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Greg, I have QuickBurst dip, mailable. PM if interested. 8)

I am 99% sure that Tim from Giant Leap Rocketry cansupply it.

Scott,As it is now, the port in my nose cone is 1-7/8″ diameter and it slides in with room to spare. It would easily work in a 2″ nose cone, I just checked it against my Talon 2. At it’s…   Read more»

Bruce,Did you use removable pins to hold the ebay in place or epoxy the sleeve into the VA? I was planning on using the pins so if I do another 3″ rocket I can use the bay in it too.I’m…   Read more»

If you need some or want to try them I have some white and black ones to choice from.

What JW said. I’ve used GLR’s rivets successfully to hold things on that I didn’t want flying apart. Forgot about those… I’m using three to hold my Beer Boost nose on for Oktoberfest.

I’ve used PML rivets to hold ebays in many (many MANY) times. They work great.

By “sleeve,” do you mean the coupler? If so, I epoxied mine in, because I wasn’t going to use it in any other rocket. If you use pins or nylon screws to hold the e-bay section into the main chute…   Read more»

Bruce,Did you use removable pins to hold the ebay in place or epoxy the sleeve into the VA? I was planning on using the pins so if I do another 3″ rocket I can use the bay in it too.I’m…   Read more»

What James said. Make your port(s) the correct size, and grind that screwdriver down. A jeweler’s screwdriver works. You can get those in really small sizes. There are so many ways to do this it’s amazing. There is no wrong…   Read more»

when I first started using electronics I was told that it is best to use 1 or 3. I have used 1 or 3 on 3in AF’s and usually 1 on anything smaller. Most of the E-Bays I have made…   Read more»

It’s all according to our experiences. On my GLR VA, my favorite rocket along with the one to the left, I used one port. It worked. One to the left, I used 3, but it was bigger. But three are…   Read more»

I liked the idea of having a port to stick a screwdriver through to turn on the electronics. I can probably put a few holes in it and still have a large enough one to get a little screwdriver into…   Read more»

Most of the reading I had done indicated more than one. So Ilet majority rule. I put three.It has worked every time. On two, three inch rockets andtwice on a five.five.I watch a lot of rocket DVDs and a lot…   Read more»

If you want to add a ring this is what I did on my L1/2 rocket. I wanted a 3/8 bulkhead so I took two pieces of 3/16. I used a rounding router bit and used it on one edge…   Read more»

Ron, IF I can get there Friday, I have two, and I won’t be flying either one this MHM. So, as a last resort, you’re covered.

Thanks Mike. I’ll find you Friday afternoon.Ron

I have a RMS 38/720 You can use.I am going to use it one time Friday andone time Saturday.Does not matter when Saturday I use it. I will workaround Your flight. I will be flying probably tenbirds at MHM. I…   Read more»

There is a free-viewer on the NFPA website. I bought both 1125 and 1127 and now get bombarded by NFPA spam in my snail mail box.Edward

Thanks for all the help.I downloaded the tests, so I will start trying that route. I found out this am that I will be heading back to KS this week, so I only have time now to finish my Vert…   Read more»