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I was recently toying around with the idea of finding a way to make a screw on retainer from Aluminum for 13mm rockets, but one thing led to another, and I ended up with a workable model in plastic that fits MMX motor tubes.
They are made from the plastic caps that you would use on valve stems for tires.
I was not going to post them here, as I knew they would be met by criticism due to adding unnecessary weight, but I have refined the making process so that there is only as much material as is required to efficiently hold the motor, so I hope it will be well received.
I am not saying this is any better than any other method, it simply adds "Something Different" to the MMX idea.
I flew it on my stock Fliskits Teeny Triskellion and it did not impede performance.
Yesterday, I accidentally static tested it, as in I had put a piece of masking tape on the launch lug and rod of one of my MMX models to hold it steady while I carried it out to the pad, but forgot to remove the tape before launch, resulting essentially in a static test, with no damage resulting to either pad or rocket. The only notable damage was my embarrassment at my mistake. :blush:
Here is the jig I made from a valve stem, that I chuck in my hand drill to spin them. They are pretty self-explanatory.
They are made from the plastic caps that you would use on valve stems for tires.
I was not going to post them here, as I knew they would be met by criticism due to adding unnecessary weight, but I have refined the making process so that there is only as much material as is required to efficiently hold the motor, so I hope it will be well received.
I am not saying this is any better than any other method, it simply adds "Something Different" to the MMX idea.
I flew it on my stock Fliskits Teeny Triskellion and it did not impede performance.
Yesterday, I accidentally static tested it, as in I had put a piece of masking tape on the launch lug and rod of one of my MMX models to hold it steady while I carried it out to the pad, but forgot to remove the tape before launch, resulting essentially in a static test, with no damage resulting to either pad or rocket. The only notable damage was my embarrassment at my mistake. :blush:
Here is the jig I made from a valve stem, that I chuck in my hand drill to spin them. They are pretty self-explanatory.
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