I found these WOKET pics online . . .
It doesn't look too hard to "clone" . . . 24" diameter / 54mm Motor Mount
Dave F.
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Interesting . . . Actually, a large Wok would, likely, make an excellent "mold" for creating fiberglass " Saucers".I've been mistakenly calling it "Wocket" when it's actually "Woket"... likely named that way because it's shaped like Chinese wok (used for cooking... like my mom used every night ).
Instructions . . .All this nostalgia inspired me to go to the store room. A 5.5 inch Polecaf Jayhawk is in process. I decided to go with motor deploy since I do not like the ebay design that was provided with this kit.
Interesting . . . Actually, a large Wok would, likely, make an excellent "mold" for creating fiberglass " Saucers".
There are many different styles of Woks . . . Round bottom, flat bottom, riveted / non-riveted handles, etc.
https://www.katom.com/learning-center/a-guide-to-woks-wok-ranges.html
https://www.walmart.com/ip/30-3-4-L-x-24-5-8-W-x-9-1-2-H-Carnitas-Cazo-Stainless-Steel-Caso-Pot-Pan-Wok/413374680
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"Disk Harrow" . . . Some type of Farm Tool ?I am pretty sure that the what was used to make the mould. I have also seen people use a disk harrow.
Personally, I'm not that creative to design something. Most of us that are getting kits rather than doing scratch builds are doing so because we just don't feel like designing our own rockets. I've scratched built a few, and it's fun, but it's a lot of time and brain power to make the design. Or, I buy a kit that's close to what I want to do and tweak it.Maybe it's just me, but once I graduate from 4" diameter, I just don't see the need to buy a kit. I've been scratch building since BT-55 tubes, and once you get into really big rockets, the "kit" is really a nosecone, some fins and some kind of tube and the rest you have to fabricate yourself anyhow, so it seems to me that I may as well just fab everything.
I'm already working a scratch built 4" rocket where I'm fiberglassing the tube, I bought the nosecone at eRockets, and the fins I'm making out of plywood. I've already made centering rings and have a 38mm motor mount tube. It might take me a few months to get the whole thing together, but when it flies is kind of moot right now, as I am not yet L1 -- but the rocket will be ready when I am.
Actually iirc a wok (with handles removed) was actually used as the original pattern for the mold, hence the name.I've been mistakenly calling it "Wocket" when it's actually "Woket"... likely named that way because it's shaped like Chinese wok (used for cooking... like my mom used every night ).
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