What did you do rocket wise today?

[B787_300]

ugh more painting and sanding...

 

[TheSamurai]

Got the boys some new rockets.

 

[bertrand]

Ordered a variety pack of motors and a Big Bertha kit. Also may have found a new launch site. Will be driving to check it out tomorrow.

 

[o1d_dude]

Finished cleaning and stowing the launch gear from yesterday's LUNAR launch at Snow Ranch.

JB Weld'd an Aeropack retainer to my dual deploy converted tube fin rocket.

Shortened a drogue shock cord and stitched up the loop at the alt-bay end.

 

[TopRamen]

Dry fit some Fins.

 

[bertrand]

Checked out the new launch site and found that it is absolutely perfect for low power launches. Then tested it by launching my Baby Bertha. Picture perfect launch and recovery!

 

[Hombre]

I messed around with Open Rocket, looked at a lot of plans, reverse-engineered a few designs, bought a whole bunch of quality/upgrade parts (and promptly forgot to get some Aerogloss) to kit-bash official designs in different scales. To learn the hard way.

 

[o1d_dude]

Cut and sanded a rail button block to attach to the aft centering ring of my Madcow Frenzy.

Prepped the motor mount of the Frenzy and taped down the kevlar y-harness so it's ready for epoxy.

Recycled a length of shock cord for my Polecat Goblin 5.5 that's 30" long. This will anchor the chute to the nose cone in my Cable Cutter deployment scheme.

Shortened the main and drogue shock cords on my tube fin DD rocket. They are now 20' and 12' respectively. 25' and 15" seemed excessive.

Dug out my old Dremel Model 1731 belt/disc sander. Looked for replacement connectors to hold the disk table in adjustment but "Not available - obsolete". No duh. Worst design ever. The "ears" on both of the connectors broke off years ago which is why I had to dig the unit out.

 

[EXPjawa]

Having recently put decals on my Astron Cobra, Binary Star & Lepus, I took some photographs (more in appropriate threads):

 

[Igotnothing]

Weighed the Reaper 3 components recently received from Rocketry Warehouse, and updated my OpenRocket file with those weights. Got some G motors for the kid's fun flights and an H for his L-1 attempt - from Buy Rocket Motors.com. Got some shooter wire from Aerocon Systems for my cable cutters. Inhibited my next test grains and loaded the test case, but didn't get around to the test since my lab assistant (the kid) went off to a meeting at the school. Something about choosing classes for his Junior and Senior year. Geez the stress they put on kids these days. Music before school, track after school, extra summer classes for college credit - least I can do is let him burn some rocket fuel on the weekend.

 

[B787_300]

Finished painting (finally) and worked on my esled some more. Hope to launch this weekend

 

[TopRamen]

Bought a new computer so that I can get Openrocket working again. Also saw the Booster sections from Estes for BT-55 and 60, so for $5 a piece figured I can find a use for them or build them into something.
Too tired right now to hook up the new computer, but later after a coffee or some supper maybe.
Never thought I'de be looking forward to doing Sims. I was getting good at OR before this computer decided it was'nt having anymore of it.

 

[o1d_dude]

Bought a new computer so that I can get Openrocket working again.

Better update your sig, Top. LOL!

 

[TopRamen]

Better update your sig, Top. LOL!

Done!
Good riddance Vista!!!




I now have working Openrocket again.

 

[USAFmissileer]

Worked on my Estes V-2

 

[morlock]

- Added the tail cone to TLP FLAIL
- Finished the 'tube' on my square rocket
- Updated my MIM-23B HAWK design with some new scale infos

 

[dcbertelsen]

Updated my L3 build thread (click on link in my signature if you want to read) with the last three days of work. (And did said work.) I also took one of the Ultimate Wildman fins to school; that caused some bugged out eyes. :jaw:

Doug

 

[TopRamen]

Watched the movie, The Rocket on Netflix.

 

[B787_300]

I also took one of the Ultimate Wildman fins to school; that caused some bugged out eyes.

he he you should have seen some of the looks i got while carrying my rocket across campus, even though i go to an aerospace school

 

[rharshberger]

Glassed 2 Loc 3" airframes tubes, cut and fitted the fins for the two Crayon Bank rockets.

 

[Cl(VII)]

Mounted a bench vise. Immediately used it to hold some 5/16 aluminum rod for threading...worked great. Glad I bought some jaw pads, too.

The aluminum is to make minimum diameter motor retainer rods.

 

[TopRamen]

Started my OR sims for my Estes Centuri.

View attachment Estes Centuri 3232.ork

View attachment Estes Centuri 3232.pdf

 

[Wayco]

Mounted a bench vise. Immediately used it to hold some 5/16 aluminum rod for threading...worked great. Glad I bought some jaw pads, too.

The aluminum is to make minimum diameter motor retainer rods.

Just bought two 3 ft. lengths of this aluminum all-thread from McMaster-Carr for $7 each.

 

[Cl(VII)]

Just bought two 3 ft. lengths of this aluminum all-thread from McMaster-Carr for $7 each.

I got three 3' rods from Grainger for $12. I have one on the way home, so no shipping. Besides, I like to make things. When you throw in the vise it was obviously more expensive this way. However, now I have a bench vise, and if there is anything I like more than more rocket parts, it's more tools.

 

[rbelknap]

Impulse buy of a large plastic egg at Target has added a "Quest Courier" upscale to my list of "someday" projects...

 

[o1d_dude]

Finished attaching the kevlar y-harness to the 54mm motor tube of the Madcow Frenzy.

Epoxy'd the centering in the nose cone for my Polecat Aerospace Goblin 5.5 alt bay. Was worried about the epoxy running and fouling the mating surface for the alt bay sled bulkplate but enough 404 adhesive fiber and allowing the stickum to sit a bit prevented it. Turned out quite nice. Now all I need to do is some more fin fillets and we're gonna be ready to prime and paint. Already have the case and motor: Cesaroni J316 Pink..of course, right?

 

[fyrwrxz]

Primed and sanded and sanded and sanded 8" glass nosecone, Primed and sanded some more. It's not the motors that are expensive-it's the frickin' sandpaper!

 

[K'Tesh]

Modeled two transitions (the BT-55 to BT60, and BT-60 to BT-55) in OR, uploaded my Estes Scrambler II (1908).ork file, and complained to management about a pretty racy ad.

 

[o1d_dude]

Primed and sanded and sanded and sanded 8" glass nosecone, Primed and sanded some more. It's not the motors that are expensive-it's the frickin' sandpaper!

Dave, check out the new 3M 10X paper at Home Depot. It's really good. REALLY good.

 

[KenRico]

Just bought two 3 ft. lengths of this aluminum all-thread from McMaster-Carr for $7 each.

Good deal.. Granger has been a little better in pricing but does not have the smaller sizes like McMaster

Kenny