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Old 05-02-2008, 03:01 PM
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Hi. Do you know of any clear plastic nose cones besides the Estes Phantom? Or any non-rocketry items such as plastic eggs that would happen to fit a body tube? Thanks!
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Hi. Do you know of any clear plastic nose cones besides the Estes Phantom? Or any non-rocketry items such as plastic eggs that would happen to fit a body tube? Thanks!


Why don't you contact Estes customer service Dept and ask about purchasing the Eggcalibeer egg capsule.


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1-800-525-7561 X216
Or you could send an email to customer service
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Old 05-03-2008, 08:09 AM
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Isn't that opaque?
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Old 05-03-2008, 10:48 AM
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Isn't that opaque?


What you could do , is get a clear payload section (tubing) and, depending upon the diameter you are looking for, make your own.

Get a transistion, the clear tubing and the nose cone.

I think that Semroc could assist with the needed parts.

www.semroc.com
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Old 05-03-2008, 11:20 AM
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I have been toying with the idea of a pull form to make parts for my Pad Abort

http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/show...highlight=Abort

and one of the things I thought of was to use the clear blister pack plastic that stores use in there bakery department for packaging large cakes.

Heat it up and "pull" it down over a form.

I just need the time to try it and a small clear plastic nose cone would be the perfect "experiment".

What size do you need?
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Hi. Do you know of any clear plastic nose cones besides the Estes Phantom? Or any non-rocketry items such as plastic eggs that would happen to fit a body tube? Thanks!



Best thing to do would be to look around a Hobby Lobby or a Michaels and maybe find something there.

Or, learn to make resin nose cones. I think there is some clear resin material suitable (most are opaque beige or transparent yellowish or amber) but I don't know who makes it.
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Best thing to do would be to look around a Hobby Lobby or a Michaels and maybe find something there.

Or, learn to make resin nose cones. I think there is some clear resin material suitable (most are opaque beige or transparent yellowish or amber) but I don't know who makes it.

Here's one source for clear casting resin:

http://www.mrfiberglass.com/clear_casting_resins.html

and here's another...

http://www.dickblick.com/zz335/22/

and another...

http://www.delviesplastics.com/casting_resin.htm

and another...

http://www.artmolds.com/product_det...20Polyurethanes



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You could also try turning one from a piece of cast acrylic...

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Not exactly clear, but translucent BT60 nose cone :

BT60 Translucent nose cone

There's a video showing it with some LED's in it.
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Here's the closest thing I have to a clear plastic nose cone: a candelabra base LED night light bulb.
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