Hi Everyone!
I realize most don't have a 3D printer, but I figured this may provide some insight into this new facet of rocketry while being a build thread of a cool and unique rocket.
Summary: I found some cool Pringles Can rocket designs on Thingiverse and will be printing, building and (hopefully) launching it. If successful, I will try other designs.
3D Project Information and details: Rear Eject Bomb Rocket MK II by Aslansmonkey - Thingiverse
Obligatory Background story:
I got a 3D printer (FlashForge DreamMaker) about 6 years ago on a crazy Black Friday Special along with tons of clearance filament and had lot of fun making cool things along with my daughter, but never really got to use it for rocketry. I then had a lot of life changes...a major job change, my daughter leaving for college, my stepping away from rocketry for a bunch of years and so the 3D printing got mothballed. Additionally I was last having significant issues with the 3D printer (it was a dual nozzle model and one nozzle would drag across what was being printed by the other nozzle, ripping things apart...ugh).
Fast Forward to 2021 and I got back into rocketry - and I had missed it so! Then last month my niece reached out to me to print her some device for her Comicon costume and it got me to try to fix the 3D printer and I was successful. I thought I'd have to adjust the problem nozzle height, which is difficult, but instead I just lowered one side of the printing platform more than the other and that did it! DUH lol. Since then I've been printing some fun stuff and found some cool rocket designs for free download.
Pictures of completed 3D Project from Designer Aslansmonkey on Thingiverse (showing my end result goal):
Note: This will likely be a slow build (it can take hours to print just one part) and I'm not sure if I'll have it ready for my club's last launch, so thanks for your patience!
I realize most don't have a 3D printer, but I figured this may provide some insight into this new facet of rocketry while being a build thread of a cool and unique rocket.
Summary: I found some cool Pringles Can rocket designs on Thingiverse and will be printing, building and (hopefully) launching it. If successful, I will try other designs.
3D Project Information and details: Rear Eject Bomb Rocket MK II by Aslansmonkey - Thingiverse
Obligatory Background story:
I got a 3D printer (FlashForge DreamMaker) about 6 years ago on a crazy Black Friday Special along with tons of clearance filament and had lot of fun making cool things along with my daughter, but never really got to use it for rocketry. I then had a lot of life changes...a major job change, my daughter leaving for college, my stepping away from rocketry for a bunch of years and so the 3D printing got mothballed. Additionally I was last having significant issues with the 3D printer (it was a dual nozzle model and one nozzle would drag across what was being printed by the other nozzle, ripping things apart...ugh).
Fast Forward to 2021 and I got back into rocketry - and I had missed it so! Then last month my niece reached out to me to print her some device for her Comicon costume and it got me to try to fix the 3D printer and I was successful. I thought I'd have to adjust the problem nozzle height, which is difficult, but instead I just lowered one side of the printing platform more than the other and that did it! DUH lol. Since then I've been printing some fun stuff and found some cool rocket designs for free download.
Pictures of completed 3D Project from Designer Aslansmonkey on Thingiverse (showing my end result goal):
Note: This will likely be a slow build (it can take hours to print just one part) and I'm not sure if I'll have it ready for my club's last launch, so thanks for your patience!
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