New Project - Page 2

mistawiskas · 10-28-2007, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninefivezero

I got a 3rd place in the looks contest for one of my rockets in Cub Scouts, but I'm still upset about loosing the pine wood derby

Ah yesss, the famed pinewood derby, mine always looked nicer, but there was always some faster. Learned how to whittle that way.....and how to sharpen my cubscout knife too.

mistawiskas · 10-28-2007, 05:11 AM

That was a good movie. Didn't think I'd like a sissy movie like that, but it was good.

hans5849 · 10-28-2007, 01:41 PM

It was good.

Scrubbin_Bubbles · 10-28-2007, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninefivezero

I got a 3rd place in the looks contest for one of my rockets in Cub Scouts, but I'm still upset about loosing the pine wood derby

I would of won the pine wood derby had my uncle not oiled my wheels like an asshole making me look like a cheater in front of my entire troop

JustinL · 01-13-2008, 12:21 PM

slight update. This is the altimeter. I still have to mount the radio tracker to that board as well as a battery. I am hoping to launch it on feb 16/17.

mistawiskas · 01-13-2008, 07:24 PM

Pleeeeeze....vid?

JustinL · 01-14-2008, 03:11 PM

A little more. I should have my tracker here by the end of the week so I can get the electronics bay finished and start testing.

Chainblade · 01-14-2008, 03:47 PM

god that looks like a ton of fun. must be nice to have $500 extra dollars, let alone using it on FUN. How life would be so different for me if I could do that lol.

ninefivezero · 01-14-2008, 05:46 PM

Very cool, I'd love to shoot off a few rockets again, but not for $500

What kind of a launch site do you have for this bad boy?

JustinL · 01-14-2008, 07:34 PM

Google Maps

It is nothing more then a huge sod and sugar cane farm.

Look around here and you can see some pictures of the larger rockets and the launch site. I also forgot part of this project.... I have to build a launch tower. This does not have a launch lug for the rod (too much drag), so I have to build my own tower. I should not be terribly hard, I just need to come up with a good way.

krod · 01-14-2008, 08:29 PM

I remember building an Estes rocket many years ago with clear payload and we decided to put a small frog in it. We didn't have any fancy electronics and didn't measure the frog's biometrics during flight, but when we retrieved it, it was pretty clear frogs aren't designed for rocket travel. Cool project, but be careful and of course make a video.

2nd place in the George Rodgers Clark Elementary Scout Troop Pinewood Derby of 1972

JustinL · 02-18-2008, 11:19 AM

It made its maiden flight on saturday. Not much to update really. It was a perfect flight, only damage is some burnt paint on the fins and airframe. I did not launch it on the big motor (I600) because the electronics were held in mostly with masking tape, so I launched it on an H123. Even with that little motor (not even 1/2 as long as the I600), it still made it to 4701'. I can't wait to get everything finished up and hopefully join the 2 mile club.

Here it is sitting on the launch pad. I borrowed some one elses tower launcher, which was really too small for the rocket. I was afraid the rocket was going to fall over and go shooting horizontal because it wobbled so much.

Here is a pretty bad video of it. It was way quicker with that little motor then we anticipated.

mistawiskas · 02-18-2008, 02:26 PM

That is so cool! I could totally get addicted to that as a hobbie!

WoodButcher · 02-18-2008, 06:29 PM

Sweet!

GirlsRidePonies · 02-18-2008, 10:53 PM

Holy shit man, that was awesome. Was that your dad at the end of the video?

JustinL · 02-19-2008, 04:01 PM

Yep, if you see him be sure to ask about his V-2 demonstration flight

Sparky · 02-19-2008, 05:36 PM

Holy crap, so it's orbiting the earth now, right?

mistawiskas · 02-19-2008, 05:42 PM

I can't wait to see the big motor. If the small one gets up to 4701 feet, what's the big one going to get?

JustinL · 02-19-2008, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparky

Holy crap, so it's orbiting the earth now, right?

well, lets just say V2s were designed as ballastic missiles....

JustinL · 03-03-2008, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistawiskas

I can't wait to see the big motor. If the small one gets up to 4701 feet, what's the big one going to get?

big one should be in the 5 digit range

So, heres pictures of my fathers V-2

Before:

After

Pretty much, from that $200 kit, he got a new UNUSED parachute.

