thekage
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So I started building my big Bertha, I had seen others build it with an interchangeable motor mount system and I wanted to do that as well. Planning on building a 24mm, 3x18mm mount, and a 2x18mm mount. I'm using a 2 56 all thread rod mounted in a plywood centering ring as my base idea (that I got here doug79.com/BT60mms). I also use baffles in my larger rockets frequently so that got the wheels turning...
I started looking around for different baffle designs that I could incorporate into my motor mount system. Found an old Apogee Newsletter concerning baffle designs Apogee Newsletter 129 and found one I thought I could use.
So this is what I came up with...
Using two centering rings, with a section of 24mm tubing mounted inside of the rings. The 2 56 all thread would run between the two rings and down the rest of the air frame. The 24mm tubing will act as a baffle, it has small holes drilled at the top of the tube, and the top of the tube will be plugged. The inside of the tube will get a thin coat of epoxy near the top and around the holes to protect from ejection charge gasses. This will combine the interchangeable motor mount with a baffle system and give a solid mount for recovery system.
I started looking around for different baffle designs that I could incorporate into my motor mount system. Found an old Apogee Newsletter concerning baffle designs Apogee Newsletter 129 and found one I thought I could use.
So this is what I came up with...
Using two centering rings, with a section of 24mm tubing mounted inside of the rings. The 2 56 all thread would run between the two rings and down the rest of the air frame. The 24mm tubing will act as a baffle, it has small holes drilled at the top of the tube, and the top of the tube will be plugged. The inside of the tube will get a thin coat of epoxy near the top and around the holes to protect from ejection charge gasses. This will combine the interchangeable motor mount with a baffle system and give a solid mount for recovery system.
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