I blew the fin off a Estes Ascender with a G125 motor. Thinking of trying an F25 and a F42 on a Mammoth. What is the biggest motor you have flown on a stock Estes E2X???
You need to put tape over the seam in the fins To prevent them from splitting open during flight.
Have flown the i-205 in the ascender and mammoth. No problem.
I used 1in black Gorilla duct on Mammoth since it was handy.Tape idea sounds good. Any preference? Packing tape?
I flew mine with a G146 (160 ns) of my own design, trying to shred it after the stock recommended estes motor (F15) couldn't lift it. It did not shred, going to try an H-motor next time...I blew the fin off a Estes Ascender with a G125 motor. Thinking of trying an F25 and a F42 on a Mammoth. What is the biggest motor you have flown on a stock Estes E2X???
You just need to use a good glue for styrene on the fins to the motor mount rings, solvent type the best. epoxy does not stick well to plastic even when well abraded. CA does work but you have to be quick!I've heard several reports of H motors in these working out. Guess it just depends on whether you have a good glue surface and epoxy mix on just how far you can push it. Although who knows my trajector was built with 5 minute Loctite instant mix, and flew mulitple times on g77Rs...
They're a lot of fun for sure, and with the 40% off HL coupon or from AC Supply co not a bad bit of fun for 26 dollars or so.
You just need to use a good glue for styrene on the fins to the motor mount rings, solvent type the best. epoxy does not stick well to plastic even when well abraded. CA does work but you have to be quick!
I have had excellent luck with Tenax 7r although the one I had built was glued together with bob smith cyanoacrylate. with accelerant.I was wondering about that, have some plastiweld i was using for warhammer 40k miniatures and vehicles and wondered how that would work on those fins, I have another majestic on the build pile I might give it a shot on
The ascner is a pretty good kit
PSIIs are good rockets. I did all my electronics training in them preparing for L2 (the fleet build is on the MPR forum somewhere)
Planning to fly them all next HARA launch on the 10th. F51 in the Argent, G33 in the Mammoth, H53 in the Leviathan, H123 in the Ventris, and H133 in the Partizon
What I really like about them is they can teach material limits and deployment. A fiberglass 2.6" will land, core sample, or bounce, but a light cardboard rocket will be borked if you mess up the recovery deployment. Helped me learn to fly carefully.
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The one BIG problem with the E2X kits...You can't get parts, tube nose cones or anything. eRockets does have a 2" tube that almost fits over the E2X tube, you have to carefully peel off the outer layer of the Estes tube then it is a snug fit, glue with epoxy as any wood glue will sieze before you get it put together. eRockets has one nose for that tube, looks like a Big Bertha type nose. Or you have to make one yourself. I liked the E2X nose but the earth destroyed it when the recommended motor pranged it into the ground before ejection...ooooops Hey Estes: we need an F coreburner black powder motor...
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