I am building a set of rockets based on the Rocket Vision rockets from years ago. I am converting the build to include 3d printed parts. Any interest is the build and build threads?
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The answer is "yes" by default.
I'm not familiar with the Rocket Vision rockets. Can you give pointers (or pictures) to the ones you're thinking of?
I am building a set of rockets based on the Rocket Vision rockets form years ago. I am converting the build to include 3d printed parts. Any interest is the build and build threads?
I am working on the parts. My first test flight was nto exactly stable on the Machbuster. I think I have too light of a nose cone. I will test it in June and post the files. Here are some images from a google search. It has a 24mm motor mount.
Interesting - looks like a mini-LOC-Nuke:
Are you printing both the nose cone and the fin-box?
Any motor retention contraptions?
A tail-cone?
If it works, any plans to sell the parts?
Interesting - looks like a mini-LOC-Nuke:
Are you printing both the nose cone and the fin-box?
Any motor retention contraptions?
A tail-cone?
If it works, any plans to sell the parts?
I still have a Rocketvision 6-Pack in the bag I need to build some day. For those unfamaliar with Rocketvision:
https://www.rocketreviews.com/rocket-vision-6664.html
They made 'rugged rockets' that used phenolic airframes and G-10 fins, which was unusual for small rockets back then. They also made a very nice launch pad called the Quad-Pod. I have/had one that had the aluminum legs with did not do well under the thrust of an M motor. But the head is very rugged so I attached it to a more robust set of legs.
Tony
I am building a set of rockets based on the Rocket Vision rockets form years ago. I am converting the build to include 3d printed parts. Any interest is the build and build threads?
I have a quad pod and would love to have them remade. I am not sure who could make the parts,
I have a quad pod too, it's a heavy mother with a very thick blast plate.
I am interested in that if you'd still like to move it. Been looking for a fair while.I had the original aluminum legged Quad pad, it did not like an M motor:
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Not a great resolution GIF, but you can clearly see the light drop by a foot, and if you watch the legs, you can see them flatten out. I was going to put a 4x4 block of wood under the center to support it, but was told 'it will be fine'. I ended up mounting the top portion of the quad pod on a much sturdier platform. It's a great everyday pad. The other is regards a Rocket Vision 6 pack:
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I mentioned it in another post and then later was contacted by a user here on TRF who wanted to buy it. But because it was after they changed the packaging to 'Rugged Rockets' rather the original Rocket Vision, he replied: "Thanks for messaging me, but I was only interested in the original, not a knock-off." So, apparently, not everyone is familiar with the history of the company, in spite of assuming they are a collector. For those who aren't familiar, it started as "Seattle Rocket Works, Rocket Vision, Impulse Aerospace, Rugged Rockets, and eventually got sold to Lawn Dart Rocketry."
The kit came with plasticine to put in the nose for extra weight. I've still got the kit. Unbuilt but well unboxed. Came with Kevlar cord and a ripstop chute. Fibreglass fins, phenolic bodytube.I am working on the parts. My first test flight was nto exactly stable on the Machbuster. I think I have too light of a nose cone. I will test it in June and post the files. Here are some images from a google search. It has a 24mm motor mount.
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The issue is the bad bit of design that everyone has copied. Namely having the deflector plate attached to the component you are using to guide the rocket.I had the original aluminum legged Quad pad, it did not like an M motor:
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Not a great resolution GIF, but you can clearly see the light drop by a foot, and if you watch the legs, you can see them flatten out. I was going to put a 4x4 block of wood under the center to support it, but was told 'it will be fine'. I ended up mounting the top portion of the quad pod on a much sturdier platform. It's a great everyday pad. The other is regards a Rocket Vision 6 pack:
View attachment 505398
I mentioned it in another post and then later was contacted by a user here on TRF who wanted to buy it. But because it was after they changed the packaging to 'Rugged Rockets' rather the original Rocket Vision, he replied: "Thanks for messaging me, but I was only interested in the original, not a knock-off." So, apparently, not everyone is familiar with the history of the company, in spite of assuming they are a collector. For those who aren't familiar, it started as "Seattle Rocket Works, Rocket Vision, Impulse Aerospace, Rugged Rockets, and eventually got sold to Lawn Dart Rocketry."
Tony
The issue is the bad bit of design that everyone has copied. Namely having the deflector plate attached to the component you are using to guide the rocket.
Does anyone use a separate deflector?
Great pics. Captures the moment of Newtons third law perfectly. Was the stand totalled or did it spring back?
Thanks. The legs were pretty badly bent afterwards and would no longer close. But I had a good base to transplant it to. Just for grins, here’s almost the same thing but with an O motor. Same issue as before, blast deflector was anchored to the pad and transferred the force to the support structure. A weld broke on the leg under the plate. In both cases use of guy wires prevented things from getting out of hand.The issue is the bad bit of design that everyone has copied. Namely having the deflector plate attached to the component you are using to guide the rocket.
Does anyone use a separate deflector?
Great pics. Captures the moment of Newtons third law perfectly. Was the stand totalled or did it spring back?
I am working on similar designs that include 3d printed parts.
They closed down years ago, I bought one of their big Mars Lander kits and hung onto it for a number of years before I realized I’d never build it. They had some nice kits.What happened to Lawn Dart Rocketry?
What happened to Lawn Dart Rocketry?
Whatever happened with your flying outhouse?
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