I agree with Giant Leap as a great supplier. Also, Wildman Rockets has
good fiberglass rocket kits and supplies.
Kurt
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Allen Farrington <allen.farrington@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Excellent! I get components from Public Missiles, Giant Leap, and Madcow,
depending on what I'm up to. I'm sure others have good sources as well. Oh,
and I use McMaster-Carr for hardware.
Allen
Terseness and mis-spelling courtesy of my iPhone
On Jun 26, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Adrian P. Bailey <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thank you!
We modified our Mirage to take an I motor with some help from David Reese.
For the next project we want a big, fat, low and slow rocket.
Any suggestions on where to source the parts?
*From:* roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On
Behalf Of *Allen Farrington
*Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2015 11:32 AM
*To:* roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [roc-chat] Re: Scratch build tips
My first experience was that I modified a few kits, then later went to
full-scratch. I converted a L1 rocket into a dual deploy by adding a
payload section and electronics bay. Next I modified a LOC Magnum to change
the motor mounts and add air-start wiring as well as an extended payload
section. The nice thing about modifying a kit is that you get most of what
you need component-wise, and then you can order other components, usually
from the kit manufacturer. One common thing to do is to purchase a kit with
a 29mm motor mount and then find and order the parts to upgrade the mount
to 38mm. You’ll have to modify the fins to do this so it’s a good way to
start getting used to doing the types of modifications required to do a
full scratch build. I would stay away from minimum diameter for your first
scratch build as it adds a bit of complexity to the fin attachments.
Before you know it, you’ll start getting familiar with the different sizes
of the different types of tubing. For example, 3” cardboard is not the same
as 3” phenolic or 3” fiberglass. Couplers and bulkheads and centering rings
all have to be ordered or modified if you change tubing and modifying kits
is a safe way to step into that world.
Good luck!
Allen
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On Jun 26, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Adrian P. Bailey <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Max and I are exploring the options for a project for November’s ROCstock
that we will start working on together over his summer break. Any tips on
how to get started building from scratch? We have been playing with
OpenRocket (thank you Chis and Phil) and I see that Apogee Components has a
lot of parts available.
