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Old 04-30-2016, 08:00 PM
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Default WANTED! BMS Gold Medalist Launch Tower

I am in the SoCal area.

Would also be interested in other easy to adjust towers as well.

Inbox me at: majordude at gmail dot com

Thanks!
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Old 04-30-2016, 09:50 PM
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I highly recommend the Apogee Competition Launch Tower which you can see here. Very nicely done and far more portable than a medalist, not to mention the fact that they are actually available.
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Old 04-30-2016, 09:58 PM
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Thanks.

Actually, I have one.

But I wanted one a bit more sturdy for F-I motors.
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Old 04-30-2016, 10:04 PM
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I have a medalist tower and I've launched up to an E out of it. I would probably feel comfortable launching an F, but I'd be nervous with a G, and I definitely wouldn't put anything high power in it.

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Old 04-30-2016, 10:55 PM
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I have a medalist tower and I've launched up to an E out of it. I would probably feel comfortable launching an F, but I'd be nervous with a G, and I definitely wouldn't put anything high power in it.


Really? I thought it was fairly sturdy the last time I saw one. (But it's been years!)
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Old 04-30-2016, 11:17 PM
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The medalist is made out of aluminum channel stock so it will hold up to low power black powder just fine. But the rail guides are held in place by fairly mild friction which could be easily overpowered by a higher power motor if the rocket got wedged. Likewise, the lightweight channel stock wouldn't hold up very well if directly exposed to a higher power composite flame.
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