Today, the first day of this build, was all about the fins. You can see in the pics just how “off” they were where they meet the fin can. I first took off about an 1/8” from the top of each tab to allow the fin to move upward so the very bottom would be snug up against the bottom of the can. Then I numbered each fin to a corresponding fin slot and began the long and tedious task of making these dry fit well. To start I installed a single fin and held up to some light so I could see where the high spots were to mark with a pencil. Then it was file some and reinstall to see how close I was. This process was repeated over and over again until I was happy with the fit. I only filed small amounts at a time before re-checking the fit. Once I had all four fitting nicely I used 150 sandpaper and a block to sand in the airfoil to all 4 fins. As you can see the fin dry fit is pretty tight. Next up I’ll be Fiberglassing all the fins separately and by themselves. I chose to go with West Systems 105 Epoxy Resin, 206 slow hardener and 406 Colloidal filler. I also have a can of 403 micro filler on the way as well. Today I also received an update from Front Range Rocket Recovery about my custom 36” Prostate Cancer Awareness blue ribbon nylon parachute! Man it’s looking fabulous! I decided to dedicate this rocket build to signify my upcoming 5 year anniversary of radical prostatectomy surgery! Right now I’m planning on using a traditional roll pattern scheme on the V2 in black and a baby blue (instead of white.) I’ll be naming it WARRIOR and will be utilizing custom vinyl graphics from my lovely wife. I’ll also have a number of smaller hash tags relating to prostate cancer awareness. This rocket will sport an Aero Tek 38mm motor retainer and an Aero Tek 38mm to 29mm adapter. Stay tuned for more build updates. So far I’m very impressed with LOC Precision…it’s my first build from this company.
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