bobkrech
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The Amazon ad says it's a 5 mm extrusion. That should be roughly equivalent to a 1/4" rod in stiffness.
Here's some useful information. https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2015/nanobeam2/ The slot width is likely ~ 1.5 mm or ~0.059"
The fastener screws are tiny: M1.2x2. https://www.metricscrews.us/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70_216_218 And pricy.
You will probably need to use screws instead of rail buttons unless you have rail buttons that glue on to the airframe. But using a tap that small is not easy.
A better alternate might be a plastic or metal rail guide that use double-sided tape or glue on.
It also appears the standard length is 300 mm (12") which is short for a launch rail.
My personal opinion is that it's probably too small for hobby rocket use.
Bob
Here's some useful information. https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2015/nanobeam2/ The slot width is likely ~ 1.5 mm or ~0.059"
The fastener screws are tiny: M1.2x2. https://www.metricscrews.us/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70_216_218 And pricy.
You will probably need to use screws instead of rail buttons unless you have rail buttons that glue on to the airframe. But using a tap that small is not easy.
A better alternate might be a plastic or metal rail guide that use double-sided tape or glue on.
It also appears the standard length is 300 mm (12") which is short for a launch rail.
My personal opinion is that it's probably too small for hobby rocket use.
Bob