El Phantasmo
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:bang: I didn't think to use a heat shield or epoxy on the fiber centering ring... I'll fix that later.
I haven't had such large, thin (1/8"), single pieces of wood on a rocket before. Is Bondo spot putty (the dried blood version) likely to cause the wood to warp? How can I prevent the fins from warping if I air foil them? I'd rather not paper these; I've added enough weight to the aft end as is. I may just experiment and see.
Thanks
wouldn't papering be much stronger and lighter ?
is filling balsa fins with bondo a common practice these days ?
Bondo spot putty is basically VERY VERY THICK primer... it uses just enough lacquer thinner to make it a paste, and the rest is primer solids. SO I don't think it should warp anything... the balsa will absorb it, but it shouldn't make the wood swell, which is what causes stuff to warp. The lacquer thinner carrier should outgas very quickly.
Later! OL JR
I have not read every post yet... I'll try and catch up... but watch the CG!! The CP on my 1.6 inch Hawk was only 13 inches from front! Basically 1/4 of the back from the front of the fin root. ...Heavy Tail Hawks are a :no: :no:
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