gsanders
EastCoaster
Hello, I have a couple of quick questions I am hoping someone can help me with...
(1) - I bought some large size (1/4" hole required) plastic rivets from GLR (Giant Leap). I drilled into the airframe and nosecone and inserted the plastic rivet. My question... just how hard do you have to push on those rivets to get them to insert into a "locked" position. I am a big boy with big fingers and I have given them quite a push but they have not begun to insert? What am I doing wrong? Should I get a hammer (just kidding)?
(2) - How do you keep the end of a Kevlar shockcord from fraying after you cut it to a desired length? With nylon you can apply heat but that obviously does not work so well with Kevlar.
(3) - One of my rockets (LOC Forte 3.1") had a hard landing in a rocky, plowed field and loosened two fins and put a little "pressure welt" in the lower airframe between two of the fins. I epoxied the fins back as best as I could but they need a little TLC and some beefing-up of the fillets. Is there some way to apply a thin, even coat of epoxy (or something better / more workable) to the lower airframe section (from just above the fins to the bottom of the airframe) so it strengthens that area so I can run a few "hotter" motors through this rocket without any worry of it self-destructing?
Thanks in advance...
Gary
(1) - I bought some large size (1/4" hole required) plastic rivets from GLR (Giant Leap). I drilled into the airframe and nosecone and inserted the plastic rivet. My question... just how hard do you have to push on those rivets to get them to insert into a "locked" position. I am a big boy with big fingers and I have given them quite a push but they have not begun to insert? What am I doing wrong? Should I get a hammer (just kidding)?
(2) - How do you keep the end of a Kevlar shockcord from fraying after you cut it to a desired length? With nylon you can apply heat but that obviously does not work so well with Kevlar.
(3) - One of my rockets (LOC Forte 3.1") had a hard landing in a rocky, plowed field and loosened two fins and put a little "pressure welt" in the lower airframe between two of the fins. I epoxied the fins back as best as I could but they need a little TLC and some beefing-up of the fillets. Is there some way to apply a thin, even coat of epoxy (or something better / more workable) to the lower airframe section (from just above the fins to the bottom of the airframe) so it strengthens that area so I can run a few "hotter" motors through this rocket without any worry of it self-destructing?
Thanks in advance...
Gary