Hi Gang: Been up to my ears with work the last month or so, If the economy is so bad, We're sure not seeing it yet??? But that's a whole other story! Last...
They launched a rocket at my son's birthday recently and of course that led us to getting a starter kit with an Estes Alpha III. It workd out great and we had...
So many topics, so little time for response...I've embedded a few answers below. --Chan Stevens ... CA is Cyanoacrylate or basically super glue, available in...
I'll take a stab at some of these. When people are using connecting the fins to the rocket it seems like certain things are used. I hear of some people using...
Until you've built a few rockets, just use Elmer's, Aileen's, or whatever white or yellow glue you can find. That is fine for most rockets that you will want...
Keith, You asked some good questions, but you forgot to ask, "Which paint is best? Otherwise you've managed, in your first message here, to open just about...
Welcome, Thomas. As has been said, you're going to get a lot of opinions about these things, so I'm going to back up a couple steps from your questions first...
Welcome to the Group Thomas! I'll second most of what Art mentioned! and also point out another resource here on this group. in the file section check out the...
Depending on what you are gluing together, I think you will find most choices of glue to be good. I'm very fond of "Weldbond" for paper and balsa, but it can...
Wow, lots and lots of opinions and personal favorites when it comes to adhesives. I've tried most and have to agree with many of the recommendations made by...
Mike: I'm not sure who pointed out the CA and Superglue aren't the same, as they are Both basicly the same chemistry (Cyanoacrylate). To be sure there are...
John, Yes, I was aware of how superglue worked (surface bonding), but how brittle it is and how easy it is to break is dependent on the direction of the force...
I sure did open a can of worms...but I can assure you I was not trolling! Thank you everybody for the feedback. I have been travelling this week and reading...
I thin the woodfiller with tap water. :-) I also do most of the work on the fins before attaching them to the body. But the primer goes on after they are...
Keith, I urge you and your son to join the NAR. We need all the members we can get as these are touchy times for rocketeers politically. Plus you get ...
I'm going to have to agree with John, and then go find some "MC." The Testor's Liquid Cement (3507) for Styrene and ABS (active ingredients are xylene, n-butyl...
... It contains Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Acetone, Tetrahydrofuran, PVC Resin, and Cyclohexanone. The only thing I remember from chemistry is that if it ends in...
Methylene chloride is the paint stripper. We also use it at work to make paint that will stick ti silicone. It's noxious stuff.... Alan ... chemistry....
Keith: I'll certainly second Joining the NAR, and Sport Rocketry being the better of the two publications as far am Model rocketry goes. Joining the NAR will...
LOL!!! No PVC is a totally different animial.. Now that's some Really Nasty stuff! I won't get into all that here except to say: a gallon of MC may seem like a...
I agree strongly with what John wrote. One thing though, I find the Elmers filler easier (as in, much faster) to sand off the fins than primer, which is why I...
Alan: While Methylene Chloride is widely used as a paint thinner/stripper, It's also used do decaffeniate coffee and other Food processing uses. If memory...
John, Indeed I am. Maybe our definitions of "noxious" aren't in sync. It may not smell bad, but I noticed at one point, with ventilation and an organic vapor...
10-4: I understand what your saying; I wouldn't want to be atomizing the stuff and breathing it that's for sure;) John ... toxic ... talking ... work ... PVC ...
Keith, Let me start off by saying: 1. This rant really doesn't belong on this forum and as a moderator and founder of this group I should know better. 2. My...
Art: Most of us who Know you, Truely understand and to a lesser degrees agree with most of your post and/or have Disagreements with some things our chosen...
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