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Sounds great Ed. I need a 6 inch long and 54mm in width. I need it to fit in a 54mm couplar tube so i dont know what width exactly. Im guessing 50mm or so. My address is 1356 Plains…   Read more»

Kyle,I’ve go plenty. Let me know what size you need and where to send it to.Ed

I’m in.Ed

Bob Messner made an Icarus flight at MHM – at least he paid for one, but I never heard the results…Warren Musselman

did you know you can make RDX plastic explosive from boy scout heat tabs?Hexamine, hexaminethylenetetramine, C6H12N4, right, get it in camping supplies as heating tabs… Chris, Ken, use 1% Dextrin as a binder if you’re making BP for Estes motors,…   Read more»

You all missed the point. When I was in 7th grade (1970 or so) there were plenty of reference books with all kinds of formulas for gunpowder, nitro glycerin, etc. I doubt that any middle school or high student today…   Read more»

Use the web Luke… google has it. Formulas for BP, Nitrocellulose, nitrogylcerine, etc. etc….. did you know you can make RDX plastic explosive from boy scout heat tabs?Warrenand a poor mans grade of Nitrocellulose laquer from ping pong balls and…   Read more»

BP is easy – sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter.Some others are a little harder, but honestly, it’s amazing how easy it is to make many dangerous things. Nitroglycerine is a piece of cake, all you need is nitric and hydrochloric acids IIRC…   Read more»

Use the web Luke… google has it. Formulas for BP, Nitrocellulose, nitrogylcerine, etc. etc….. did you know you can make RDX plastic explosive from boy scout heat tabs?Warren

I used to take empty 12 gauge shells – no primer – load them with black powder from my dad’s reloading machine, stick a piece of cannon fuse in the end and watch them swirl all over the place. Tried…   Read more»

Zinc/sulphur… 🙂 robbing the parents’ bar to get the ethanol binder… ah, those were the days…

MATCH rockets! Damn, I haven’t thought of those since I was about 9 or 10 years old… maybe younger. Sugar propellant I played with too, straight sugar and Potassium Nitrate… also tried my hand at Zinc/Sulpher, but damn near asphyxiated…   Read more»

I can’t recall any desire to blow anything up or burn down the house. Nor did I. Only fire I ever had was not from caramelizing sugar fuel in an old electric skillet that my Mom gave me for the…   Read more»

Now thats curious, not about oneupmanship, but I find it really curious that at 5, I was asking about the constituents of BP and collected match heads for weeks to scavenge what I thought was charcoal, etc. I can’t recall…   Read more»

Re your other experiences, sounds like with minimal torque, we can have you on the Dark Side, discussing nuances of AP mesh, catalysts, plasticizers and all the rest in no time Hey, what do you think led me to rocketry?…   Read more»

Bruce,Man 50 pp. ! Sounds more like a masters thesis than an L3, but hey I’m a slackard. Re your other experiences, sounds like with minimal torque, we can have you on the Dark Side, discussing nuances of AP mesh,…   Read more»

For sure, and it’s great that so many guys like James, JW, Art H, and others are willing to give freely of their time and experience.AGREED!!!!!!!!!!! James has looked over my documentation, fifty-some pages, and offered to come over to…   Read more»

Personally I see it as a big plus. I’m certainly not experienced enough to feel comfortable without other, more experienced, eyes on the project.WarrenFor sure, and its great that so many guys like James, JW, Art H, and others are…   Read more»

Personally I see it as a big plus. I’m certainly not experienced enough to feel comfortable without other, more experienced, eyes on the project.Warren

Warren,I don’t know that James Russell required it, but we met at various points in construction to look over the build. I see it as a big help. He gave me some good ideas and steered me free of a…   Read more»