Loc HITECH H45

[Scott Nokes]

Good morning all

Just need some ideas please.
The screws on my forward launch rail guide I noticed are sticking about 1/4 inch through the inside of the body tube.
I'm concerned that these will rip into the parachute when packed.
The rail guide is epoxied on. Should I maybe make a lightweight centering ring to go just above the screws so my recovery system doesn't slip back that far.

Thanks

 

[rfjustin]

Grab some epoxy putty from the store, mix up a small amount and mound over the screw, problem solved.

 

[Scott Nokes]

Grab some epoxy putty from the store, mix up a small amount and mound over the screw, problem solved.

Is that like the jb weld?

 

[rfjustin]

Much firmer than JB is. Very thick pliable putty.

 

[heada]

If you used a machine screw, then you can add an acorn nut to the inside. If you used a wood screw then the epoxy putty like above or a small block of balsa glued and pressed onto the screw tip.

 

[Five]

Tad of putty would work just fine. So that there aren’t any sharp edges for the parachute to catch onto.
Whats your Hi-Tech look like?
Here’s mine

 

[Scott Nokes]

Tad of putty would work just fine. So that there aren’t any sharp edges for the parachute to catch onto.
Whats your Hi-Tech look like?
Here’s mine

Oh wow, that looks much better than mine, let me take you a picture

 

[Scott Nokes]

This is mine, the stickers are Rocketry works.com and Missileworks.com.
Two of the fins are black one side and purple the other and the yellow fin is yellow on both sides. The payload is silver.
I actually experimented with the circuit covering and it was first so a little rough in places..

 

[captbk]

You said the guide was epoxied on so can you unscrew the screw and file it down and screw it back in? Maybe a dab of glue on the hole then?

 

[Zeta]

Is that like the jb weld?

I have used Fixit epoxy clay.... a small tin of it is expensive if you just have the one thing to fix. I would send you enough to do the job if you had no other option.

Zeta

 

[Jerry F.]

Can you get in far enough with a Dremel style tool with a cut-off wheel?