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Mike,Your service is much appreciated. You have been so helpful with the many, many times that you have volunteered to tow the trailer!Thanks again for all the help,Ed

That looks awesome Mike :DI can’t wait to see it in person, and it should look great on the green motor.

I’m always so impressed by these upscale projects that folks do. I’m still stuck in the land of 3FNC and 4FNC birds, usually minimum diameter.Good luck with this project Mike – looks awesome.Warren

That is probably one of the coolest rockets I have EVER seen!I once saw a monster Astron “Sprite” upscale that… had a horrible ending. I hope your rocket fares better! Those ring assemblies have challenges when upscaled. That said, your…   Read more»

Mike I wasn’t sure to its size until you were standing next to it.Really cool. Can’t wait to see it fly.This upscale work isn’t as easy as it looks. I was playing with an Anubis (Launch Pad kit), but realize…   Read more»

Wow, that’s cool. Looking forward to seeing it fly.-Adrian

Not sure yet.It will be heavy, a lot of my upscales are.Low and Slow.

Hi Mike,Very cool, awesome fin structre!Whats the weight?I’ll be looking forward to October.

James, just ask Bob Smith to step outide.

This is a little late but I have been using G5 for years and it is great. I will add filler at times to add strength and I have built complete rockets with it.It does smell but not as bad…   Read more»

Well, that sucks, Chris…

Yep, although you don’t need anywhere near that level of vacuum to get decent compression. Even if you’re left with a couple of PSI on the vacuum side, you’ll still get quite a nice result.(Oh, and it’s definitely impressive how…   Read more»

Hey everyone,The principle behind vacuum bagging is that of using atmospheric pressure as a tool. At sea level, one atmosphere weighs 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch) or 29.92 inches of mercury. In the absence of a vacuum, a surface…   Read more»

I’ve had decent luck cutting G10 and CF with a jigsaw and a tungsten carbide blade. A dremel with a diamond cutoff wheel works too, but it’s a lot harder to hold a straight edge with a dremel than it…   Read more»

I wonder what the interest is in another class? I surely would like to participate, if one were available.My main interest is in tip to tip reinforcing. I am also curious as to building carbon-fiber fin sets; though, machining/cutting them…   Read more»

I should be out at the September launch – Oktoberfest most definitely. I’ll show you some of my v-bagged layups. I typically vacuum bag everything I do. My specialty is v-bagged tip-to-tip reinforced fin cans integral with the airframe. My…   Read more»

I like Aeropoxy, too.

As do I, and it’s all I’ve used. I have the patience, plus it doesn’t smell. I’ve never had the bond loosen or get soft, even in extreme heat. Warren is definitely the West expert, hands down.

Hey guys,West System 209 hardener I’ll give that a try. I’ve been using 206 for my tubes and for fin fabric, seems to work great, and the pump set does come with a 209 pump which is doing nothing.Warren, do…   Read more»

as it flows well. Aeropoxy makes nice fillets. It does take a long time to cure.But I build slowly, taking days to fillet a rocket as I can only do one set of fin fillets per night.It takes about 6…   Read more»

as it flows well. Aeropoxy makes nice fillets. It does take a long time to cure.But I build slowly, taking days to fillet a rocket as I can only do one set of fin fillets per night.It takes about 6…   Read more»