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Going to have to do this. I just lost my decked out Big Der Red Max. I drive by it all the time lol.
What did you do rocket wise today?
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I have waterslide decal paper and with the right printer yea. I wanna get into making vinyl stickers too. But myself for now order from Stickershock23.com as well.
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Found out the wife of one of my coworkers has a Cricut. Might get some vinyl done for cheep.
Barracuda nose cone decal done tonight, downhill from here on this one...
I opened a box of vinyl I received from Sticker Shock a month ago. When they flatten out I might acutely finish the rocket I started 2 months ago.
I've been doing some small, simple decals on my Cricut. Having done the 4-in Mega Red Max decals myself, I would say that it's a lot of work. I leave the more complex decals to StickerShock.com. I've not had any issues with them. The biggest thing for me is finding colors that I like that also work.
Was planning on spraying paint but no go, it might hit mid-50s and it's just rained so it's humid. Playing around with paper transitions.
Organized a little last night(for about 2 hours have about 8 to go, lol), and looked at what I was going to use for my L1 vs what I did use just now... Found a bunch of parts I forgot I even had!! It really looks like I put a bed in my hobby room....lol...ugh!!!!
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I have my Aerotech G-Force to build, which awesomely uses the same body tubes, coupler, and nosecone as the MercuryEngineeringIntegrator. I have a spare set of fins from my Mercury Engineering Integrator too that James at RocketyWorks made upgrades for. These fins are a design he originally came up with but then made improvements but cut these and sent them. I didn't think they would hold up well so he cut the better design he had, he was just so busy he forgot he made upgrades. It wasn't a big deal. I offered to pay but he sent them, I used the other set on the Integrator like intended. I like the plastic fins but they don't see to be very tough for high power butnsomenday they work fine. I could use the spare set I was sent, or get some material and make new ones in the shape of the plastic ones the G-Force comes with, in 1/4" too. My 4" and larger diameter rockets over 4 feet long will have 1/4" minimum fin sizes going forward. These may be ok because the the length isn't that long, but my Integrator should probably be 1/4". Some 29mm H may be ok, but anything above those impulses and 1/8" fins that size will probably flutter bad. Even some higher H impulse would probably make them sing, lol.
I've been looking at thread and talking some seem to think fin upgrades for the G-Force would be better. I've seen a few fly, one lawn dart horribly. To the point the nosecone shoulder was on the top centering ring at the Zell Farm launch 8/19/23. He rebuilt it, and flew it again at Halifax 9/16/23 with SPAAR. First time I forget what motor but the nosecone never came out. I took the motor out the charge went off, but the foil in the motor tube they give you blocked the charge he/we thought and it came in hot. Of course that one I missed and have no video or pictures. I was busy trying to get my Olympus(RIP)down from a tree.
I've been looking at thread and talking some seem to think fin upgrades for the G-Force would be better. I've seen a few fly, one lawn dart horribly. To the point the nosecone shoulder was on the top centering ring at the Zell Farm launch 8/19/23. He rebuilt it, and flew it again at Halifax 9/16/23 with SPAAR. First time I forget what motor but the nosecone never came out. I took the motor out the charge went off, but the foil in the motor tube they give you blocked the charge he/we thought and it came in hot. Of course that one I missed and have no video or pictures. I was busy trying to get my Olympus(RIP)down from a tree.
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Same here, @prfesser . Was planning on painting today, but it decided to rain. /harrumph!
Cutting one piece Little Joe I fins for the Estes version out of balsa aileron stock.
What brand of laser cutter do you have?
Worked on slotting the 2.6" FG fin can for my scratch build Nike Smoke.. I had Mach1 cut down the airframe to save on shipping and it'll make it easier to reach the top Centring ring for epoxy.. I taped a mach1 fin guide to the fin can and used the centering marks to mark the 4 fin slots.. used a piece of aluminum angle to mark the lines.. measured over 1/16" and marked again.. then I taped the angle to the can as a guide for the bit.. I used a 1/16" grout cleaning bit with a Dremel to cut the slots.. came out pretty good.. now I just need to sand the madcow nike fins so they touch the 38mm MMT.. they are all about a 1/16" away from the MMT
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I'm looking at grabbing a cutter myself very soon! Nice!!
My laser does a lot of work and makes things like this way faster and accurate.
I'm gonna work on fixing this tube, I've been watching a few videos to get some other ideas. I'll see how this works out, but probably not much else today. I messed around maybe I'll make the Aerotech G-Force shorter and add its top body tube to my other one, lol. Very unlikely but it looks cool..
Oh untangled this patch of shock cord for the last time....lol.
Oh untangled this patch of shock cord for the last time....lol.
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I can't wait for one, I can't believe how many guys(Facebook) gave me crap for wanting one. "Balsa is east to cut just get a knife!"....Ugh..It could be cutting while I'm working on something else.
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Attended day 1 of NSL East. High winds. If it was under 20MPH, it was barely under. I only flew low power. Tomorrow should be much better. I think A8-3 was the most popular motor. I did see an L and a M go up, plus a K to I multistage. They actually ran out of low power flight cards. I plan to fly multiple Pro Series II rockets tomorrow.
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Started tacking in the fins of my Dragon Rocketry Nike Smoke 4" with CA. Nice kit. Big fan of the DR fin guides too. Didn't need both on the fins but still used the 2nd one to hold the airframe.
Even with super-precise fin guides like these I often use heavy paper shims to make alignment even better.
Even with super-precise fin guides like these I often use heavy paper shims to make alignment even better.
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I'll fly it at the Muncie Indiana AMA field.
Oh very nice. Do you have a motor in mind yet?
Started putting my chutes and the end of my shock cords rather than the nosecone. Definitely seems like a better way to stop any issues with the chute not getting tangled. It may help my Leviathan too, I've had an issue with that.
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Thinking H115 Sparky
And I don't know about yours, but my hand cuts are nowhere near as accurate. Precise geometry? No problem. Complex curves? No problem. Birch plywood? Yeah, sure, try that with a knife.
I've started repairing my TLP Saab RB05 zipper yesterday.
First used Carpenter's Wood glue and masking tape (to cover flat) with the nose cone supporting the inside. I also added a few rubber bands (not pictured).
Then when it was set and dried, I cut a piece of paper shopping bag and glued it to the inside.
I've since added CWF to the outside damaged area and waiting for it to fully dry (I really piled it on lol).
Next will be sanding and then painting.
