Clear Plastic Nose Cones

[chronister]

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!

[Rocket Doctor]

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.


kit #2123

1-800-525-7561 X216
Or you could send an email to customer service
www.estesrockets.com

[chronister]

Isn't that opaque?

[Rocket Doctor]

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

[sandman]

I have been toying with the idea of a pull form to make parts for my Pad Abort

http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=729&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?

[Royatl]

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.

[Mark II]

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_details.cfm?product_id=214&page=0&cat_name=Resin%20-%20Polyurethanes

:) :) :)

Mark

[Mark II]

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

Mark

[marcsl]

Not exactly clear, but translucent BT60 nose cone :

BT60 Translucent nose cone (http://www.rocketarium.com/plasticnosecones.html)

There's a video showing it with some LED's in it.

[jeffyjeep]

Here's the closest thing I have to a clear plastic nose cone: a candelabra base LED night light bulb.

[Bill]

For the holidays, Michaels is selling candy coated sunflower seeds in a clear container shaped like a Christmas tree bulb. It is rather thick, but the inner diameter of the base is slightly smaller than an 18mm motor casing.

Something else to look at are the clear plastic capsules in the vending machines at the front doors of some stores.

If you can wait until springtime, some Easter eggs are close to BT-60 in size.


Bill

[jeffyjeep]

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!
.....and now YOU should tell US: what's your project? :)

[Bluegrass Rocket]

The Quest egg capsule nose cone is sometimes available in clear. You might try calling them and talk to Nettie. She is very helpful. It fits their 35mm size tubing. Maybe this could help.

[Rocket Doctor]

Suggestions

The Estes Eggscaliber #2123 has a clear platic egg capsule, kind of thick with ribbs.


Why don't you use a clear payload section? such as the Supere Nova Payloader Estes #2155

[Brain]

For the holidays, Michaels is selling candy coated sunflower seeds in a clear container shaped like a Christmas tree bulb. It is rather thick, but the inner diameter of the base is slightly smaller than an 18mm motor casing.
Bill
I've had one of these as a NC, mated to the back end of a spare two-piece NC. Came to find out that the plastic will shatter during a bad recovery episode. Not that I wouldn't try one again...

[blackshire]

I've had one of these as a NC, mated to the back end of a spare two-piece NC. Came to find out that the plastic will shatter during a bad recovery episode. Not that I wouldn't try one again...Spraying it with clear lacquer (in very light multiple coats, to prevent it from melting the plastic) might strengthen it.