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Howdy group....
Just watched a youtube video where some guys built their own camping trailer from a $100 used open trailer. After completeing the structure, instead of fiberglassing the outside, which would have cost a fortune, they instead used wood glue and cloth. Using a few gallons of wood glue and some cloth painting tarps, they first laid on the glue, pressed down the cloth, then gave the whole thing another layer of glue and let that harden.
I was wondering if anyone has tried this on a rocket yet? Obviously this would only work for a Body Tube that's cardboard. As long as the cloth is thin, I can't imagine it adds any more weight than the actual fiberglass and epoxy method. The only question is durability.
Other suggestions for fiberglass alternatives have been women's pantyhose for very light/small rockets and used fabric dryer sheets from the laundry as sheets of material that will soak up the epoxy and add stiff structure to an existing rocket. Can anyone think of anything else that might work?
Just watched a youtube video where some guys built their own camping trailer from a $100 used open trailer. After completeing the structure, instead of fiberglassing the outside, which would have cost a fortune, they instead used wood glue and cloth. Using a few gallons of wood glue and some cloth painting tarps, they first laid on the glue, pressed down the cloth, then gave the whole thing another layer of glue and let that harden.
I was wondering if anyone has tried this on a rocket yet? Obviously this would only work for a Body Tube that's cardboard. As long as the cloth is thin, I can't imagine it adds any more weight than the actual fiberglass and epoxy method. The only question is durability.
Other suggestions for fiberglass alternatives have been women's pantyhose for very light/small rockets and used fabric dryer sheets from the laundry as sheets of material that will soak up the epoxy and add stiff structure to an existing rocket. Can anyone think of anything else that might work?