Soller Composites has got their Heat Shrink Tubing issues dealt with and the (new) product is in stock... This is my first experience with "heat shrink tubing"...
I have also recently used some of their Heat Shrink Tubing. I do like the finish but I the only problem I had was that I heated the tube up a little to hot on...
What a great idea. _____ From: CompositeRockets@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CompositeRockets@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tonyalcocer Sent: Sunday, September 02,...
For our modrocs, we've been band-sawing centering rings and motor blocks from used Estes motors for a long time. Cheap, effective, and recycling at it's best....
I've seen several posts on some of the groups lately about performance expectations from various rockets. I thought this might be a good time to mention...
Lynn, Good reminder and I'm sure you know this already but maybe not all--high humidity favors higher altitude owing to the fact of course that H20 is lighter...
Exactly, so for altitude records, get your waivers submitted to launch from the top of Mt. Everest on those 120 degree days up there that are near 100 percent...
My all glass bird was looking AMAZING! Top half had the final primer and was 400 grit glass smooth... Bottom section had high build initial primer, 320 grit...
... Yes, the spot putty is made to go over primer. Just use it as is, not diluted. I like to use a rubber applicator rather than the plastic ones because they...
Why thanks Cliff! What exactly did this pic show that your describing as the great work ;), or did you see some posts of it someplace else etc...? Yeah it...
My answer would be to use "Metal Glaze" by evercoat. Spreads like mayonnaise, sandable in 20 minutes. Could shoot primer over that, but I'd just paint. Wedge...
you must have had these pinholes in the glass layer also just sand and do more primer I had a nosecone that way, tons of pinholes. anymore if any of my rockets...
exactly re the pinholes,"print thru" if you will from holes beneath. Kilz does a better job than most auto primers or similar of filling most pinholes, but...
Pins holes in primer are a pretty common occurance. There are a number of "Glazing Compounds" out there that are for exactly this. BUT, make sure to get one...
I Michael. I live in northwest Missouri. I've built and flown model rockets since I was a teen. Now 45 I've gotten interested in building bigger and better...
Good luck Michael, welcome! There are many vendors around the country who supply materials specifically for rocketry. They understand your application when ...
Lakestake Rocketry
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You might try looking through the "photos" section (rather than the messages) to see what sorts of things are being done. The "files" and "links" sections...
I was talking with Curtis Turner (Performance Rocketry) last night and during our conversation he mentioned that he was coming out with a new product called a...
Down side is that they can't see composite parts in an x-ray so I hope people are a long ways from this thing in case it blows. If you get parts stuck in you...
I will wait and see if this is a product that is worth buying, nozzles have to be adjustable depending on propellant used. it may be a product with no market ...
Is there a throat insert? If not, it'll be difficult to control the throat erosion and simulate the grain design. It will also probably burn through and shear...
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... to ... of ... EASY Don't put Kevlar on fins. I will use it at the root and for the fillet. But what characteristic of Kevlar is usefull at the tip. OK, it...
i've found kevlar to be easier to cut if you prepeg the piece of material Dennis in S. Fla. "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your...
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