qquake2k
Captain Low-N-Slow
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2010
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I don't build a lot of low power rockets these days. But I've liked the Vagabond since it came out. I like it so much, in fact, I've decided to build an upscale of it. I also decided to order a kit, and build an original as well. Inspired by Carl's red Vagabond, I decided to build it zipperless. I've never built a low power zipperless rocket, but it should be similar, just with smaller parts.
I started by flooding the coupler and inside of the short body tube with CA, and sanding both smooth. I cut the baffle out of 1/8" plywood, and filed it to size with my wood lathe. I marked and drilled eight 3/16" holes around the perimeter. This will be the baffle plate that is epoxied into the coupler.
I started by flooding the coupler and inside of the short body tube with CA, and sanding both smooth. I cut the baffle out of 1/8" plywood, and filed it to size with my wood lathe. I marked and drilled eight 3/16" holes around the perimeter. This will be the baffle plate that is epoxied into the coupler.