Rocketeer Gator
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I know most of ya just tape your keychain cams on but last year I lost one doing it that way.So I started doing this...
What I use:
8-32 x 3/4" flat slotted screw & nut
5 min epoxy
chopped carbon fiber
80 grit sandpaper
part of a button snap (a flat washer can also be used)
First an area is sanded with the 80 grit for good bonding.
With a small amount of 5 min epoxy, the screw is epoxied about 1/3 away from where keychain was attached.This will give the cam a slight angle away from the BT.Thick CA would also work for this.
With a mix of the 5 min epoxy and chopped fiber.Apply a small amount of the mix around the screw then slide on the button half or washer.Spread a bit more of the epoxy mix around making a small fillet.If your a bit sloppy and get any epoxy on the screw threads make sure to thread on a nut before it fully sets and back off to "clean" the threads.
Now the cam can be mounted where ever you like just by drilling a hole for the screw and tighten it with a nut on the booster BT,payload BT,or like this pic on the switch band.
Worked like a charm here mounted to booster section at 575mph over a mile....liftoff at 1:10
[video=youtube;qM2b38TiYJQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM2b38TiYJQ&list=UUU2k7qa-mu5O1DMLfhHBMXw&index=7[/video]
What I use:
8-32 x 3/4" flat slotted screw & nut
5 min epoxy
chopped carbon fiber
80 grit sandpaper
part of a button snap (a flat washer can also be used)
First an area is sanded with the 80 grit for good bonding.
With a small amount of 5 min epoxy, the screw is epoxied about 1/3 away from where keychain was attached.This will give the cam a slight angle away from the BT.Thick CA would also work for this.
With a mix of the 5 min epoxy and chopped fiber.Apply a small amount of the mix around the screw then slide on the button half or washer.Spread a bit more of the epoxy mix around making a small fillet.If your a bit sloppy and get any epoxy on the screw threads make sure to thread on a nut before it fully sets and back off to "clean" the threads.
Now the cam can be mounted where ever you like just by drilling a hole for the screw and tighten it with a nut on the booster BT,payload BT,or like this pic on the switch band.
Worked like a charm here mounted to booster section at 575mph over a mile....liftoff at 1:10
[video=youtube;qM2b38TiYJQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM2b38TiYJQ&list=UUU2k7qa-mu5O1DMLfhHBMXw&index=7[/video]