What to do with all of these spent engines?

[brockrwood]

I have three or four baggies like this one of spent, Estes black powder engines. I have re-used them as spacers, as body tube connectors, as rocket stand parts, and even as a mandrel for a Kraft paper body tube.

I can’t bear to throw them away but keeping them is getting silly.

 

[brockrwood]

I think it is time to do abstract sculpture with spent rocket motors.

 

[kuririn]

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/101-uses-for-spent-motor-casings.15250/#post-133611

 

[Hobie1dog]

Ypu've never seen the thread above?

 

[mh9162013]

I use them for centering rings, BT-20 couplers (with a little shimming) and engine blocks, as well as cases for my removable baffles.

I can never get enough spent engine casings and actually have to ration them. Part of this reason is because I lost so many spent casings from poor drill-sanding techniques when sanding out the insides for removable baffle cases (I have since improved this and lose far fewer casings).

 

[PDawg]

You can always just keep a few

 

[neil_w]

Keep a few, send the rest to @mh9162013.

 

[Back_at_it]

I have a couple that I use as stand offs on the launch pad. The rest either go in the trash or the fire pit

 

[rcktnut]

You could spread them around the house. There is nothing better than the smell of burnt BP.

 

[mh9162013]

The rest either go in the trash or the fire pit

 

[kuririn]

You could spread them around the house.

But not on the floor.