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The M750 isn’t quite as big as the M795 (it’s 9,325Ns), but it comes as several grains that are glued together with epoxy in assembly. Result: none of the shipping problems or DOT issues that you have with the big…   Read more»

Aerotech just released 2 new motors – the 75/6400 M650W (9.13 seconds) and the 98/10240 M750W (12.65 seconds)I can’t wait to see these – they’re debuting at LDRS 8)(Altitude junkies rejoice)This is good news. I have a 4″ project that…   Read more»

I tried some of the blaze glaze last night.I like it!Scott e

It does sand, it is just like Bondo except thinner and is more or less for final filling. It does sand but just like Bondo it sands easier before it is completely hardened.Art

Oh, yah. Stay away from that glazing putty or spot putty crap! I try to not use anything that doesn’t use an activator mainly because some products that don’t use an activator to initiate a chemical reaction will shrink over…   Read more»

Ken, you have a new message.Art

Since you’ve become the resident “paint guy” I had a question. I’m back in Rocketry after a few years off .. since the Titan basically, and am glassing up a big’un. Art painted my L3 which survived a substantial drag…   Read more»

I then use the body filler (the Blaze glaze finishing compound) smooth it into the remaining pin holes and then let it cure and sand to a fin finish. It wont take much. In cases like yours right now I…   Read more»

I then use the body filler (the Blaze glaze finishing compound) smooth it into the remaining pin holes and then let it cure and sand to a fin finish. It wont take much. In cases like yours right now I…   Read more»

Now then we will let it sit and cure. whe its all done nice finish and it removes some of the epoxy..I will update how it goes after it cures as well.Here is a pic my 14 year old daughter…   Read more»

The mix ratio is 4:1. Works well. This is the fast and it gives a 15 to 20 min pot life then will dry completely after spread out up to 24 hours.Brushed on the epoxyAll wetted out with squegee and…   Read more»

Yup thats right I was the Missing guy when you were here. After a 3.5 year off time Im back.. Scary huh. LOLAnyhow my glassing method is what takes care of the nice finish and lack of the majority of…   Read more»

Steve, Welcome back!! Try my Glassing method. It gets rid of about 90 percent or more of the pinholes. The Blaze glaze is what I recommend to fill the ones you have or any others left over. Its basically a…   Read more»

Steve, Welcome back!! Try my Glassing method. It gets rid of about 90 percent or more of the pinholes. The Blaze glaze is what I recommend to fill the ones you have or any others left over. Its basically a…   Read more»

Oh, yah. Stay away from that glazing putty or spot putty crap! I try to not use anything that doesn’t use an activator mainly because some products that don’t use an activator to initiate a chemical reaction will shrink over…   Read more»

Art, you have a P.M.-Ken

My first Estes rockets when I was 10 or so had the best paint jobs of all using Testors brush-on paint. Wish I still had those rockets.

There’s nothing wrong with Rattle Can paint jobs. Some of the best art work and social commentary gets painted that way these days. Of course, there’s a lot of garbage spewed from a can as well. It’s all a matter…   Read more»

Thanks for the compliments, Art. When I was building Estes rockets in the late ’70s/early 80’s, I must have thrown together 40-50 of them, but I’d be embarassed to show them to anyone today. Now I don’t have the time…   Read more»

Well Ken, I was just looking at your bird last night and I wanted to say that it is a very well crafted rocket. I can tell that a lot of thought and time went into it. Excellent work Ken!…   Read more»