JustinL · 06-25-2008, 06:28 PM

Been a while, Saturday its going up on the I600. Here is what I came up with for the Ebay. I still need to get a holder for the 6 357/SR44 batteries which will go right below the altimeter and make something to hold the tracker battery in. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up the tower launcher I built for a school project tomorrow.

JustinL · 06-26-2008, 09:53 PM

Finished the ebay.

mistawiskas · 06-27-2008, 04:35 PM

Whoa, cool! My latest projects are evolving nicely also.

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JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	slight update. This is the altimeter. I still have to mount the radio tracker to that board as well as a battery. I am hoping to launch it on feb 16/17.
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10-28-2007, 05:11 AM	permalink #32
mistawiskas McGuyveristic tedencies Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 13,315 (#2) Thanked 8x in 8 posts x376	That was a good movie. Didn't think I'd like a sissy movie like that, but it was good.

01-13-2008, 07:24 PM	permalink #36
mistawiskas McGuyveristic tedencies Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 13,315 (#2) Thanked 8x in 8 posts x376	Pleeeeeze....vid?

01-14-2008, 03:11 PM	permalink #37
JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	A little more. I should have my tracker here by the end of the week so I can get the electronics bay finished and start testing.

01-14-2008, 07:34 PM	permalink #40
JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	Google Maps It is nothing more then a huge sod and sugar cane farm. Look around here and you can see some pictures of the larger rockets and the launch site. I also forgot part of this project.... I have to build a launch tower. This does not have a launch lug for the rod (too much drag), so I have to build my own tower. I should not be terribly hard, I just need to come up with a good way.

01-14-2008, 08:29 PM	permalink #41
krod con de Dec 2007 Last Seen: Today Location: Honolulu Posts: 270 (#133) Thanked 1x in one post x0	I remember building an Estes rocket many years ago with clear payload and we decided to put a small frog in it. We didn't have any fancy electronics and didn't measure the frog's biometrics during flight, but when we retrieved it, it was pretty clear frogs aren't designed for rocket travel. Cool project, but be careful and of course make a video. 2nd place in the George Rodgers Clark Elementary Scout Troop Pinewood Derby of 1972

02-18-2008, 11:19 AM	permalink #42
JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	It made its maiden flight on saturday. Not much to update really. It was a perfect flight, only damage is some burnt paint on the fins and airframe. I did not launch it on the big motor (I600) because the electronics were held in mostly with masking tape, so I launched it on an H123. Even with that little motor (not even 1/2 as long as the I600), it still made it to 4701'. I can't wait to get everything finished up and hopefully join the 2 mile club. Here it is sitting on the launch pad. I borrowed some one elses tower launcher, which was really too small for the rocket. I was afraid the rocket was going to fall over and go shooting horizontal because it wobbled so much. Here is a pretty bad video of it. It was way quicker with that little motor then we anticipated.

02-18-2008, 02:26 PM	permalink #43
mistawiskas McGuyveristic tedencies Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 13,315 (#2) Thanked 8x in 8 posts x376	That is so cool! I could totally get addicted to that as a hobbie!

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02-19-2008, 04:01 PM	permalink #46
JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	Yep, if you see him be sure to ask about his V-2 demonstration flight

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Sparky is not Scooby Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,698 (#9) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x3	Holy crap, so it's orbiting the earth now, right?

02-19-2008, 05:42 PM	permalink #48
mistawiskas McGuyveristic tedencies Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 13,315 (#2) Thanked 8x in 8 posts x376	I can't wait to see the big motor. If the small one gets up to 4701 feet, what's the big one going to get?

06-25-2008, 06:28 PM	permalink #51
JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	Been a while, Saturday its going up on the I600. Here is what I came up with for the Ebay. I still need to get a holder for the 6 357/SR44 batteries which will go right below the altimeter and make something to hold the tracker battery in. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up the tower launcher I built for a school project tomorrow.

06-26-2008, 09:53 PM	permalink #52
JustinL Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 1,388 (#63) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x1	Finished the ebay.

06-27-2008, 04:35 PM	permalink #53
mistawiskas McGuyveristic tedencies Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 13,315 (#2) Thanked 8x in 8 posts x376	Whoa, cool! My latest projects are evolving nicely also.

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