heada
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CA'd my finger to a fin while trying to tack it to the CR.
Blue ,gray and with red fins. It will stand out on the pad. Nice looking rocket. Well done.
CA'd my finger to a fin while trying to tack it to the CR.
The fumes given off from too much thin CA is something we all could recognize and commiserate with. I've started using a small desk fan with the air blowing from behind me and past my face to prevent it from getting too bad near my face.I had a CA fiasco this weekend while hardening a motor mount tube edge.
As it is happening an outside observer would think you were having a stroke or something. . .its basically like walking through a spider web (done that twice this week too. . .). A rocket guy would see the same event and go 'oh, too much CA' and move on.
Sandy.
Oh, yeah. AGL for sure.Yes, that was my point as well. High altitude launch leads to better performance AGL. If the record were for ASL then there's be no records set outside of the Himalayas.
Blue ,gray and with red fins. It will stand out on the pad. Nice looking rocket. Well done.
That hurts nooo doubt that CA is no joke lolCA'd my finger to a fin while trying to tack it to the CR.
Know the pain, but slow and good is better. Small but steady progress is key.One freakin' fin fillet.
One.
Sounds like the SLS project.Know the pain, but slow and good is better. Small but steady progress is key.
For what it's worth, those CA fumes are actually a form of tear gas. That's why it feels like you've been tear gassed.The fumes given off from too much thin CA is something we all could recognize and commiserate with. I've started using a small desk fan with the air blowing from behind me and past my face to prevent it from getting too bad near my face.
Something not quite as good as thin CA but much easier to deal with is a brushing lacquer that has been thinned significantly. Soaks in like thin CA, dries fairly quickly and is easier to sand. For a larger MMT, I've switched to this from CA. It has a mucher lower risk of transferring layers of skin from the pads of your fingers too.
Same, a couple of days ago. Granted, it was the only one that needed redoing on a slightly damaged short booster, bit still.One freakin' fin fillet.
One.
Enjoy sounds awesomeI just finished packing the Explorer with rockets and assorted gear for tomorrow. It is the first day of Tripoly Las Vegas Octoberfest. Weather forecast looks good for the whole weekend. Glory Be. Finally a launch day without 15 mph winds. I hope the weatherman is right this time. I'm taking 6 rockets one of which is The Flying Pumpkin.
I'm taking 6 rockets one of which is The Flying Pumpkin.
Got fins stuck to this yesterday. Love how it's turning out
Me too! This is giving me all sorts of ideas.
Oh yes. They landed about 60' apart, and other than a little mud on one of the fins, all was fine. The range safety officer even commented that it looked like I planned it that way!<<snip>>
Both pieces successfully retrieved, I hope? Without (further) damage?
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There is an odorless CA on the market, but I'm not convinced it is as strong as the stinky stuff, I choose to stick with stinky!For what it's worth, those CA fumes are actually a form of tear gas. That's why it feels like you've been tear gassed.
Jim
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