What did you do rocket wise today?

After a little hiatus I got my SpaceX Falcon 9 today and started it.

Got the rail buttons installed on my Tomach and cleaned the house so the cleaners can come clean tomorrow. Isn't that an Oxymoron?! A loosing battle in which I've learned to just keep my mouth shut.

Finished up most of the demo on my garage remodel last night. When done it will be fully insulated, have a ductless heating and air system, a kindof cathedral ceiling (exposing plenty of rocket storage space in the trusses), a 20 amp circuit just for the garage receptacles, about 10000 lumens of LED lighting, and a huge work table in the center. This is going to take awhile, but when it is all done I will have a place to build where I don't have to get everything out and put it away each time.

I guess it really won't be a garage at that point as much as it will be a workshop with a really big door. Going to put the table on wheels though so it can be pushed aside to make room for the van when hail is in the forecast...so it will still be a garage a few days a year

Next step is to clean up all the nasty wiring mess that was in the ceiling for the opener, sprinklers, and house wiring. Looks like a drunken fool installed all this stuff. I've found enough safety issues already to justify the project alone.

Cl(VII) said:

Finished up most of the demo on my garage remodel last night. When done it will be fully insulated, have a ductless heating and air system, a kindof cathedral ceiling (exposing plenty of rocket storage space in the trusses), a 20 amp circuit just for the garage receptacles, about 10000 lumens of LED lighting, and a huge work table in the center. This is going to take awhile, but when it is all done I will have a place to build where I don't have to get everything out and put it away each time.

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So what is the admission price to your "Rocketry Temple"? :wink: Glad you were able to take care of the code violations, nothing worse than an electrical fire!
Just jealous, I live in an apartment.

Cl(VII) said:

Finished up most of the demo on my garage remodel last night. When done it will be fully insulated, have a ductless heating and air system, a kindof cathedral ceiling (exposing plenty of rocket storage space in the trusses), a 20 amp circuit just for the garage receptacles, about 10000 lumens of LED lighting, and a huge work table in the center. This is going to take awhile, but when it is all done I will have a place to build where I don't have to get everything out and put it away each time.

I guess it really won't be a garage at that point as much as it will be a workshop with a really big door. Going to put the table on wheels though so it can be pushed aside to make room for the van when hail is in the forecast...so it will still be a garage a few days a year

Next step is to clean up all the nasty wiring mess that was in the ceiling for the opener, sprinklers, and house wiring. Looks like a drunken fool installed all this stuff. I've found enough safety issues already to justify the project alone.

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Garages aren't for parking cars, the only people that do that don't have hobbies or have enough money to have a seperate shop and craft room (if Momma doesn't have her personal space she will take over yours!).

rharshberger said:

Garages aren't for parking cars, the only people that do that don't have hobbies or have enough money to have a seperate shop and craft room (if Momma doesn't have her personal space she will take over yours!).

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Up here in the frozen north, garages are for the cars. Workshop is in the basement where it's temperature controlled and everything subject to freezing is kept comfy.

Bought a mask to paint inside with the airbrush.



I didin't have one but today I saw that the dehumidifier collector can had blue paint at the bottom... and it is not even in the room where I paint. I'll now have the mask and will close the door when I paint and after so the particles can deposit in the workshop.

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My Estes Pro Series II Partizon.

Motor mount is in. Baffle and shock cord mount is done. Fins are papered, beveled, and CA'd. Rail buttons on. Now just have to put it all together.

smugglervt said:

Up here in the frozen north, garages are for the cars. Workshop is in the basement where it's temperature controlled and everything subject to freezing is kept comfy.

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I use the garage and the basement as a work shop, but somedays, I wish I could use my garage for my car... Like one of these days...

Actually was yesterday but took advantage of the nice December weather and did 12 launches with the 8yo nephew who was in for Christmas. Started with 4 rockets and ended up with 1.5 left. Only actually lost 1, I know right where the others are. A good time was had by all. Just Estes A,B & C engines but a lot of fun anyway.

I just received my black friday order from Cti. Now the wait will be long...

The Estes Big Dawg was one of the first rockets I ever built (maybe the first?)

I got inspired to build a clone after finding the nosecone from my original and some 10 year old decals.

Done with construction, now onto finishing.




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Got the main tube and fins done.



Now waiting for the filler to dry. Then sand, prime and paint.

CrazyOB said:

So what is the admission price to your "Rocketry Temple"? :wink: Glad you were able to take care of the code violations, nothing worse than an electrical fire!
Just jealous, I live in an apartment.

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Let's see how much this project comes in at before I set admission pricing. Even doing 95% of the work myself this project is going to get spendy.

I am glad I got up in the previously unexplored space. I particularly liked the electrical wires wrapped around the gas line. When my neighborhood was built the building inspector was either completely incompetent, or suddenly developed an off the books stream of income. The stuff I have found is truely amazing. This is the last area of the house I haven't worked on, and made right.

