06-04-2019, 09:46 PM
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That 70's Rocketeer
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bright, Indiana
Posts: 397
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I made some real progress tonight, it's starting to come together. I'm basically following the Estes plans. I epoxied all 6 fins on. I took my time I did them one at a time to make sure they went on straight, which was easy, as Leo did an excellent job on getting the curvature to match the body tube. I made sure to work the epoxy into the holes I drilled and I roughed up the back of the fin pads with sandpaper to further help with adhesion. I also tried to keep the amount of epoxy I used low making sure to get a nice even thin coat that wouldn't ooze out.
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Tim
"You know, it, uh, won't fly unless somebody pushes the button." From the movie October Sky.
I am SAM # 0167
NAR 98303 Southwestern Ohio Rocketry Association (SORA) #624
https://www.rocketryohio.com
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