[BProckets] Fiberglass nose cone

[mrgizmo]

Actually I never got the chance to fly it yet, I'm still fine-tuning my G-75
(and waiting for my daughter to go back to her mothers), I'm still worried
that 1 G-75 wont have the balls to lift it. I still use the old book.

Actually I made the nose cone out of foam equal to the i.d. of the rocket
3.5". , then I epoxy glassed it for the first coat, then layerd cloth and
resin until I had it built up to the o.d. of the body. I use the lathe to
sand it true, after I remove the diameter guide I can melt away the foam
with acetone.

   This rocket will use a cluster of 3 G-75's, but I cant access my design
on spacecad 3.1 since it expired.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Durachko" <DanDurachko at psu.edu>
To: "'Black Powder rockets discussion list'" <bprockets at amateurrocketry.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject: RE: [BProckets] Fiberglass nose cone


> Nice to see even a little activity on this list.  My own pursuits are
> agonizingly slow but I am making a wee bit of progress a la Sleeter's
book.
>
> Did you ever post any pics taken from/with your rocket-cam?  (Sorry if you
> did and I forgot.)
>
> Was this nose cone cast in a negative mold or are you glassing over some
> substrate (turned foam or wood, shaped plaster)?  I have very little
> experience or knowledge of fiberglassing techniques.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bprockets-bounces at amateurrocketry.com
> [mailto:bprockets-bounces at amateurrocketry.com] On Behalf Of mrgizmo
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:24 PM
> To: Black Powder rockets discussion list
> Subject: Re: [BProckets] Fiberglass nose cone
>
>  Here is my custom harpoon nosecone in the works.
>
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