rharshberger
Well-Known Member
I finally got enough of the pieces to build my Jawstand Launch Pad. The Current configuration is a 6' x 20mm Mini Button Rail with a 5' x15mm Makerbeam Micro button rail. Eventually I will add a 6' 1010 Rail to the pad. Blast Deflector is a $1.99 Dewalt metal cutting blade that with a little grinding on the arbor hole now fits perfectly around the 20mm rail. The 2x4 is temporary until I get the 1010 rail and the parts I want to mount it, then the 20mm rail will be fitted with 1010 rail buttons and changing the rail will be as easy as slipping the 20mm on to the 1010 just like the 15mm is currently mounted to the 20mm rail, there are stop screws top and bottom to keep the 15mm rail from sliding out of the 20mm rail if a rocket were to hang up for some reason. The way the rails are set up now I can fly Micro buttons off one side and Mini buttons off the other. I will be bringing this pad with me for use at our future launches.
Parts purchased from:
Rail-buttons.com for all my rail buttons needs Randy has great service.
80/20 Inc 20mm t-slot 1825mm long via Amazon ( $28.00 of which half was shipping)
Makerbeam B.V. (via Amazon) 15mm rail x 1500mm length ($25.00 for two iirc)
Richland Griggs Ace Hardware and the pieces/parts Hillman Fasteners section (who knows how much I spend there, they have screws from smaller than #2 and larger, dig around long enough and I can do anything in rocketry there...almost).
Lowes for the Aluminum 1"x1"x36" angle and the blast deflector/blade ( $12.00).
Parts purchased from:
Rail-buttons.com for all my rail buttons needs Randy has great service.
80/20 Inc 20mm t-slot 1825mm long via Amazon ( $28.00 of which half was shipping)
Makerbeam B.V. (via Amazon) 15mm rail x 1500mm length ($25.00 for two iirc)
Richland Griggs Ace Hardware and the pieces/parts Hillman Fasteners section (who knows how much I spend there, they have screws from smaller than #2 and larger, dig around long enough and I can do anything in rocketry there...almost).
Lowes for the Aluminum 1"x1"x36" angle and the blast deflector/blade ( $12.00).