edward

I was in Jax Farm & Ranch and saw those – they look very nice…add some fire retardant to the water and think they’d work great.5 gallons * 8.4 pounds/gallon = 42 pounds – we might have to start some…   Read more»

After chatting with a friend he suggested we try and look for fish tape material if we want to build our own brooms. I thought for a second and I’m sure that is the type of material they use. 1/8″…   Read more»

If anyone can come up with a source for the flat bristles, I’d be more than happy to template my friends broom and make a few. The bristles were about 1/16″ to 3/32″ thick, and were 1/8-3/32″ wide. They almost…   Read more»

The fire brooms work very well, until they loose their bristles. A friend who is a professional firefighter showed me a couple brooms today that have mechanically held bristles that are replaceable. The bummer was that he made them because…   Read more»

With all the sugar motors I did, I had the NASA style launch. They burned for a second or two with great smoke, then suddenly built up thrust and came off of the pad. Really built up a good roar…   Read more»

It looks like whatever they had ignite it blew right threw the forward closure. Nothing ever came out of the nozzle. If what they were prepping in the video was the igniter, I’d be scared :)Edward

If you need graphite I’ve got it by the pounds at my house. Let me know and I can get you some. Byproducts of turning lots of graphite parts.Edward

I’ve made some PVC motors before….they were fun and very easy to make. I then switched to Purple Woody 38mm cases. Somewhere I bought a lathe and then it all went out the window 🙂 Last year I did the…   Read more»

I would make a couple sugar motors for testing.

What are the specs? I haven’t seen a sugar motor in a while. They are great!Edward

Would it be at the North or Atlas site?Edwarfd

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone light tracking smoke on a rocket. I did see something once someone was doing where they were going to mount in the back of the rocket like a motor and light it on…   Read more»

The tank for it. I’ve seen the other bits in the box, just didn’t know if there was a tank around.Edward

I’ve also got the system and you are welcome to use the it if you need.Edward

I just built a rocket in this and I like it – more intuitive than rocksim. The downside at this point is no motor imports. For odd shaped rockets this looks nice. For my 3FNC and 4FNC designs I’ll stick…   Read more»

In my box of hybrid motors I did find a hybrid research grain that I would like to fly – I won’t be able to be there Sunday but I can get it to someone – anyone want to fly…   Read more»

I have a couple of Alpha Hybrid motors I’d like to burn before the end of the year – contact me if anyone is interested. I’d have motors for both days.Edward

Sometimes in the snow it can be easier to spot a rocket. Good contrast. But walking through it can be a pain.Edward

We’ve got about 12″ here in Fort Collins, but with the weekend and early next week in the 50’s and 60’s, I don’t think we’ll have a problem with snow!Edward

I agree with Ed, we are pitting altimeters against each other instead of rockets. If I try for the K site record next year, which is very tempting, I’m probably going to ask to see if I can use the…   Read more»

How can you reconcile that data from over 100 miles away is accurate? Last week the Denver metro area got snow and at my house in Fort Collins we didn’t get any. Do you mean to tell me that I…   Read more»