Fly Away rail guides - where to buy?

I'm looking to try some fly away rail guides for some 1.6" thin wall fiberglass rockets, and ultimately to use on a Rapton 38. What are your sources? Pros/cons?

Animal Motor Works carries them.

https://amwprox.com/

Yep www. amwprox.com

Thanks!

I don't have Gary Byrum's Launch Lug cartoon but...We used to make our own back in the old days... I think it was a article in the old High Power Rocketry mag I got it from. Even home-made ones work great

dave carver said:

I don't have Gary Byrum's Launch Lug cartoon but...We used to make our own back in the old days... I think it was a article in the old High Power Rocketry mag I got it from. Even home-made ones work great

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Please elaborate "home-made".

Banzai88 said:

I'm looking to try some fly away rail guides for some 1.6" thin wall fiberglass rockets, and ultimately to use on a Rapton 38. What are your sources? Pros/cons?

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You're going to love them! ... and BTW it don't have to be a glass tube. Believe it our not we always launch my sons Estes Top Shot using the Mayhem guides. That's right a BT-60 thin wall tube, E12 BP. Over half a dozen times now w/o fail 100%, batting 1000. Interesting to hear the comments about why someone is launching a "toy" rocket on an "away" pad. Even more interesting when some one says "something fell of the rocket" and I turn around and say "it damn well better".

Got several video if you'd like to see them?

Here are some "promotion" pics of the 38mm guide (1.6") on my Madcow Tomach Mini and that Estes Top Shot.

Who makes these? I want some in 24 and 29mm because reasons.

Mayhem Rocketry makes them, but they are sold exclusively through Animal Motor Works mentioned and linked above. But, AFAIK 38mm is the smallest.

Cool, thanks for the tip. I'll ask them about the possibility of customs.

These guides where invented and made by Bill Cook (AKA wfcook) who is a frequent poster here on TRF. Very smart young engineer and a good guy.

tmacklin said:

These guides where invented and made by Bill Cook (AKA wfcook) who is a frequent poster here on TRF. Very smart young engineer and a good guy.

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Yes he is. Didn't want to name drop as now he’ll have to deal with the paparazzi :wink:

Ted, your jig and Bill's guides 2 of my favorite things.

jahall4 said:

Yes he is. Didn't want to name drop as now he’ll have to deal with the paparazzi :wink:

Ted, your jig and Bill's guides 2 of my favorite things.

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Thanks jahall4. Your support gives me resolve.

tmacklin said:

gives me "resolve".

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I was just shooting for "sales".

And here's that Tomach in the Macklin Jig