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  1. SpaceDog

    Looking for solution: tangled launch cables

    What about one of these: https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/antenna-wire-winders/ Or these: https://www.spearfishingworld.com/scubamax-line-holder-with-line.html https://www.spearfishingworld.com/OMER-Professional-Line-Winder You could possibly model one up and print it.
  2. SpaceDog

    The Onebadhawk Recovery Harnesses Giveaway!

    Here is my vote for a future giveaway: https://onebadhawk.com/38-flat-kevlar--2-loop.html
  3. SpaceDog

    Wire strippers

    I use these: https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Industries-Stripmaster-Wire-Stripper/dp/B000RFSWF8 They are pricey, but work great.
  4. SpaceDog

    Bulk Tubular Kevlar Sources

    I have purchased braided Kevlar from this vendor: https://www.emmakites.com/collections/kevlar-line-1
  5. SpaceDog

    Vanishing hobby stores

    I drove by the Hobby Stop last weekend. The building has been torn down and the tracks are gone. Nothing left but an empty lot with some construction equipment. I shopped there for years. Very sad indeed.
  6. SpaceDog

    Who has their very 1st rocket?

    My first rocket was a Centuri "Official Cub Scout Activity Kit" complete with cardboard fins circa 1974. This was soon followed by an Astron Streak, Super Flea, & Javelin. I found this stuff in a box while cleaning out my childhood house this fall. Not sure what ever happened to the rest...
  7. SpaceDog

    Signs of youth passing

    How about a 10 second street legal Datsun: https://www.plasmaboyracing.com/history/2016.php
  8. SpaceDog

    CA Storage

    I put petroleum jelly on the threads of the bottle and around the base of the cap.
  9. SpaceDog

    Short fat rockets

    This started as a PML Tethys.
  10. SpaceDog

    We lost one of our own today

    Gary contacted me after I made a post to the forum. We spoke on the phone. It turns out we lived fairly close to each other. We met for lunch an talked rockets. I shared a tent with him at a ROSCO launch in Camden, SC. He was a great guy & very generous with his knowledge. I feel...
  11. SpaceDog

    Help me remember my first launch pad?

    Here is the manual:
  12. SpaceDog

    Help me remember my first launch pad?

    ldrandler, Check your private messages.
  13. SpaceDog

    Help me remember my first launch pad?

    Better late than never.....Thanks mom for not tossing this!
  14. SpaceDog

    Tennessee Tech Launches 'Cosmouse' in 1970

    Hello Everyone, My dad was an alumni of Tennessee Tech. I received a copy of the 2016/2017 Tennessee Tech University VISIONS magazine in the mail. There was a very interesting photo on the back cover that caught my attention. Does anyone remember this event or have any additional information?
  15. SpaceDog

    Estes Super Neon XL Repair - Stability Question

    Thanks for all the helpful advice guys. I am going to unlock the CG and play with simulation some more. I found some Open Rocket tutorials and blog posts that have shed some light on corrections I need to make. At least now I feel more comfortable that my rocket should be stable enough to...
  16. SpaceDog

    Estes Super Neon XL Repair - Stability Question

    Good Evening Everyone, I had a CATO damage my Estes Super Neon XL. I had to remove a section of the body tube and replace the motor mount. I also removed the small balsa fins from the tube fins. I decided to try my hand at Open Rocket and check the stability of my new creation. Here is...
  17. SpaceDog

    PML Kwik Switch 2000 38mm and 29mm Adapters

    Hello All, I was recently given a PML Tethys which has the 54mm mother tube installed. I am looking for the 38mm (KS-1.5-2K) and 29mm (KS-1.1-2K) adapters. Used is OK. Thanks!
  18. SpaceDog

    Post Your Jigs and Such

    It looks like they have the Incra metric bend rules here: https://www.woodpeck.com/incrarules.html I have had good luck ordering from this company in the past.
  19. SpaceDog

    Another New Guy

    Hmmm.....I am already up to number 5. You are scaring me! I COULD stop now if I wanted to!
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