I am looking for suggestions for a way to mount/retain a threaded rod inside a 5.5 inch plastic nose cone. The threaded rod will be used for an adjustable nose weight system and possibly an avionics/GPS sled.
I have previously used John Coker's brass rod technique to retain nose weight and it worked really well.
John's Nose Cone Mods
I am wondering if John's technique could also be used to retain a threaded rod that is epoxied into the tip of the nose cone. Possibly using 4 brass rods that are spaced wider apart so the threaded rod can fit through the middle.
I have sketched what this would look like.
Front end detail:
Rear end detail:
Has anybody tried something similar or got a better idea for securely mounting a threaded rod?
I have previously used John Coker's brass rod technique to retain nose weight and it worked really well.
John's Nose Cone Mods
I am wondering if John's technique could also be used to retain a threaded rod that is epoxied into the tip of the nose cone. Possibly using 4 brass rods that are spaced wider apart so the threaded rod can fit through the middle.
I have sketched what this would look like.
Front end detail:
Rear end detail:
Has anybody tried something similar or got a better idea for securely mounting a threaded rod?
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