Cl(VII) said:

Let's see how much this project comes in at before I set admission pricing. Even doing 95% of the work myself this project is going to get spendy.

I am glad I got up in the previously unexplored space. I particularly liked the electrical wires wrapped around the gas line. When my neighborhood was built the building inspector was either completely incompetent, or suddenly developed an off the books stream of income. The stuff I have found is truely amazing. This is the last area of the house I haven't worked on, and made right.

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Or more likely a previous home owner made their own "renovations" without a permit.

rharshberger said:

Or more likely a previous home owner made their own "renovations" without a permit.

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Many of the issues definately go back to construction, i.e. original wiring layout, stud quantity and placement in load baring walls, etc. I have fixed quite a few "improvements" done by the previous owners too.

Also, what are these "permits" you are talking about...I am unfamiliar with these things. :wink:

Cl(VII) said:

Many of the issues definately go back to construction, i.e. original wiring layout, stud quantity and placement in load baring walls, etc. I have fixed quite a few "improvements" done by the previous owners too.

Also, what are these "permits" you are talking about...I am unfamiliar with these things. :wink:

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Permits....hmmmm...uh well I recently actually got one for myself for the first time. Figured that tearing the roof off and its rafters all the way to the tops of the walls might be just a little conspicuous, however now the roof doesn't leak, and I was able to remove the 1" of sag from the living room ceiling and a fairly significant bow from the end wall of the house where as the roof structure sagged it was pushing the end wall out since the cieling joists ran parallel to the wall and the rafters ran perpendicular, a previous owner had cut out the beam crossing the living room (in attic area), when the hip was added to that end of the house, which allowed the 2x4 ceiling joist to sag (they are 22' long) and the outside wall to be pushed about a 1/2" or so. Now all that is fixed and the beam has been replaced, I did all the work myself and it still cost a small fortune, thank goodness I was unemployed at the time and had all day everyday to work on it. I have been helping my Dad with his house building "hobby" for the last 35 years, he usually builds a new one every couple of years, plus the ones he builds for other people on occasion, we have probably built 20 or so together, his latest one has been cash out of pocket, taken 15 years to complete and is about 12,000 sq ft.

Had a dream last night about putting OnStar in my lvl3 project. For tracking to smart phone

got a new 'toy' for drawing big circles, a 24" beam compass.
Rex

Crumb fire said:

I use the garage and the basement as a work shop, but somedays, I wish I could use my garage for my car... Like one of these days...

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Gross.

Installed 4 of these lights in the garage today. 14400 lumens of goodness...it's like high noon at any time of day.

Cl(VII) said:

Installed 4 of these lights in the garage today. 14400 lumens of goodness...it's like high noon at any time of day.

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Interesting. I didn't know about these LED options. Are you satisfied with them and how would you compare them to neons?

morlock said:

Interesting. I didn't know about these LED options. Are you satisfied with them and how would you compare them to neons?

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I love them. Especially for a work space. The whitness of the light would be a bit harsh in a living area, but it is perfect for a shop. After running them for 1 h they are still cool to the touch, and they aren't fragile. I have been known to take out a fluorescent tube with shovel handles, levels, 2x4s, etc. before. While the upfront costs are higher than fluorescents the lack of break-ability makes up for it in my mind.

Cleaned the workshop up finally.

Cl(VII) said:

I love them. Especially for a work space. The whitness of the light would be a bit harsh in a living area, but it is perfect for a shop. After running them for 1 h they are still cool to the touch, and they aren't fragile. I have been known to take out a fluorescent tube with shovel handles, levels, 2x4s, etc. before. While the upfront costs are higher than fluorescents the lack of break-ability makes up for it in my mind.

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And you don't have to worry about breakage and mercury from the breakage, and in the long term no bulbs to buy for a very long time.

Launched yesterday. Just Low-Power, but Blast off Flight pack and a few 13mm's were sent up. Three birds in repair. (That Mercury Redstone is tough to keep the fins on!)

rharshberger said:

And you don't have to worry about breakage and mercury from the breakage, and in the long term no bulbs to buy for a very long time.

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I'm seriously considering them for my workshop then. I will be rebuilding the whole room this year.

morlock said:

I'm seriously considering them for my workshop then. I will be rebuilding the whole room this year.

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I just bought some CFL's at Home Depot for my home and when we looked at the reciept there was a "Environmental Handling Charge" in addition to the cost of the bulbs, another good reason to switch to LED's or go back to incandescents.

Received 2 more LED strings..so ready to begin a Super Saucer and a Class 1 Nyt Flyr payload

Kenny

I finally got back to working on my 3" Astron Cobra. Today, I got the fins sanded and fitted to their slots and notches, and got the first two epoxied into place.