Rocketman35
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Born again Rocketman here. Starting back on small stuff like estes and quest rockets.
Was making my own chutes the other day for the first time and wondered what was the best way to attach the shroud lines to the chute. Just a regular square knot or two? Some kind of slip knot?
Now how about the shock cords? I read that a lot of people were placing super glue on the elastic shock cord knots...everytime i have done this the elastic breaks right at the point where it was glued (more brittle at that point?) Same would go for the kevlar and elastic joining point.
So to sum it up
1- What kind of knot(s) are used at chute/shroud line join.
2- What kind of Knot(s) are used at Shock Cord join:
A) Kevlar/elastic join
B) Elastic/Nose cone join
3- Use super glue at knots? Yes or No
Im sure i'll have more question but i'll leave it here for now.
Big hello to all! and TIA
Chuck
Born again Rocketman here. Starting back on small stuff like estes and quest rockets.
Was making my own chutes the other day for the first time and wondered what was the best way to attach the shroud lines to the chute. Just a regular square knot or two? Some kind of slip knot?
Now how about the shock cords? I read that a lot of people were placing super glue on the elastic shock cord knots...everytime i have done this the elastic breaks right at the point where it was glued (more brittle at that point?) Same would go for the kevlar and elastic joining point.
So to sum it up
1- What kind of knot(s) are used at chute/shroud line join.
2- What kind of Knot(s) are used at Shock Cord join:
A) Kevlar/elastic join
B) Elastic/Nose cone join
3- Use super glue at knots? Yes or No
Im sure i'll have more question but i'll leave it here for now.
Big hello to all! and TIA
Chuck