kelltym88
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Bob, you gonna post when you're going to launch it?
Hmmmmmm???? Hopefully at the Sante Fe dam.....hint hint.....
Bob, you gonna post when you're going to launch it?
so any progress?
The motor mount/baffle system has been installed. The two lower body tubes have been joined. Shock cord installed.
The fins have been installed. I left off the aft motor mount centering ring so I could apply wood glue to the fin tab/motor tube contact point. I also ran glue along the fin slot opening inside the body tube where the fin tabs pass through. I made external filets with thirty minute epoxy just to get a better finish and I kept them as small as I could. I will glue the aft centering ring in place soon.
The two-piece launch lug standoffs have been assembled, coated with FnF and the launch lugs attached to the standoffs. They will be attched soon, also.
I need to build up the shoulder on the 2.0" side of the 2.0/2.5 inch plastic adapter as the fit has alot of slop in it.
I hope to have it ready for primer soon.
Hmmmmmm???? Hopefully at the Sante Fe dam.....hint hint.....
Please tell me about the motor mount/baffle system.
I beleive all of the Pro Series II kits are over 500 grams at liftoff, so none of them will be launched at the Santa Fe Dam until the CA law is changed to eliminate the antiquated Model Rocket weight limit.
I have made quite a bit of progress on my Ventris build.
The lower section of the model is ready for primer.
I decided to make the upper section a payload compartment for my Altimeter Two which required the drilling of some holes in the adapter and nose cone bulkheads to center a 18mm/BT-20 tube. I also drilled some 1/8" diameter holes in the payload tube 180 degress apart.
I have mentioned the loose fit of the tube adapter into the 2.0" body tube so I added some shims to build up the circumference of the tube adapter shoulder. After doing this, I put the model together to have a look at it.
Somethings not right.
The tip of the nose cone is off the centerline of the model.
What the...
I take off the payload section and look at the shoulder of the tube adapter.
It's molded at a angle.
Darn it!
I couldn't tell this before as the fit was so loose. After I shimmed up the shoulder the molding error becomes obvious.
I'll have to adjust my shims to see if I can straighten the payload section out.
It will be a few more days before I can spray the primer on the model. Sigh.
I have made quite a bit of progress on my Ventris build.
The lower section of the model is ready for primer.
I decided to make the upper section a payload compartment for my Altimeter Two which required the drilling of some holes in the adapter and nose cone bulkheads to center a 18mm/BT-20 tube. I also drilled some 1/8" diameter holes in the payload tube 180 degress apart.
I have mentioned the loose fit of the tube adapter into the 2.0" body tube so I added some shims to build up the circumference of the tube adapter shoulder. After doing this, I put the model together to have a look at it.
Somethings not right.
The tip of the nose cone is off the centerline of the model.
What the...
I take off the payload section and look at the shoulder of the tube adapter.
It's molded at a angle.
Darn it!
I couldn't tell this before as the fit was so loose. After I shimmed up the shoulder the molding error becomes obvious.
I'll have to adjust my shims to see if I can straighten the payload section out.
It will be a few more days before I can spray the primer on the model. Sigh.
Just opened mine up today (all pieces fit) and plan to get started later on when the temperatures in the garage drop down to bearable.
Somethings not right.
The tip of the nose cone is off the centerline of the model.
What the...
I take off the payload section and look at the shoulder of the tube adapter.
It's molded at a angle.
Darn it!
I couldn't tell this before as the fit was so loose. After I shimmed up the shoulder the molding error becomes obvious.
I'll have to adjust my shims to see if I can straighten the payload section out.
It will be a few more days before I can spray the primer on the model. Sigh.
I received the replacement transition on the 28th and I am going to finish it tonight. That was really good customer service from Estes on this!I picked up a Ventris at the Callallen HL with a 40% off coupon and it has the dreaded undersized transition. I will be contacting Estes on this also. Other than that, it's a great looking kit! I was hoping to have it ready to fly at the next STAC launch but I will have to wait for Estes to send a new part.
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