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I have tried to cut my owm slots as well. I ended up with a real mess.
Now, when I have a model that really needs TTW fins, I order a custom slotted tube from BMS: http://www.balsamachining.com/ Phred
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Yes, that is an option. I've never slotted model rocket body tubes before, but the trick is to stiffen up the tube. If you're slotting a 13mm, 18mm or 24mm tube, you can stick a spent motor case in the tube to help support it during cutting. Any other size tube you'll want to stick couplers in to stiffen it up while you cut.
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I would most certainly agree that there are NO stupid questions here !
That was not my intent with the response. I provided the laser answer as possibly a mis-guided attempt at humor....I still think it's funny though. Many do cut their own fin slots, but I find it to be extremely tedious to do this accurately without at least some sort of jig.
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I understood your humor, I just wanted to make sure that others didn't take it the wrong way.
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No offense taken with your reply. That was my sad attempt at humor as well. I don't think it is possible to fly rockets and not have a sense of humor. I believe I'll stick to good ole' surface mounting, seems a lot less painless. In all my years I have only had a few "incidents" regarding fin shear and cracking. After a through CSI (crash scene investigation) it was always my fault. Come to think of it, if you build it from the ground up and bad things happen (barring a motor related CATO) isn't it always going to be your fault?
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