Scratchbuild "Trashicorn" Material Selection thread

[RWmarlow]

Hand selected Commercial Grade Procter and Gamble "Bounty" (about 1.65 in.)Series Tubing this will be the "inner sleeve"

 

[GDJ]

Good start. That stuff soaks up glue wonderful. Great for joining BT's together.

 

[RWmarlow]

Kimberly-Clark "Cottonelle" series tubing 4"L X 1.66 I.D. (sanitation grade) will be the outer airframe...

 

[RWmarlow]

Thanks To Jos. Schlitz for the centering ring and bulkhead stock....I chose the "Ice" labeled ones due to stock on hand

 

[RWmarlow]

I figure i'd kick it old school and use the "Eagle Claw" Braided steel "Classic" not sure how the motor Retention "hook" got in the pic

 

[RWmarlow]

A shot of the postman delivering a large order of USPS grade cat. no. # D-1097 Fiber cell laminate fin stock

 

[RWmarlow]

Motor tube raw stock hand delivered from just outside of Chattanooga....notice the ability to see SEVEN states may not apply to this build

 

[RWmarlow]

Lucky Find at Hobby Lobby....(it wasn't dented) Ultralight and the basic Factory shaping means less work!

 

[CarVac]

Kimberly-Clark "Cottonelle" series tubing 4"L X 1.66 I.D. (sanitation grade) will be the outer airframe...View attachment 103310

Tube fins like that? Please?

 

[RWmarlow]

Chute materials... Shroud line By P.O.H....(Red Cross Issue) Canopy (Rated at Party Strength)and the all important Tape disc

 

[RWmarlow]

Adhesive selection...I passed on these two and chose this brand

 

[RWmarlow]

Centering rings...custom shaped and ready for the "curing process"....actually the build starts AFTER breakfast

 

[rstaff3]

I love trashy rockets! Bravo on your humorous build description...horse hide glue...:rofl:

 

[Pem Tech]

Centering rings...custom shaped View attachment 103682 and ready for the "curing process"....actually the build starts AFTER breakfast

Yummmm
Fresh, glazed centering rings....

 

[RWmarlow]

Inspected,,,,and Approved by LLama's

 

[RWmarlow]

Ok here is a shot of the recovery harness test

 

[Daddyisabar]

I have those same shoes, got 'em on right now. And the beer looks delicious too.

 

[Pem Tech]

InspectedView attachment 103693,,,,and Approved by LLama'sView attachment 103694

Llama Approved, gotta' love it...

And that is some mighty rigorous testing you got going there, maybe you should take a break or something.
:lol:

 

[RWmarlow]

Rolled A 27mm tube for the F100-0 BP SU (Trashicorn Became a two stage)....remembering the old school BP altitude contests...Staging to and Estes E12....lot's o' boom Factor!

 

[RWmarlow]

 

[RWmarlow]

I haven't updated this in a while....most of my spare time is filling the tube joints and spirals of seven toilet paper cores end to end....but I have taken a look at three items that might help with the fin fillets etc. i have walked on this stuff and it seems durable and tenacious...next..
and lastly

 

[chadrog]

Rolled A 27mm tube for the F100-0 BP SU (Trashicorn Became a two stage)....remembering the old school BP altitude contests...Staging to and Estes E12....lot's o' boom Factor!

"Kamikaze" might be an appropriate name...YIKES!!!!!