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30503
This comes from the Space X company email news list I'm on. The target launch date for the Falcon I maiden flight is now late November to early December from...
Starlord
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Nov 1, 2005
2:57 pm
30504
... around here this weekend was going to produce some launch reports. I plan to fly this coming weekend, but I got shut out this past weekend. Cross country...
AL
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Nov 1, 2005
3:26 pm
30505
Um, Halloween was Monday, Bill. -John T.- ... message? ... we had around here this weekend was going to produce some launch reports. I plan to fly this coming...
John Thro
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Nov 1, 2005
4:10 pm
30506
... From: OldRockets@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OldRockets@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of AL Subject: [OldRockets] real weather ? ... Is the black paint the same...
Craig McGraw
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Nov 1, 2005
5:49 pm
30507
... I was thinking that it probably needed sanding. While enamels usually state the recoat requirements - eg, within 1 hour, or after 72 hours - they don't...
Doug Sams
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Nov 1, 2005
6:16 pm
30508
... Man! Home Depot and 3M are making a bunch of money of that stuff these days. But I haven't tried it. I typically use the red-packaged 3M masking tape,...
Doug Sams
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Nov 1, 2005
6:19 pm
30509
... Of course, after I posted a reply, it occurred to me that I needed to ask.... When were you removing the mask? You should always take it off while the...
Doug Sams
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Nov 1, 2005
6:31 pm
30510
I don't get any bleeding with automotive grade masking tape used for graphics. I guess that's why they use it on cars and don't get it from Home Depot. I just...
Jeff Graham
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Nov 1, 2005
6:36 pm
30511
The blue tape will sometimes eat into fresh paint. If you are going to clear coat after it is not a problem. When you go to unmask the tape next time, try to...
Geoffrey Kerbel
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Nov 1, 2005
6:45 pm
30512
... something unusual to fly. I need to build some new rockets. DER 26436...
der26436
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Nov 1, 2005
8:37 pm
30513
... From: OldRockets@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OldRockets@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Sams Subject: [OldRockets] Masking tape (was: real weather ?) ... ...
Craig McGraw
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Nov 1, 2005
8:46 pm
30514
Paint & tape, Paint & tape; I can't think of two other words that distill the anxiety surrounding the completion of a project more than these (at least not...
John Brohm
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Nov 1, 2005
11:46 pm
30515
When I need a good masking line, I use Scotch Magic tape. Never had a problem with seepage or pulling up paint. I'm a cheap bastage so I buy ...
Tim
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Nov 2, 2005
12:11 am
30516
... I've been fortunate in that regard using fast drying primers and slow drying finishes, therein applying the weaker, oil-based products over the hotter,...
Doug Sams
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Nov 2, 2005
12:44 am
30517
... Believe it or not, Scotch (transparent) tape _was_ the original masking tape. 3M developed that tape for early body shops (circa 1920's maybe?)....
Doug Sams
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Nov 2, 2005
12:52 am
30518
... Do you burnish it down with a fingernail or toothpick like me? DGH...
doug holverson
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Nov 2, 2005
1:47 am
30519
... Yep, sure do...just a light rub is plenty. I also usually touch the part that won't be making the masking line on the desk to cut back on the stickiness....
Tim
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Nov 2, 2005
1:58 am
30520
... Ft. Thomas had it on Sunday from 5 to 7. Right in the middle of the 4:00 games. This town gets dumber every year....
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Nov 2, 2005
4:27 am
30521
I can't say I have anything resembling anxiety when it comes to painting. I use the blue masking tape and Valspar paints because they can be found in the same...
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Nov 2, 2005
4:43 am
30522
That sounds like an air bubble problem to me . Have had that happen on fiberglass obs before - our 8" Rattler looked terrible after spending a wekeend on...
AL
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Nov 2, 2005
12:44 pm
30523
first off, I'd like to say thanks for the tips , replies on the paint issue . in no certain order, based on comments,etc... the two paint brands were the same...
AL
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Nov 2, 2005
12:52 pm
30525
At 09:00 AM 11/2/2005, you wrote: Bill is referring to when his town had trick or treating for the kids. Not the actual day of Halloween which is October...
Scott D. Hansen
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Nov 2, 2005
3:02 pm
30526
How can a town schedule Halloween? It's on October 31st, no matter what Ft. Thomas might say. -John T.- ... 4:00 games. This town gets dumber every year....
John Thro
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Nov 2, 2005
3:03 pm
30527
I know, Scott, I'm just being pedantic for my own entertainment. And how did you reply to a nonexistent message? <grin> -John T.- ... what ... of the...
John Thro
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Nov 2, 2005
3:04 pm
30528
... Why, I'm omniscient, of course! ;-) -- Scott D. Hansen WOOSH NAR Section #558 http://www.wooshrocketry.org Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe - Your One Stop BAR...
Scott D. Hansen
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Nov 2, 2005
3:25 pm
30529
Sorry about the hyperbolic alliteration...sometimes, I'm a little juvenile...well, alright, a lot juvenile :) Anyway, I lawndarted this thang a few months ago...
Doug Sams
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Nov 2, 2005
4:20 pm
30530
I use either 600 grit 3M paper or 4O steel wool between my paint coats. Just enough to knock down the fine little bits of grit or air bubbles that form from...
Chad W. Cox
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Nov 2, 2005
4:28 pm
30531
... If you've tested them, that's a good start, but when dealing with off brands and store brands you're taking a fair amount of risk that they're going to...
Doug Sams
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Nov 2, 2005
5:01 pm
30532
... You're obviously not from Kentucky. ;-) Our towns all schedule their own times for Trick Or Treat. (Better?) It's been that way for years. It went from...
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olmeanolmanike
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Nov 2, 2005
8:42 pm
30533
Wow... Where to begin :) So they schedule the sex offenders and gangs to be off doing something else when trick or treating is on? That must be the very model...
Switenky, Shawn
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Nov 2, 2005
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