Love it! I always wait till "She's" gone and then do all kinds of unallowables...Isn't it funny how they never notice?new thread later today:
anyone know how to repair router marks in an island before my hot-blooded latin woman gets home?
Love it! I always wait till "She's" gone and then do all kinds of unallowables...Isn't it funny how they never notice?new thread later today:
anyone know how to repair router marks in an island before my hot-blooded latin woman gets home?
new thread later today:
anyone know how to repair router marks in an island before my hot-blooded latin woman gets home?
Such as putting a set of valve covers in the dishwasher maybe? Sure is a huge labor saver..
isnt that the recommended way to clean auto parts?
Not sure, but I highly recommend itisnt that the recommended way to clean auto parts?
Now THAT'S a motor....Quick question though. Why is nozzle exit and expansion set to "0" ?View attachment 368546 Well Chuck,
Guess we better look for some pirate garb.
Tried to tone this beastie down best I could, but this is the best I can do.
There will be slight changes in the design parameters as we go along, but this is pretty much it..
View attachment 368546 Well Chuck,
Guess we better look for some pirate garb.
Tried to tone this beastie down best I could, but this is the best I can do.
There will be slight changes in the design parameters as we go along, but this is pretty much it..
OK here's the inside of the rocket barn with the motor casing and the start of the airframe.
Lots of work to do lol!
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Darn lucky to have you on this Pat!
Looks great!
Picked up a couple parts today...
Arrrggh!!!
Chuck C.
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Here's my idea for the build:
(Mundane tech details deleted)
Thoughts and suggestions encouraged.
Chuck C.
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There will also be a Schedule 80 conduit run from the altimeter bay near the top of the motor to the upper area where the recovery charges (whatever they may end up being) will be placed.
It's a relatively simple build but one that brings the entire rocket into the load-bearing.
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Thoughts and suggestions encouraged.
Well, since you ASKED... Is the conduit supposed to be load-bearing? If not, maybe a simple electrical conduit (steel or plastic) would be better than Sch 80? It would save you a few pounds and maybe some bucks at no significant change in strength.
Since you requested it...Forget this pirate crap, the rocket name ought to be the name of the file you have in your screenshot above; "Hot Blooded Latin Woman."
Good point of course!
No it's not load bearing but it's important the wiring is completely protected.
Sch 80 is overkill I agree!
Chuck C.
Save a bunch of weight by filling up much of the foamed cavities with balls before foaming?
Note that I haven't seen this tried and may be entirely misunderstanding your description.
Is the rocket 3 pieces? Nosecone, mid-body and fin can? What is the weight and dimensions of the heaviest and largest piece?
Large monolithic components are difficult to transport, assemble and hoist to vertical.
them foam balls sold at craft stores might be a good idea. might have to glue them in place before filling- not sure of the foam would try and push them up as the foam expandsSave a bunch of weight by filling up much of the foamed cavities with balls before foaming?
raildawg, something with that foam ya may want to think about- something i do on rockets:
i assume you'll be doing TTW fins. you may want to think about drilling some holes through the fins- in the area between the BT and MMT- for the foam to flow through and help lock the fins in. i do that on all rockets i can. only one rocket i believe showed me it helps lock them in- a 1/4 scale PML patroit( phenolic tubing) that came in ballistic from about 1200' into frozen michigan farm field. BT blew into a jillion pieces right up to the forward centering ring. from there back, the exterior fin fillets didnt even crack
by the way:
them sono tubes seriously put into perspective the size of this build!
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