[roc-chat] Re: Gap
- From: "Chris Coffee" <chris_coffee@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:09:59 -0800
Thanks Allen and Kurt. Since I am one of those anal people, I came up with an
idea. I went and bought a 4” metal screw-down hose clamp and put it on the
tube. I then measured from the aft end of the tube to the edge of the clamp
closest to the aft end. Once I had an equal measurement all the way around, I
clamped it down just tight enough so it wouldn’t move and took a utility knife
and trimmed the top using the top edge of the clamp as a guide. Came out real
nice. Thanks again for the replies.
Chris
From: Kurt Gugisberg
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:54 PM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Gap
I'll say no it won't hurt anything or cause problems. But if you are real anal
about it, you can sand it down with sandpaper and a flat block of wood.
Kurt
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Coffee
Sent: Dec 12, 2012 4:47 PM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] Gap
Hello,
Can anyone please let me know if this gap between the nose cone and the air
frame (pictured below) will cause any problems with the flight of this rocket.
The rocket was given to me by a friend and it had a small zipper through the
top 2-1/2” of the body tube. I cut the zippered part off with a chop saw, but
because the blade wasn’t deep enough I had to take two swipes at it. And the
result was a very straight cut...except for this 1/4” long, 1/16” gap between
the nose cone and the tube. Thanks.
Christopher L. Coffee
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