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Apparently there are lots of ways to skin this cat…I wet mine out thoroughly, and then put it over the tube. I squish it end-wise to make the diameter a lot bigger and then stretch it out to place it…   Read more»

Apparently there are lots of ways to skin this cat…I wet mine out thoroughly, and then put it over the tube. I squish it end-wise to make the diameter a lot bigger and then stretch it out to place it…   Read more»

Hey Bryan,I on the ones I’ve done with 2 layers, the second layer is a real challenge to get on straight. So, on my first layer i don’t wet it out, so you can pull it real tight, then tape…   Read more»

Personally, I wouldn’t. It would make it very challenging to get the sleeve on after soaking the tube in resin. What I would do is use a fairly thin, slow-cure epoxy, and really work it into the weave. Spend some…   Read more»

4″ 15oz sock? Woah…I’d seriously consider that M or N-fodder on an Estes paper tube even.Realistically speaking, wetting out carbon is such a pain compared to glass. Very hard to see unless you have the light right… That said, it…   Read more»

It is super light, havent weighed it yet. Has to be under a 1/2 pound.If you shake it though something inside growls a bit 😀

Doug, how much does that thing weigh? Even if its light, you better get it x-rayed or something. We’d all hate to discover that you had been eaten alive by a hungry alien hatchling!

Ill give PartAll a try. This wont be something ill be doing too soon, got way too many projects ahead of it. Thanks all for the ideas.This will be my first scratch built nosecone.

I’m going to have to pick some Partall up. I typically fill t-nut threads with vaseline.

By the way, I use the PartAll for all kinds of things. Even when I’m gluing in a t-nut to the inside of an airframe, I add this to the screw that holds in in place just in case some…   Read more»

OK… well if you have the right tool for the job.Hope we have a Mile High Mayhem for you to come to Doug. Fire ban in April ain’t a good sign.

I wouldn’t trust my nest egg to Vaseline. I would splurge the $17 and buy some High Temperature Partall. Even the low temp stuff is only $13. I’ve been using the same tin for nearly a decade and still have…   Read more»

Almost looks like a LEGG’s egg… but bigger.Guaranteed to work, vaseline.

Not me. Launch canceled 🙁

Me

I’ll be there :DMy Nike has a date with a K2045…

8) I am going. Hartsel is a great place to fly. Fun bunch. NO fire danger there. Terry and his son will be ripping something bad-to-the-bone. I am going K to J ona 2 stage… 8)

I will be there. If all goes well I will be doing a shakedown flight on me L3 bird.

Thanks to everyone who has chimed in!I am thinking that the perfectflite might be the best beginner’s kit for me. Whether I can get things ready for MHM might be a long shot.Given my initial close encounter with the altimeters…   Read more»

Dave, I’d second the idea of Perfecflite http://www.perfectflite.com/cgi/PF_Store/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=enter&thispage=MAWD.html&ORDER_ID=!ORDERID!I like missileworks rrc2 mini also, but it blinking lights setup is not as easy to double check as the MAWD[url]Raven I don’t have yet :-)… need for a computer in the field…   Read more»