06-15-2020, 02:36 PM
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That 70's Rocketeer
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bright, Indiana
Posts: 397
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SpaceX BFR
Make of the SpaceX BFR designed by skydog538 and available on Thingiverse.
3D Files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3858935
Link to video of first flight on a D12-5: https://youtu.be/oPrRQHn1rng
I printed mine using white PETG. I used 50% infill for the nose cone per the designer's instructions, but I used zero infill for the tail cone to save weight and to help keep the CG forward, plus PETG is stronger than PLA. The fins are through the wall clear 1/16 polycarbonate. Decals printed on Avery 8.5x11 clear shipping label.
It is a heavy rocket, so definitely needed to be 24mm as designed and printed. But it flew very well on a D12-5.
Everybody that 3D prints with filament has experienced the spaghetti pic I included where the first try at printing the tail cone lost adhesion! Doh!!!
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Tim
"You know, it, uh, won't fly unless somebody pushes the button." From the movie October Sky.
I am SAM # 0167
NAR 98303 Southwestern Ohio Rocketry Association (SORA) #624
https://www.rocketryohio.com
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