Hello from Los Angeles

[lavie154]

I've been lurking here for ages and in the rocketry community in a lot of other places, so thought I'd finally make an account and say hello. A lot of folks know me as that person that prints rockets constantly, and that's more or less what I do. I also helped lead the Hot Nozzle Society's first launch event in 2021 and was on staff for the 2nd event in Austin this year and helped with a lot of rocketry outreach efforts in between. (I'm not on the team anymore as I've needed a break but might be back next year!)

I launch pretty frequently from the Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in Mojave, CA, and occasionally from the ROC launch site in Lucerne. I'm currently an L1, though I'm working on a project that's a fully printed 65mm rocket with a K2050 set to fly next week. Will do a build thread on that pretty soon. Some pics attached of my rockets so far.

 

[JeffBigg]

Welcome! Good luck with your project.

 

[Adam3836]

Welcome aboard Nice photos above .

 

[Hobie1dog]

Thanks for the pictures

 

[tsmith1315]

a fully printed 65mm rocket with a K2050

I don't think I've seen a printed L2 rocket, that's cool!

 

[lavie154]

I don't think I've seen a printed L2 rocket, that's cool!

Thanks! I know of one person out here at FAR, forget his name, that got his L2 and L3 on a printed rocket. So far he is the only person I know of who's done it.

 

[teepot]

Welcome from the Vegas area. You printed the tube too? Try to come to The Las Vegas Tripoly Ocktoberfest Oct 14, 15 and 16. If the weather looks good we will have a crowd. We fly off the Jean Dry Lake Bed. Regular launches are the third Saturday of the month. I would like to see a printed rocket.

 

[Dane Ronnow]

Hello from another Vegas rocketeer. Welcome to the forum!

 

[OverTheTop]

Welcome to the forum.

It's nice to see more 3D printed stuff. Personally I have taken nosecones, transitions and other parts to supersonic and beyond M2. Capabilities of the prints surprises some people.