I was always told or should I say that I learn this on here that using wood on materials of card board and wood that the joint adhesion itself is stronger than the actual materials being used. So it makes when joining wood and card board to use wood glue.
Then why is it so many of us use epoxy or some form of it to join these like materials? Epoxy is best suited when using unlike materials such as wood and plastic, plastic and fiberglass, carbon fiber, fiber glass etc.
I'll be starting my L2 project soon and I plan on purchasing the MADCOW Patriot 4" kit and using wood glue throughout the build. The only time I plan on using epoxy is to join the motor mount to the airframe and also the tube coupler because I know how easily wood glue likes to "lock up" when gluing these types of parts.. This rocket in turn will be a lot lighter and performance will be increased because of it's lighter weight. Also I won't have to spend a lot of time shaping fillets. Of course I will upgrade the recovery harness and I plan on using a 3rd ring to lock in the fin tabs.
I'm keeping it simple using engine deploy and will be flying it on a 38mm J500 for the cert flight. My reasoning as most have mentioned here is stick with something you know and get the certification. I figure once I get certified for L2 then I will focus on becoming proficient with DD, air starts, staging and clustering, electronics and wiring. It just makes sense to me to do it this way, because taking the time to learn these aspects of the hobby will better prepare myself for my L3 when I'm ready to achieve it. Who knows when that may be? I want to set goals and each project / build do something unique and different that I never tried before and whether I succeed or fail take something from it.
I love this hobby so much and not sure why myself and everyone can be so consumed by it? There's so many aspects about this hobby to enjoy and I just can't pick one I can pick a few and this is why I (we) love it so much.
I want to thank you guys for all your insight and advice. You made be a better builder, painter and an addict to this hobby
I hope everyone has a great week!!
Then why is it so many of us use epoxy or some form of it to join these like materials? Epoxy is best suited when using unlike materials such as wood and plastic, plastic and fiberglass, carbon fiber, fiber glass etc.
I'll be starting my L2 project soon and I plan on purchasing the MADCOW Patriot 4" kit and using wood glue throughout the build. The only time I plan on using epoxy is to join the motor mount to the airframe and also the tube coupler because I know how easily wood glue likes to "lock up" when gluing these types of parts.. This rocket in turn will be a lot lighter and performance will be increased because of it's lighter weight. Also I won't have to spend a lot of time shaping fillets. Of course I will upgrade the recovery harness and I plan on using a 3rd ring to lock in the fin tabs.
I'm keeping it simple using engine deploy and will be flying it on a 38mm J500 for the cert flight. My reasoning as most have mentioned here is stick with something you know and get the certification. I figure once I get certified for L2 then I will focus on becoming proficient with DD, air starts, staging and clustering, electronics and wiring. It just makes sense to me to do it this way, because taking the time to learn these aspects of the hobby will better prepare myself for my L3 when I'm ready to achieve it. Who knows when that may be? I want to set goals and each project / build do something unique and different that I never tried before and whether I succeed or fail take something from it.
I love this hobby so much and not sure why myself and everyone can be so consumed by it? There's so many aspects about this hobby to enjoy and I just can't pick one I can pick a few and this is why I (we) love it so much.
I want to thank you guys for all your insight and advice. You made be a better builder, painter and an addict to this hobby
I hope everyone has a great week!!
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