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I thought there may be some interest in Frankenstein's L3 certification flight and a bit of history about him in the L3 documentation. He is a 4" diameter and 105" tall rocket that was launched to 14251 feet on Saturday August 3rd. It was a perfect flight and recovery. The redundant dual deploy...

Hello, I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for a great start in 2018. I have not had much time the last few months and wanted to at least outline the plans for the next month or so. I have been working hard on new development and I am just about ready to introduce more innovative...

These motor retainers are designed to be used in minimum diameter rockets. They will work with standard 5/16" threaded rod that attaches to an aft plugged & threaded motor closure. They can be placed anywhere above the motor and used with an appropriate length of all-thread (not included)...

I wanted to let you all know that I will be at the 1st BamaBlastoff this weekend. I am looking forward to meeting new friends and any of you on TRF that will be there. I won't be able to bring a lot of inventory with me (I am flying in from Seattle on Friday), but I did want to offer free...

This all started when I created a specific size fin holder for the Mach1 Omicron rocket project. There were comments suggesting people would be interested in buying pre-made holders. I managed to create designs for 54mm, 38mm/BT60, and 29mm holders (24mm will have to wait until next week). I...

I will be attending the launch all three days and will have my product line there. I am expecting to fly a BT60 fiberglass rocket that Mach1 Rocketry sells called the Omicron one of the days. The construction and flight of the rocket will highlight some of the new SMT Designs product offerings...

I hadn't seen anyone post this upcoming launch, so I figured I would because I am going to it. I am trying to get a Mach1 Omicron ready for its first flight there. OROC has their Rocketober launch starting October 12 through the 14 at 2pm in Brothers, Oregon. Here is a link to their site...

I thought I would share the construction of the Omicron here. I have no schedule other than trying to fit in it with everything else I am doing. So we start with the basic parts on the bench... The motor casing is there for a size comparison. It is a 38/600 case...

Being a west coaster, we don't have to go through what is approaching North & South Carolina right now. I was in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2003 to "enjoy" hurricane Isabel and it was quite a ride. I know we have lots of people here from a wide variety of geographic locations. I just wanted to...

To those of you in the Pacific Northwest (and beyond), I will be attending the SodBlaster launch in Tri-Cities Labor Day weekend. Any Rocketry Forum member (just need the forum name) will get receive a 5% discount off anything you purchase while you are at the launch. The discount applies to...

SMT Designs has a series of 3d printed parts that can be used during and after the construction of your rocket. We have single rail guide backing plates for both 6-32 and 8-32 hardware. We also have backing plates for PML's 1010 and 1515 rail lugs. Once glued in, they will stay in place and...

As part of what I do for business, I created a wiring color code that I use for any type of electronic bay. I thought I would share the document here in case anyone would have interest in it. Best regards, Steve Thatcher

I am writing this as a relatively new member here on the rocketry forum (old to rocketry). I retired a few years ago, started a company and finally have more time to devote to rocketry. I decided to become a TRF sponsor to advertise my business and be able to contribute my skill set to the...

Hello, my Name is Steve Thatcher and I am introducing a series of 3d printed parts for electronic bay designs. I live in the Seattle area and I am an electronics engineer by trade and a rocketeer since 1991. At this time, my products are more focused on mid and high power rocketry (I would...

I thought I would ask here to see if anyone had one available. GLR doesn't even sell a classic motor retainer bigger than 54mm anymore. I have a Slimline tail cone that is mounted on a 4" airframe and retains a 75mm motor. It is my L3 rocket that I built a number of years ago. I am finally going...