I have started a build thread for all the builds I will be doing on The Rocketry Forum- http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?68366-My-Road-to-LDRS-34&p=742438#post742438. I will also be updating this with my progress as often as I can.
So, in reality this build started back in May when I asked my grandfather if he would be willing to make me a wooden nose cone for me. This is a scratch design with an unusual sized tube, so I needed something. So after he agreed to make me the nose cine (which somehow fit perfectly even though he didn't have anything to check it on. All I did was send him a printout from openrocket with a picture of it on there.
When I went to visit my grandparents for a week in Florida, my grandfather blew me away with the fact that he also cut fins and centering rings for me. So all I had to do was confirm all the weights were correct, order a MMT.
Here is my progress so far...
First, the parts photo:
So, in reality this build started back in May when I asked my grandfather if he would be willing to make me a wooden nose cone for me. This is a scratch design with an unusual sized tube, so I needed something. So after he agreed to make me the nose cine (which somehow fit perfectly even though he didn't have anything to check it on. All I did was send him a printout from openrocket with a picture of it on there.
When I went to visit my grandparents for a week in Florida, my grandfather blew me away with the fact that he also cut fins and centering rings for me. So all I had to do was confirm all the weights were correct, order a MMT.
Here is my progress so far...
First, the parts photo:
Then, I dry fit the MMT:
Then, I removed the aft CR and put a fillet on the tops of the forward and middle CR:
This morning when those were dry, I flipped the motor mount and filleted the other side of the two CR's. ( Sorry no picture for that)
I also got to work on my rail button mounts. I read on an apogee components article ( http://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter334.pdf) that I could make them out of 1/4" machine screws. So I drilled 3/16" holes in the airframe and rail button block so that the fit would be very tight and hold the screws securely. Here is the final result:
I also got to work on my rail button mounts. I read on an apogee components article ( http://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter334.pdf) that I could make them out of 1/4" machine screws. So I drilled 3/16" holes in the airframe and rail button block so that the fit would be very tight and hold the screws securely. Here is the final result:
That's all for now!!!
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I don't know about you guys who are reading, but I like this style blog better than the galleries. Also, if you are reading and have a comment or question, feel free to leave a comment or submit a contact form.
Thanks for Reading!