I remembered reading that a few decades ago Estes sold a C rail whose channel could accommodate a 1/8" (I think) launch lug on a dowel standoff.
So I grabbed some launch lugs and a 1010 rail and started mucking around.
3/16" lugs are too narrow, they come out of the front opening of the channel.
1/4" paper lugs are too wide, they don't fit in the channel.
But 1/4" glassine lugs fit perfectly.
Narrow enough to easily slide in the channel but wide enough not to come out of the opening.
This would facilitate one launch guide solution that would enable launching from both a rod or a rail, depending on availability.
So has anyone tried using 1/4" luglets on standoffs instead of rail buttons?
So I grabbed some launch lugs and a 1010 rail and started mucking around.
3/16" lugs are too narrow, they come out of the front opening of the channel.
1/4" paper lugs are too wide, they don't fit in the channel.
But 1/4" glassine lugs fit perfectly.
Narrow enough to easily slide in the channel but wide enough not to come out of the opening.
This would facilitate one launch guide solution that would enable launching from both a rod or a rail, depending on availability.
So has anyone tried using 1/4" luglets on standoffs instead of rail buttons?