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I’ve been following the weather reports for this Saturday April 4th and was wondering if the club has made any changes in plans for the launch this weekend. Will the snow and wind most likely cancel the launches on Saturday?…   Read more»

I found a site that sells disposable syringes at a very low price. If you use them, its a pretty good price.http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=2&mscssid=ECJGQTHUCGUH8JMUSCJDW6L44DC48RRD&pf_id=0029534Doug

Ive got fabric fringes hanging off the edges of my fins.To get rid of them, I put CA on the edges and resanded with partial success. Should I do it again and again till they are gone? Will that work?

I will be back in action! Just heard Friday afternoon that an offer was on its way early this week.I will be an application engineer at Vaisala in Louisville. I’ll be working on integrating remote weather monitoring with automated road…   Read more»

Rocket Challenge-Wild and Weird RocketsPart One – Five from the Discovery Channelhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Rocket+Challenge+-+Wild+and+Weird+Rockets&aq=f

Anyone have a set of acme 10/10 rail guides for a 3.1″ O.D. that you would be willing to part with?

I was wondering if anyone has any practical guidelines they follow/know of for what the maximum altitude for a given size of rocket might be to allow a reasonable chance for recovery by purely visual means.Obviously, the larger the rocket,…   Read more»

Im building my min dia 54 for MHM and would like to use the Cesaroni Pro54 but don’t want to use a aft motor retainer. I was thinking of using epoxy to mount a forward bulkhead to the motor casing…   Read more»

Love to see it snowing this will help keep the fire ban away.

Any one have a fairly long piece of rail for checking alignment of 15/15 buttons?

I know. I know. I should have been looking a while back.Looking for an RRC2X.May trade a PET2 timer.Don’t want to put out $80.00 for a new mini. If I can help it.Thanks Mike

I think … I hope.I think I have seen two 8′ rails put togeatherto make a 16′ launch rail.I use RB-1500 rail buttons.Is this correct?If not.Is there going to be a couple of the regulars at MHM 2009that have a…   Read more»

It’s at least a winter old I would bet. It had a mouse nest in it. Found due west of the pads about 3/4 mile out.

Cross-posted at RP, but this is too fun to keep in one place.Check out this 38mm forward motor retainer I got at Home Depot this evening, for $2.97:I’m sure an enterprising person could also figure out how to attach a…   Read more»

I saw that the “scheduled” time to meet is 10am. Is anyone planning on getting there earlier? I’m shooting for 9 so I can look about for my fin can that should be close to the launch area. That is…   Read more»

Take a look at Mike Konshak’s article in NAR’s Sport Rocketry March/April issue. Great read! Thanks for the mention, Mike!

I must be a glutton for punishment. First I struggle thru the black powder portion of the alphabet contest. Then a realize I have parts for a respectable SSSS rocket.So, what’s the best way to tap a plugged forward closure…   Read more»

Just finished the booster. Well almost. When it is painted I will stillneed to run wires.http://picasaweb.google.com/mshinn2001/AcceleratedMotionBooster?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ-NioDt_v2S0wE#The wife will take a picture this afternoon of the fully assembledrocket. That pic I will post later.

What are the safety rules for installing ignitors for multi-staging and air starts?I understand the downsides of walking up to the pad with an ignitor already installed in the sustainer stage but installing it at the pad can be quite…   Read more»

I have been using 9/16 tubular nylon w/sewn ends in My 4″ and5.5″ rockets. They are 1200lb test. (TN-25 Loc Precision)My 8″ rocket is going to weigh somplace around 25lbs or soloaded.Are these still worthy?