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I think a vry easy way to get a smooth finish is to get a piece of Mylar. Bigger than your tube and wrap after you glass it with the mylar. Put it as tight as you can and then…   Read more»

Warren,For those of us not at the annual meeting, do you have more info about your project? Do you have a web page?Doug

I’ve been vacuum bagging for quite a while now. The UprOar was largely vacuum bagged for those of you who saw it at the club meeting. The fin can was repeatedly v-bagged – once for each layer, a total of…   Read more»

I for one would love to see a demo/workshop by either or both Doug and Conway. Just say when and where.I’ve never seen you do the duct tape Conway, but I’ve read about and talked to alot of people who…   Read more»

I do a Mylar wrap around my galssed tube (or if im making convolute wound CF or glass tubing.) Then I use Duct tape compression wrap methoud. I use more then 1 size of glass on my wrap. I use…   Read more»

It’s really not hard but it does depend what it is you want to vacuum bag. I don’t know what technique Conway is referring to but I would be happy to help you out with the vacuum bagging if you…   Read more»

Do you use duct tape or heat shrink tape Conway? I’m thinking of trying the heat shrink tape route, but I’m unclear if it can be done with a heat gun since I don’t have an oven that I could…   Read more»

Ask away. BUT I have a methoud thats easier, less mess gets just as good results and less expensive. In fact Dave hanson ha used this methoud on his up comming project and even my daughter uses it on her…   Read more»

Gentleman… This is beyond the bounds here. While this is definitely a place for spirited discussion, it is NOT a place for personal attacks – however veiled or with whatever presentation of innocence or good will.ALL competition here is good…   Read more»

….starved for competition he will gladly share any info just to get another competitor onto the field to be slain. So many points of rebuttal that I don’t even know where to begin. I’ll type my comments in bold and…   Read more»

I know this – I have something fun planned for my SSSS entry this year, and it really won’t be necessarily the best design (if someone comes with an absolute maxed out carbon scream machine, I won’t be able to…   Read more»

Guys, I agree to some extent, and am the first to thank John for all the support he has provided in my education around altitude events. In fact i wrote a very nice letter recommending him as a TRA L3…   Read more»

I’m in full agreement with this. I haven never had anyone refuse to share techniques, design info or even what in the commercial world would be called confidential proprietary engineering designs freely and with a remarkably open attitude. This is…   Read more»

You know for all the egotism in the club…I just don’t see the egotistical thing you refer to. There are many folks who have loaned fully built rockets to others who were seeking answers. I can give you numerous examples…   Read more»

….that I KNOW will top 17K on a J570 and with the appropriate booster section will take the record for a J350. I’d be all in… if JW wasn’t in the game… 😯 😀 WarrenJW has been beaten handily many…   Read more»

You know for all the egotism in the club…I just don’t see the egotistical thing you refer to. There are many folks who have loaned fully built rockets to others who were seeking answers. I can give you numerous examples…   Read more»

John, (Smolley, not Wilke), if we get significant interest in an SSS/SSSS event, we could top $1000 in the pot and for that I’d go ALL out. I have a bird, details left to the imagination, that I KNOW will…   Read more»

JW,now we are talking. I’m in and will have cash in hand. You know for all the egotism in the club, I remember the days of pink slip challenges between cars costing twenty times more in time, $$ and love…   Read more»

Guys just listen…. If no one is willing to fly a single shot same day, same altimeter for 250 bucks ante, so be it. I’m not trying to change the contest. Put up or shut up. or ignore………I personally have…   Read more»

While the idea of a pot sweetened with multiple $250 bets is pretty sweet, it’s also too rich for my blood – especially competing against folks like John Wilke and Ed Dawson. I’ll stick to $20 entry fees myself.I do…   Read more»