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ROCKET COL
ROCKET COL
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Hi all, just putting this out to see what you all think.
Looking to coat a spiral wound cardboard tube 142mm OD with 2mm wall 2m tall.
it will just add more strength to the tube, it needs to be light yet strong.
It also needs to have a good finish, may or may not be painted.
What do I cover it with?
Sleeve, woven cloth, fibreglass, carbon, Kevlar????
Peelply or vac bagging?? the tube is hollow and needs to keep its shape as parts fit in and slide out to allow recovery.
There are also 3 large fins at the base, so do I do tube first, then cut slots and slide over fins then fillet the joints or do i do in 1 hit
and hope it looks ok.
Depending on motors it could be going up to 650mph in a few seconds to about 10,000 feet, also has to take landing on parachute.
I know a lot to take in just asking.
Thanks
Colin
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ROCKET COL
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13 Years Ago
you could use carbon sleeve or carbon fabric. Maybe even the carbon/kevlar fabric as the kevlar will...
Warren
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13 Years Ago
Hi Colin, I'm with Warren all the way. Certainly make the tube then add the fins on after. I'd be...
Matt (Staff)
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13 Years Ago
Thanks Matt Got the black Twaron to do the main body. Going to wrap 2 layers of this along the 1.7...
ROCKET COL
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13 Years Ago
Hi Col, [quote] Going to wrap 2 layers of this along the 1.7 meter length using the slow el2...
Matt (Staff)
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13 Years Ago
Thanks Matt. Used peelply on a project a while ago when vac bagging a part, came off ok. what males...
ROCKET COL
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13 Years Ago
Hi Col, The peel-ply will come off I just suspect that on a cylinder shape with a shrink-tape over...
Matt (Staff)
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13 Years Ago
if youve got a metal pipe/pvc pipe of almost the right outside diameter to fit in your card tube,...
Warren
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13 Years Ago
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