TODAY, for the first time in years (
like 5), I built (or worked on) a rocket
- I finished building an Estes Jetliner that I started, sort of, 5 years ago, before I dropped off the face of rocketry after a LONG run. TRF posts can attest to that long run. Now to see if ANY of my rattle cans can be saved - some yes... some no.
- I threw away a bunch of CA and Epoxy that did not make it five years later
- I charged all my Jolly Logic altimeters and chute releases. And they seem, except for one, to be good to go.
- I threw away all the leaking 9V batteries I use for my single and dual deploy rockets.
- I replaced the worn elastic thread on my scratch built Gyroc
- I loaded 10 rockets to launch on Saturday (tho I know getting in 10 rounds is unlikely)
- Of course I had to test the shock cords, powder and test all the chutes, etc.
- The largest is my Matra Magic on a F21 with chute release.
- I charged the batteries for my Canon 7D because I love taking pics of my rockets (video is not an option - tiny little images blurred because of auto-focus - a waste of bandwidth - YMMV)
- I designed a semi-scale The Launch Pad typerocket (RedTop Air to Air Missile) and 3D printed the nose cone. I designed it in OpenRocket which may have a crappy simulation UI but has not crashed a million times like RockSim (on both the Mac and Windows). I think 3D printing is gonna be an amazing source of parts for me. We'll see
- I printed out the patterns for the fins.
- I have three Roland stikas I tested. I create all my own decals. All have various gearing issues.. Hope to make one good from three..
I think that is enough for one day...
Damn everything is more expensive. And I don't mean inflation, I mean wow. Epoxy... CA...