kmcquown
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I'm not one to "toot my own horn", so I debated with myself to even post these, especially seeing some of the "artwork" that you guys create. You might consider this my first build thread. I don't have many pictures, so go easy on me.
First up is ThunderStorm. I was showing my 8 year old granddaughter some of my designs that needed names. The first name she said was "ThunderStorm." "I like that.", I told her. She had a smile from ear to ear.
Here is the stripped down ORK file:View attachment ThunderStorm-stripped.ork
I couldn't figure out a way to add the canopy in OR, so I left it off.
On to the pictures.
Pic one shows the layout of the fins and nose cone. The nose cone was my first lathe project on my own. I had a little trouble with the tip, so I improvised with a PNC50 that I had. I liked how it turned out.
Pic two: Body tube. I have access to a wide format HP color plotter that uses 2" core rolls. So a lot of my designs utilize these tubes. The tubes themselves are 2.25"OD x 2"ID with spirals that need filled. This particular tube is 24" long.
Pic three: Motor mount. I sometimes call myself Trailer Trash rocketry. If I don't have to buy and can make it myself, that's what I'll do. Motor tube made from a tube that was slight larger, so I made it fit around a 29mm motor. Made my own centering rings and balsa tail cone.
Pic four: body tube again: I saw this method in a thread here on the forum and thought I'd try it since I had a long surface to mount. I did use TTW on the main part of the wing.
Pic five: Wing attachment. Not much to say here. Used my homemade fin jig to mount the wings and fins.
On to the Canopy. Several years ago, I got a free download from Apogee Components that included a sheet of canopies. I had never used any of until now. So I scaled them up to fit my body tube, printed them and cut them out. I tried several styles and came up three.
I posed the question to the guys at work and they selected the middle one. I liked that one too.
Here's the pattern on cardstock:
Apparently you can only post 10 pics at a time. Next post will show the completed rocket (minus paint).
First up is ThunderStorm. I was showing my 8 year old granddaughter some of my designs that needed names. The first name she said was "ThunderStorm." "I like that.", I told her. She had a smile from ear to ear.
Here is the stripped down ORK file:View attachment ThunderStorm-stripped.ork
I couldn't figure out a way to add the canopy in OR, so I left it off.
On to the pictures.
Pic one shows the layout of the fins and nose cone. The nose cone was my first lathe project on my own. I had a little trouble with the tip, so I improvised with a PNC50 that I had. I liked how it turned out.
Pic two: Body tube. I have access to a wide format HP color plotter that uses 2" core rolls. So a lot of my designs utilize these tubes. The tubes themselves are 2.25"OD x 2"ID with spirals that need filled. This particular tube is 24" long.
Pic three: Motor mount. I sometimes call myself Trailer Trash rocketry. If I don't have to buy and can make it myself, that's what I'll do. Motor tube made from a tube that was slight larger, so I made it fit around a 29mm motor. Made my own centering rings and balsa tail cone.
Pic four: body tube again: I saw this method in a thread here on the forum and thought I'd try it since I had a long surface to mount. I did use TTW on the main part of the wing.
Pic five: Wing attachment. Not much to say here. Used my homemade fin jig to mount the wings and fins.
On to the Canopy. Several years ago, I got a free download from Apogee Components that included a sheet of canopies. I had never used any of until now. So I scaled them up to fit my body tube, printed them and cut them out. I tried several styles and came up three.
I posed the question to the guys at work and they selected the middle one. I liked that one too.
Here's the pattern on cardstock:
Apparently you can only post 10 pics at a time. Next post will show the completed rocket (minus paint).
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