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My wife found a nice Dremel kit, something like 100 pieces for 79 bucks at Aldi.

Yours really looks compact enough to do some fine work :)
 
And lots of other things there:
Super glue, medium and thick.
Wire brushes.
Party streamers for wadding, flame proof.
Scissors.
I wonder it they have place mats?
Little paratroopers for a payload.
Oooh, and gift bags and wrap with rockets on them.
Chem lights for night launches
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I could make some use of it at that price, for most of my needs the Dremel is too powerful ;)
 
scadaman29325 said:
Chem lights for night launches
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At both Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores I've seen these small "flashing LED Wands". I think they are made for pedestrians walking at night to carry to increase visibility. they have several LED of different colors, are powered by 3 LR44 batteries, and have a button that when pressed turns them on and changes the "mode" of the LEDS flashing. If you had a rocket with a clear payload bay, you might be able to place one of these inside. Also I think you can probably pry one open and just remove the PCB to reduce weight significantly. The PCB appears to be long thin and small. The LEDS appear to be flat surface mount components. The chip that controls it all is just a small surface mounted white lump. So, if you could snip off the battery tabs and just solder some tiny wires to the battery and switch contacts, you might even be able to mount the boards on the outer surface of a rocket.

https://www.dollartree.com/battery-operated-flashing-led-wands-8-in/206527
 
Stefan2k4 said:
At both Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores I've seen these small "flashing LED Wands". I think they are made for pedestrians walking at night to carry to increase visibility. they have several LED of different colors, are powered by 3 LR44 batteries, and have a button that when pressed turns them on and changes the "mode" of the LEDS flashing. If you had a rocket with a clear payload bay, you might be able to place one of these inside. Also I think you can probably pry one open and just remove the PCB to reduce weight significantly. The PCB appears to be long thin and small. The LEDS appear to be flat surface mount components. The chip that controls it all is just a small surface mounted white lump. So, if you could snip off the battery tabs and just solder some tiny wires to the battery and switch contacts, you might even be able to mount the boards on the outer surface of a rocket.

https://www.dollartree.com/battery-operated-flashing-led-wands-8-in/206527
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Something that I found is that those are sensitive to moisture (I used to put those on my bike). A coating of a clear nail polish on the PCB should seal it up well enough though.
 
Here's my Dollar Tree find. Cut of the "wheels", epoxied 2 of them together and 13mm MMT fits perfectly. Added about 1/4 oz nose weight. Tumble recovery. Could also be used as a nose cone with a BT5-20 or BT5-50 transition.

Photo Feb 02, 17 23 56.jpg Photo Feb 02, 10 44 50.jpg
 
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K'Tesh said:
omething that I found is that those are sensitive to moisture (I used to put those on my bike). A coating of a clear nail polish on the PCB should seal it up well enough though.
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Yes. After prying one open, the underside of the PCB actually looks as if it's some sort of laminated paper like material. So, sealing it with something would likely be a good idea.
 
I found something similar at Dollar General. I was looking for something small for my range box so in the field I could modify parts. several of my Dremel bits fit.
 
I, uh, had a different track from the title. I thought about coffee, kippered herring, spatulas.

But they do have foam board.
 
It's fun finding cheap stuff and repurposing stuff for hobbies :)
 
Stefan2k4 said:
At both Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores I've seen these small "flashing LED Wands". I think they are made for pedestrians walking at night to carry to increase visibility. they have several LED of different colors, are powered by 3 LR44 batteries, and have a button that when pressed turns them on and changes the "mode" of the LEDS flashing. If you had a rocket with a clear payload bay, you might be able to place one of these inside. Also I think you can probably pry one open and just remove the PCB to reduce weight significantly. The PCB appears to be long thin and small. The LEDS appear to be flat surface mount components. The chip that controls it all is just a small surface mounted white lump. So, if you could snip off the battery tabs and just solder some tiny wires to the battery and switch contacts, you might even be able to mount the boards on the outer surface of a rocket.

https://www.dollartree.com/battery-operated-flashing-led-wands-8-in/206527
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You're finding them at both Dollar Tree and Family Dollar because DT owns FD.

So, if someone posts "I found this at Dollar Tree!" you can probably go to Family Dollar, if it's closer, and find the same thing.
 

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