Bruiser
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The Cuda won and the build has officially started. I like to draw how the aft end is planned to go together so I can have a ready reference during the build. I drew this up yesterday
From there I went to cut out the fins and ran into a problem after just a few cuts.
I received a new Skil 3386 band saw for Christmas 2019. My wife purchased it for me from Amazon. I have only used it a few times for cutting fins and centering rings out of 1/8th ply. Well there I was happily cutting away when the blade popped off. I open the cover to put it back on and I see the tire on the lower wheel has cracked apart and come off the wheel. I look at the top wheel and you can see many, many cracks in the tire there as well.
So I go inside to figure out how to start a warranty claim. Turns out she did not buy the Amazon warranty because Skil warranties it for 3 years. So I start reading the fine print and it turns out you have to register the tool 30 days after purchase to start the warranty. Guess what I didn't do...
I go to the Skil parts area to just buy the parts and it shows them discontinued. I found a pair of urethane tires on eBay that are supposed to be a great upgrade so I ordered them. They should be here by the end of the month.
Don't worry though, it won't hold up the build much, if at all. I still have my table saw, hacksaw and razor saw for cutting Luckily I have some centering rings available that I previously made I can use.
The pre-cut fin slots were too long so I wrapped a coupler in wax paper and slid it into the tube. Then I cut some filler pieces of card stock and glued them into the areas I needed to fill. I will apply some epoxy to the areas on the inside of the body tube when I am installing the centering rings and motor mount assy. I am also thinking of using a process called quasi-glassing on the outside of this rocket which will also reinforce the filler pieces.
That's it for now,
-Bob
From there I went to cut out the fins and ran into a problem after just a few cuts.
I received a new Skil 3386 band saw for Christmas 2019. My wife purchased it for me from Amazon. I have only used it a few times for cutting fins and centering rings out of 1/8th ply. Well there I was happily cutting away when the blade popped off. I open the cover to put it back on and I see the tire on the lower wheel has cracked apart and come off the wheel. I look at the top wheel and you can see many, many cracks in the tire there as well.
So I go inside to figure out how to start a warranty claim. Turns out she did not buy the Amazon warranty because Skil warranties it for 3 years. So I start reading the fine print and it turns out you have to register the tool 30 days after purchase to start the warranty. Guess what I didn't do...
I go to the Skil parts area to just buy the parts and it shows them discontinued. I found a pair of urethane tires on eBay that are supposed to be a great upgrade so I ordered them. They should be here by the end of the month.
Don't worry though, it won't hold up the build much, if at all. I still have my table saw, hacksaw and razor saw for cutting Luckily I have some centering rings available that I previously made I can use.
The pre-cut fin slots were too long so I wrapped a coupler in wax paper and slid it into the tube. Then I cut some filler pieces of card stock and glued them into the areas I needed to fill. I will apply some epoxy to the areas on the inside of the body tube when I am installing the centering rings and motor mount assy. I am also thinking of using a process called quasi-glassing on the outside of this rocket which will also reinforce the filler pieces.
That's it for now,
-Bob
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