I've seen a lot of love here for the Balsa Machining School Rocket, but nary a build thread. (https://www.balsamachining.com) Thought I'd post this for posterity.
This has been sitting at the bottom of the build pile for almost a year now. My invoice reads 10/22/2020.
I bought the optional 34" BT for an extra $5. Total with shipping is under $50. Base price for the standard kit comes out to $41.95. Quite a bargain for a nice big rocket.
Kit contains everything needed: heavy pre-slotted 3" body tube, plywood CR's and fins, kevlar cord, elastic shock cord, 1/4" launch lug, 3-point engine retainer, 12" plastic nose cone. Instructions say a parachute also, but I don't remember one being in the box. Or maybe I pulled it out a long time ago. I have lots so I'm not worried about it.
I already had the rail buttons, so I'll build it with lugs on one side, buttons on the other.
Very nice clear instructions.
I ordered the extra-long BT because I thought the stock rocket looked a little stubby. I already have a stubby, I wanted something just a bit longer. I will cut the BT down by a foot or so. The stock BT is 17" and finished rocket is 28" with the long nose. Mine will end up around 34"
This has been sitting at the bottom of the build pile for almost a year now. My invoice reads 10/22/2020.
I bought the optional 34" BT for an extra $5. Total with shipping is under $50. Base price for the standard kit comes out to $41.95. Quite a bargain for a nice big rocket.
Kit contains everything needed: heavy pre-slotted 3" body tube, plywood CR's and fins, kevlar cord, elastic shock cord, 1/4" launch lug, 3-point engine retainer, 12" plastic nose cone. Instructions say a parachute also, but I don't remember one being in the box. Or maybe I pulled it out a long time ago. I have lots so I'm not worried about it.
I already had the rail buttons, so I'll build it with lugs on one side, buttons on the other.
Very nice clear instructions.
I ordered the extra-long BT because I thought the stock rocket looked a little stubby. I already have a stubby, I wanted something just a bit longer. I will cut the BT down by a foot or so. The stock BT is 17" and finished rocket is 28" with the long nose. Mine will end up around 34"