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Yes, I remember discussing this before. In the grand scheme of things, I seem to recall that Indiana was advanced as the best state to set up such a business; something about the fire code being more friendly.
I also recall discussing a location in a rural area so that neighbors would be unlikely to complain much, but near a major highway (perhaps half a mile or so off the Interstate) so that shipping wouldn't be a problem.
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You are correct, this has been discussed in detail, I think it was under "Ask The Doctor" and the topic was "Motor Matters". |
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I'm pretty sure the pharmaceutical industry solved a lot of that probably a century or so ago. When I was a wee tyke, my folks took me to the opening of the UGA Pharmacy School's then state-of-the-art new building. One of the machines on display was a low-production pill machine that was making buffered aspirin. It had a hopper and a press and a big wheel that could be either hand cranked or driven by direct or belt means (in this case, a pharmacy student was cranking it, making a couple of pills at a time and handing them out). A quick search shows a few companies that manufacture such devices, which I'm sure could be modified for use on a motor press.
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I take it you are talking about a garage setup like a shotgun shell loader?!?
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That would be interesting to see. Like I wrote, I'm sure this is a long since solved problem but I would have been worthless as the original inventor, because I have trouble imagining a way of moving a measured amount of powder which does not depend on the density being constant. On the other hand, if you fluff the powder a bit, maybe it reaches a minimum density which you can rely on in production? |
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New RTF
Went to Hobby Lobby today and saw a new Estes RTF rocket packaged the same as the Builder Series kits at Wal-Mart..........Sky Hawker.......$13.95
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I saw that, but when I saw RTF, that was the kiss of death for me, not to mention that it had a REALLY stupid name. I didn't even pick up the box for a closer look. I did think of other similar names for it, and the ones I liked best were "Air Puker" and "Heavenly Hurler".
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LMAO!
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Okay....I've been off forum for a while but has anyone been purchasing the new Classic Series kits? I just picked up the Satellite Interceptor and Hornet today using 40% off coupons at Hobby Lobby. I haven't opened them yet but.......
The quality of the material seems great. Tight grains on the balsa. The parachute sucks. Nothing classic about a pre-assembled, non-printed orange parachute. I'm just glad I've got plenty of the "classic" Estes parachutes. But the header does say "Based on an original Estes design", not a re-issue of an original Estes design. Still, I'm happy with my purchases. But will not be buying any without the 40% off coupons. Regular price for the Satellite Interceptor was $24.99 and $17.99 for the Hornet. They also had some kits based upon Centuri designs.....wish I could remember what they were called. Will probably try to pick those up next month.
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There's been a few build threads for them. There's a Photon Disruptor II thread that's been started recently and there have been a few S.I.'s built by folks here and on TRF. Most of the talk still centers on the anticipated Saturn V re-release, though. The HL in Jackson didn't have any as of a couple weeks ago, so I don't have any yet. In fact, they don't have much of anything. There's a spot about 3 ft. wide with all of their rockets, motors, and accessories, with several empty spaces and never more than a couple of anything. As for the chutes, at least they aren't generic white anymore. I hope they go back to printed chutes soon. The worst thing about the pre-made chutes Kody and I have used is the really poor quality shroud line. We've had them break even with gentle deployments. They frizz up, prickly seeds get stuck in them, etc.
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