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Yeah, I keep a copy of the Cabela's catalog by the bedside for evening reading and my son's FIL works at the Bass Pro Shop. I'm afraid that if I actually went in there I'd instantly have yet another retirement hobby.
When Wally World gets their swivel situation in order, I will simply visit the fishing gear aisle in the course of my normal trips for groceries, rocket motors, and such.
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If you want a great selection of them go to Academy or Bass Pro. I would have to say there are in the range of 200 different packages of them for freshwater to saltwater. Walmarts selection of anything type of item generally sucks. If you dont have either of those stores near you, just hit any store that deals in outdoor/fishing gear.
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All About Swivels
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It would appear Buzz got it handled.
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swivels
I found some really cool Black chromed ball bearing swivels 80lb test at Gander mountian , they cost maybe 50 cents each . they also have some mini key ring type things that are good for the shroud lines , good luck opening them .
On a related note , I had a saftey pin type swivel fail , the rocket came down in a tree with a tangled chute . My payload bay was attached with a saftey pin swivel which failed . Lucky for me it dropped my camera to the ground . also with enough tree wiggling the rocket dropped due to another saftey pin failure The dam chute is still in the tree. I immedatly scrapped all my saftey pin swivles except in the cases of stock platic parachutes |
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Good info. I've snagged my chutes and even streamers on the swivels where the lock wire sticks out Good to get recommendations on better brands.
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As a veteran saltwater fisherman, I've switched over from snap swivels to Tactical Angler Clips which are more compact and stronger. You could add a barrel swivel if desired. They easily handle large fish (striped bass) in the surf and could easily handle rocket stress. Just wondering if Angler Clips would be suitable for rockets?
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#3 Snap Swivels work on Estes Omloid nose cone
I just bought some snap swivels (safety pin style) today in the fishing section at Walmart. The Estes Omloid nose cone is large, and probably as heavy as any nose cone, since it contains an egg.
A "3 snap swivel is big enough to attach the Estes Omloid nose cone. Here's a link to the snap swivel from the kite store: https://intothewind.com/50-lb-safety-swivel-4030.html (looks identical to fishing tackle snap swivels) If anyone has information on better quality, more reliable snap swivels please reply!
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The type you show I'm not crazy about. They can 'strip out.' Ask me how I know! I prefer the ones that are heavier duty with a little hook on the end of the wire. This usually will keep it from stripping out under load. Allen |
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