Mice eat balsa? Who knew...
Not really, but they do chew everything.@o1d_dude Mice eat anything!
Have you considered placing a jack of some sort under the ebay? With the booster supported as shown, you could place a straight edge on it an raise the jack just enough to align things then try with the three (or four) grams you calculated.Ground testing the apogee event on my 1/4 scale Viking 7 sounding rocket. I tried 3grams of fffg black powder for the first test and the airframe did not move and I noticed I have a lot of blow by in the ebay to booster connection. It's a snug fit but the weight of the payload is causing a slight sag (1/8" - 3/16") and a air gap on the top of the joint.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that took a bit less effort than your Andromeda?I have a new baby...
Significantly lessI'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that took a bit less effort than your Andromeda?
I think the soccer games were canceled due to the morning rain.Where is this & why aren't there more people? Especially since it was such a nice day?
Satellite City (the Hunters) was one of the companies early on to market CA glue.I hear you on that
Been there and that stuff could hurt lol !!!!
I am another of the old timers who remembers when Hot Stuff first came out. It was available only in Thin viscosity and there was no accelerator. We had to keep baking soda on hand to sprinkle on to help it set. But even without accelerator there are conditions that make it set fast, such as putting it on porous materials.Satellite City (the Hunters) was one of the companies early on to market CA glue.
Their product was named “Hot Stuff”.
Ok, when DO we get some pics..?I got a white base-coat on 3 rockets: Estes Indicator, Semroc Micron, and a modified design old Estes plan of a Cloudbuster I updated. Sorry - no pics right now.
Steve
Epoxied another Cherokee-H fin to the motor mount.
The third and final fin will be a cluster.
I’m admitting defeat on getting the warps out if the fins. Two of the fins I was able to steam, press, and counter-warp to get at least the fin roots straight. The third fin will never have a straight fin root.
Fortunately, the skews/warps are all in the same direction so I fully expect a roll under power.
Maybe I should add a roll pattern just for fun.
My Estes Doorknob kit finally showed up at quarter to ten this evening. WTF? They knocked on the door and RAN.
Was hoping they would finally deliver my Rx’s that they claim they delivered two weeks ago. Nothing important. Just heart medicine.
I will “go postal” on the USPS someday just for the irony.
Take a look at the SBR L’il Rockets. They’re 29mm motor tube cardboard, plywood fins, and come with full color vinyl wraps, streamer recovery, and sell for under $30. I WILL be buying the L’il Thor.What to build next hmmmm... Seriously thinking of splurging on a Fiberglass Park Shooter to try it out... I hear a lot of you folks doing it and enjoying the kits.
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Probably be next week sometime - got an engine to put in my Grandson's car and some house - type projects to finish up first.Ok, when DO we get some pics..?
Spikes? I that like code for stands?I’m running out of rocket spikes. Looks like my next order from @Big_Red_Daddy ( Vander-Burn.com ) will include some of them as well.
Yes.Spikes? I that like code for stands?
I think Stine The Elder coined that phrase but perhaps not. I’ve been wrong before and will most likely be so again.Yes.
Rocket stands. We’ve always called them “spikes”.
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