What did you do rocket wise today?

krusty said:

They're nice looking chutes!!

Krusty

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Thanks Krusty.

Woke up this mornng with hybrids on the brain... need to check to see if I have fever, cause I must be sick!

Txnrcr said:

Was that your Wildchild? I was observing a L1 attempt for the gentleman that found it. His flight had a long drift down range. He came across the Wildchild pretty far north on the field.

Was this the L1 flight a few months ago that just vanished after launch?
JW

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That was my Wildchild, and yes it is the one that vanished upon launch. I will no longer think, "surely someone who is good at spotting rockets will see this."

If either I had come alone, or more family had come I would have gone out looking for it this launch. Upon further thinking I was sure I hadn't even come close to going far enough away from the launch pad. At any rate, before it goes up again at a minimum a tracker is going inside the upper section. Should have received an Egg Finder yesterday, but for some reason the postman didn't bring it by and lied claiming no safe place to leave it.

Started a Big Bertha build. Motor mount assembled and fins sanded.

ordered a foodsaver machine for some upcoming projects to help in laminating the fins.

DRAGON64 said:

Woke up this mornng with hybrids on the brain... need to check to see if I have fever, cause I must be sick!

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Sounds like a blues song by Rory Gallagher. id you ever wake up with those bullfrogs on your mind..."

No fever: Launching hybrid sounds sick...like gastrointestinal distress.

HA HA ,I Paid It Forward....Sometimes I crack me-self up.. :roll: :lol:

Made a nose cone:

I have been modifing a large plastic one gallon jar into a vacuum chamber. It is big enough to get a 3" x 6 " ebay into.

Last week I bought my wife a pearl pendant necklace for our 12 year anniversary.

How it that rocketry related? Today I used the Apogee Components gift certificate she got me as an anniversary gift to buy a guillotine fin jig.

T34zac said:

Made a nose cone:
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beautiful!

Laminated 3 FG fins with carbon fiber for my Lvl 2 project - first time working with CF and first time laminating FG fins - I'm nervous about how they are going to turn out.

T34zac said:

Made a nose cone:
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I like. What wood did you use?


Willie

Finished sewing the Shroud Lines onto my new Chute' and installed it into the Type 81.

Filleted the fins on my Ceiling Pusher 29 with Rocketpoxy. also worked on getting ready for our club launch this weekend.

Begun the Repairs on my Astron Elliptic 1.

Started working on my flight plan for MWP12 and realized I'm a bit exposed after selling most all my rockets. I need to get back to my X-15 build ASAP!

Willie said:

I like. What wood did you use?


Willie

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It's made of cedar

I finish the build and assembly of the 20' antenna tower launch pad I designed for my dad, and tested it with him by loading his nearly 22ft "Really Really Mean Machine" on it. We then loaded it on his trailer to head for Argonia.

Sanding Sanding and more Sanding... the priming.. again

Prepped rockets for Freedom Launch
No Deuce98, CTI didn't have 2 M1790's.
High Tech H45 - I55 Mellow
Additional 2.6 payload/chute/altbay for a 38 EX sparky
4-29SS, 2 G100 airstarting 2 F22
EZI-65, J94 mellow
The Motoreater is back, J1520 airstarting 8 F15's.
Ultimate 24, 7 E9-6
Mega Mosquito, F15-6

Received a new launchpad: Estes E system for D and E motors. F and G will wait for next year with the mantis pad or a scratch build pad with a 1 inch rail.

Also received my first 18mm AeroTech D motors, which I intend to put in an Estes Patriot and Der Red Max.

Looked at Orangeburg on Mapquest. Trying to decide if I have the $$ for gas there and back.

Sanded and then sanded some more on me Sidewinder.
Ordered some nylon chutes.
One was a nice dark blue for me UnderDog (Big Daddy)rocket.
Been wanting a blue cuz his cape is blue.

T34zac said:

It's made of cedar

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Reminds me of the hardwood nose with the FSI Mach One DART rocket of yesteryear -hope they bring that back !

Kenny

KenRico said:

Reminds me of the hardwood nose with the FSI Mach One DART rocket of yesteryear -hope they bring that back !

Kenny

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Never heard of that one

T34zac said:

Never heard of that one

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One went on eBay recently : https://www.ebay.com/itm/FSI-FLIGHT-SYSTEMS-INC-DART-Not-Estes-or-Centuri-/301257122505?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=bZWaHBXjwko14ZsttDHw%252FrpwZmk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Kenny

80" Ripstop nylon sheet arrived... time to make some 'chutes!

KenRico said:

One went on eBay recently : https://www.ebay.com/itm/FSI-FLIGHT-SYSTEMS-INC-DART-Not-Estes-or-Centuri-/301257122505?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=bZWaHBXjwko14ZsttDHw%252FrpwZmk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Kenny

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Very cool. I like the way my nose cone came out and I don't want to put paint on it, too bad I will have to.

1. Applied fillets to the fins of my Estes Cosmic Explorer
2. Sanded and puttied the nose cone
3. Purchased dust masks, nitrile gloves (learned the hard way why these are necessary), a new 12-inch metal ruler, and a cutting mat (40% off!!)
4. Began painting the PVC tube I intend to use to transport launch rods
5. Started experimenting with plastic putty as a fin filler, as recommended by TRF user Krusty, on a scrap piece of balsa
6. About to start another rocket build while I wait for glue to dry
7. Waited impatiently for the delivery of my 3D Rocketry Nautilus II