Do I need wadding w/mylar chute?

[scadaman29325]

My wife brought me home some defective mylar ballons from her job (grocery store) the other day. I thought I could use them for some chutes, streamers... If I can use them for chutes or streamers, will I need any wadding?

TIA

 

[sandman]

You sure do!

Mylar is not as suseptable to melting as the regular plastic chute...but it will still melt!

sandman

 

[scadaman29325]

Is there any type of reusable wadding that can be tied on to the shockcord?

 

[flying_silverad]

Originally posted by scadaman29325
Is there any type of reusable wadding that can be tied on to the shockcord?

Yes, as a matter of fact you can use nomex heat shields. If used correctly, they can last a long time. Here is a photo of some 4X4 inch shields.
4 X 4 shields

This is how they get attached...
Attached Shield


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Thrustline's Heat shields!

 

[rock2p]

scadman,

checkout this thread for reusable wadding and scroll down to read about teflon pom-poms

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4393&highlight=teflon


I've been meaning to try this method but have not done so yet.

Guess I don't mind stuffing in the "dog barf" each time