mohmes
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I am a very recent BAR and have become enthralled with all of the HPR possibilities. Unfortunately I decided to wait until next year to enter the high power world and limit myself to some mid power rockets this year. So I got an Estes Pro Series II Ventris and then again unfortunately read some reviews of how people have had success launching this rocket with some small H motors. So now I think I will go for the L1 certification after all - sorry wallet.
I started the build by trying to do a little better job securing the roots of the fins to the motor tube. Basically I cut the bottom of the through the wall slots on the main body tube so after initially setting the fins I could slide the fins and motor mount out of the body tube. This allowed me to make some better fillets using wood glue. I would have prefered to use something else but I had deviated septum surgery 2 days prior and was still recovering. Because this glue was rather thin I built up about 5 layers for good solid fillets. I then made a small notch in the upper motor mount ring to allow the elastic shock cord to tightly slide through during assembly. I then glued the shock cord to the motor mount using a very liberal amount of glue. Should be nice and secure. I plan on using a kevlar sleeve over the shock cord along with a permanent kevlar wadding so the elastic should survive any ejection charges unharmed.
I tried using some of the wood glue to fill the spirals with limited success - I definitely don't have the patience like some of the pros on here - sanding just takes too long but I will suffer through it for this one. The motor mount and fins have been secured to the lower main body tube and a dry fit of the rest of the rocket is being shown off by my daughter.
One of the nice features of this rocket and another blow to my wallet is the upper section of the rocket can make a great electronics bay. It was actually seeing the Altus TeleMetrum (https://www.apogeerockets.com/Electronics_Payloads/Altimeters/TeleMetrum_Starter_Set) that has hooked me on HPR primarily due to my electronics background and the fact that if I am going to invest that much in a rocket I don't want to lose it (CATO is understandable but will still bring a tear to my eye). I even completed my HAM technician license just so I could get the Altus TeleMetrum. So this will give me the chance to play with the electronics and I can also use this for electronic ejection in addition to the motor ejection. I also have a little 808 #16 keychain camera that I plan to mount in the top section.
Needless to say that I haven't been this excited in a long time and can't wait to see her fly. I've ordered a CTI H58 White Thunder for the L1 cert flight which will hopefully happen at Southern Thunder in Manchester, TN come June 22nd.
I think I have also come up with a great name for the rocket - The Wife's Despise :lol:
I started the build by trying to do a little better job securing the roots of the fins to the motor tube. Basically I cut the bottom of the through the wall slots on the main body tube so after initially setting the fins I could slide the fins and motor mount out of the body tube. This allowed me to make some better fillets using wood glue. I would have prefered to use something else but I had deviated septum surgery 2 days prior and was still recovering. Because this glue was rather thin I built up about 5 layers for good solid fillets. I then made a small notch in the upper motor mount ring to allow the elastic shock cord to tightly slide through during assembly. I then glued the shock cord to the motor mount using a very liberal amount of glue. Should be nice and secure. I plan on using a kevlar sleeve over the shock cord along with a permanent kevlar wadding so the elastic should survive any ejection charges unharmed.
I tried using some of the wood glue to fill the spirals with limited success - I definitely don't have the patience like some of the pros on here - sanding just takes too long but I will suffer through it for this one. The motor mount and fins have been secured to the lower main body tube and a dry fit of the rest of the rocket is being shown off by my daughter.
One of the nice features of this rocket and another blow to my wallet is the upper section of the rocket can make a great electronics bay. It was actually seeing the Altus TeleMetrum (https://www.apogeerockets.com/Electronics_Payloads/Altimeters/TeleMetrum_Starter_Set) that has hooked me on HPR primarily due to my electronics background and the fact that if I am going to invest that much in a rocket I don't want to lose it (CATO is understandable but will still bring a tear to my eye). I even completed my HAM technician license just so I could get the Altus TeleMetrum. So this will give me the chance to play with the electronics and I can also use this for electronic ejection in addition to the motor ejection. I also have a little 808 #16 keychain camera that I plan to mount in the top section.
Needless to say that I haven't been this excited in a long time and can't wait to see her fly. I've ordered a CTI H58 White Thunder for the L1 cert flight which will hopefully happen at Southern Thunder in Manchester, TN come June 22nd.
I think I have also come up with a great name for the rocket - The Wife's Despise :lol: