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The price of lead – along with copper, zinc, aluminum, steel and most other commodities has shot up over the last couple years due to China. Do like I do – boycott Chinese goods if at all possible.WarrenI hear you….   Read more»

The price of lead – along with copper, zinc, aluminum, steel and most other commodities has shot up over the last couple years due to China. Do like I do – boycott Chinese goods if at all possible.WarrenDont worry, there…   Read more»

The price of lead – along with copper, zinc, aluminum, steel and most other commodities has shot up over the last couple years due to China. Do like I do – boycott Chinese goods if at all possible.Warren

I realize this thread is kind of old already but I’m sure these topics come up regularly as folks get into new aspects of the hobby.In creating my L1 rocket for Oktoberfest this coming weekend I ran into the need…   Read more»

Hey if yu had 4 cats (combined family) and hauled in the stuff in 30#+ bags every couple of weeks, you might see the light too. Since this was a NC that houses GPS telemetry, I was advised by the…   Read more»

Never thought about cat litter… 🙂 While getting my fill of fireworks over the 4th of July week off (love 3″ motars!) in Missouri, I bought 15 oz. of fishing weights that I’ll put in the very tip as I…   Read more»

or do what I did, not lead, but environmentally friendly cat litter. The 6 inch ogive took a kg in the first 7 or 8 inches. Epoxied it in, then foamed, and still have a 4″ by 12″ payload tube…   Read more»

Its been a while but the last time I bought it I just want the a local gun store. You can but a 10 pound bag of lead shot used for loading shotgun shells. It pours very easily.Doug

John,Interesting tip–is that the fabric you’re talking about or just strap/tube? JBoth strap and tube cut well. I pull the Kevlar up to the blade so it is barely snug against the Exacto blade, and then bear down on it…   Read more»

John,Interesting tip–is that the fabric you’re talking about or just strap/tube? One tip I got off another forum that did not turn out was pinking shears–at least the 10 dollar set I bought. I had some paramedic scissors that could…   Read more»

I typically cut Kevlar with an Exacto knife. Pull it tight across the blade, and it is fine. I have one blade that I’ve used to cut Kevlar many times. I change the blade when necessary, but it is amazing…   Read more»

like she must not know when her favorite sharps won’t cut air Seriously, the CA, or no-frayz stuff is the best way to get the fibers to sit still while they’re chopped.Its amazing what a good set of kevlar…   Read more»

I just use my wife’s scissors. Don’t tell her. Please.

Try using CA where you want to cut it. Let it completely cure then use wire cutters.Doug

No kidding – I don’t have the shears, and have completely given up as to cutting it, I just make sure I order it precut in the lengths I need.That stuff is impossible…Sometime, I’ll have to get the shears…

I have some scraps of 1/2 flat kevlar–let me know where to send it,JAlso give me an exact length as you won’t want to cut it w/o the right shears.J

I have used 1/2″ tubular kevlar as a piston strap before with great success (you need to widen the slot a little though). It’s availible from Giant LeapAlso, I believe Hawk Mountain has some strap kevlar.As for scraps – sorry…   Read more»

I use pistons when I can as well, though usually not in the smaller diameter stuff. They work great 🙂

All my serious scratch built birds up to 4″ have pistons. Of course my PML kits have pistons as well, but not the other ones.Warren

pistons work well too…Doug