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Guys check this out! Maybe someone has already realized this but in case no one has, the small strips of metal that come with windshield wiper refills are perfect for making your own motor hooks. If you're not familiar with wiper refills, check out this vid around 0:42 I bent one up for an...

I am curious about the difference between the two and I couldn't find a thread dedicated to this. I've used OpenRocket but I've no experience with Rock Sim. So to you guys who have tried both, is Rock Sim worth the money? Does it give you capability that OpenRocket does not? Are the...

Howdy gents! I've been curious about baffles for a while now and just tried my hand at a design I've not seen before. I'm trying to learn a little Fusion 360, so this made a good exercise! All I got is some screen caps though. I'm not yet sure about exporting and sharing and all that. First...

I've been fooling around lately with making rockets from scratch and one thing I'm struggling with is launch rod speed. Or to put it more accurately, speed of the rocket upon disengaging from the launch support. I've heard that 50 feet per second is the standard of safety. It ensures the...

I've been fooling around with OpenRocket for a while and while I'm far from an expert I can navigate the program and create models with some confidence. I've seen screen caps of really cool models that look to be made in OpenRocket with awesome colors and graphics. I'm wondering how people...

Hey guys n gals! I just wanted to share this nifty little tool! So a few months ago my dad was leafing through an Estes catalog when he noticed the Altitrak, altitude measuring device. I guess inspiration struck and now that he's retired he has some time for projects so he came up with...

Hello all! I didn't see an intro section so I'll do it here! My name's Mike and I just got into rockets last summer. I built and flown a few kits but this is my first scratch build. I've lurked around here a bit and it seems like a great community! Thanks for having me! I originally posted...