clhug
06-05-2007, 09:47 PM
I guess I'd call myself a BAR. I never really got out of rockets (still have all my stuff from when I was a kid even) but haven't launched or built any for a long time. Though I've got about 20 kits waiting to be built, but it's been probably 10 years or more since I've built one. Launched some rockets a few weeks ago for the first time in probably 5 or 6 years and it got my blood burning to get back into it. I love that I found this web site and these forums to help me!
Does anyone use CA glue for building their rockets, especially for fins? I used to have an article from a model rocket magazine that's about 15 years old that gave tips for using CA glue but I can't find it. I figured CA would certainly help speed up the building, not having to glue a fin on and then wait an hour or so for it to dry before gluing the next one on.
I think the basics were using thin CA for attaching the fins and thick (or "gap filling") CA for the fillets, but I also seem to recall some instances where they suggested you use accellerator but can't remember what.
I will admit, I've never been all that big into the building of rockets, I just like to look at and fly them. I "suffer" through the building part, but do do a good job, to get to the admiring and flying part, but I don't really enjoy the building process. I think being able to speed up the process using CA glue would help me get more built.
On a side note, my prize possession is my Estes Saturn V. Built that about 15 years ago (maybe more). I managed to fly it when I flew those weeks ago and it flew just as beautiful as ever!
Does anyone use CA glue for building their rockets, especially for fins? I used to have an article from a model rocket magazine that's about 15 years old that gave tips for using CA glue but I can't find it. I figured CA would certainly help speed up the building, not having to glue a fin on and then wait an hour or so for it to dry before gluing the next one on.
I think the basics were using thin CA for attaching the fins and thick (or "gap filling") CA for the fillets, but I also seem to recall some instances where they suggested you use accellerator but can't remember what.
I will admit, I've never been all that big into the building of rockets, I just like to look at and fly them. I "suffer" through the building part, but do do a good job, to get to the admiring and flying part, but I don't really enjoy the building process. I think being able to speed up the process using CA glue would help me get more built.
On a side note, my prize possession is my Estes Saturn V. Built that about 15 years ago (maybe more). I managed to fly it when I flew those weeks ago and it flew just as beautiful as ever!