I like Proline 4500 for fillets. Sets fast and makes a pretty sweet fillet. And it is black.
I do it...[JB ]just add only the drops needed to dye black...no more.
Most folks use WAY too much.
Shake the tiny dye bottle well. It does settle. I would guess only 1 maybe 2 drops most for tiny set of fillets .
Heck on 4inch rocket with 12inch long fillets I only use 4 drops for a set [2 fillets] in Rocketpoxy.
Adding too much [just a few drops more than needed] will change cure time and make runnier than without.
I have tinted many JB fillets black on small rockets especially mini's, no issue. First one i did is 7-8 years old and still flies fine. Granted your doing extreme...just wanted you to know the dyed fillets have stood txt of time without getting brittle.
If I were going for a record my rocket would look like crap...sanded/polished smooth is slicker than any gloss finish and yields a smaller OD. every little bit helps...form follows function.
How would it be to use strips of carbon twill for the covering layer of the fillets? Glue with JB as normal and the layer a strip on top for looks.
Is that magenta in the fin weave real or just a trick of the light? If it's real, how did you do that? It's pretty cool-looking.
Is that this nosecone?
https://wildmanrocketry.com/products/fnc1-5-5-1-vk-fw-mt
Any chance you could measure the outside diameter at the bottom? Thanks!
Awesome, thanks.Yes it is the same cone. The OD at the base is 41mm.
I still can’t see one, were you able to see the pictures I posted of the JB Weld fillets?
I wasn’t able to see that those pictures. Something strange is going on with the posts as there should only be 2 pictures, 1 of the sled and one of the fins. I see the same thing you do for the unavailable photo but when I go to edit it only 2 images show up.
Amazing work. What's the all up weight going to be for this project?
I have a WM BH38 I will be building and flying this summer, plan to push the 20k waiver with it on the Loki 38-1200 hardware as well.
~John
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