tracker? Specifically the egg finder?
Steve

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Hi SDramstad- I started the thread posted by MightyRocketman in post 7, specifically because I wanted to put my eggfinder in the nose away from allthread. Don't know if it mattered, I didn't lose signal, but I didn't have a successful flight (not because of the nose bay design!). I rebuilt it the same way and hope to fly it again this spring.