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Old 06-07-2005, 10:45 PM
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Default Tangled Shroud Lines

Don't know if it's just me or if others have the same problem.....

I can't stand the way my shroud lines get twisted and have to sit and try to figure out which way to route my swivel hook to get the tangles out . So, what I've done is taken the center punch out from card stock motor mounts and cut small slits in the outer edge about 45 degrees apart (eight slits for those rocket scientist among us ), slip the shroud lines into them and glue as close to the swivel as I can get. Works well on larger diameter rockets (BT50 and >). My brother-in-law actually made one for me out of plastic cut in a circle with holes drilled through it to thread the shroud lines through. Nice, neat, tangle free shroud lines. I'm planning on flying my Saturn V with 36" parachutes and used the clear plastic fake disc that comes in the blank CD/DVD cakes for my "shroud line tangle preventer" .
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