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Category Archives: Rocketry Information
Sanding Block Pro Tip
A while back, I showed a way to remove self-adhesive sandpaper from an aluminum sanding block, like the Great Planes Easy-Touch Hand Sander*, seen above.Self-adhesive sandpaper, such as the stuff I buy from Klingspoor, has such a powerful adhesive on i… Continue reading
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Balsa Grain Fillers and Added Weight
Most model rockets you build will have fins made of balsa wood. Because balsa is so porous and has such a loose grain, you have to give the wood some kind of treatment if you want smooth fins. You have to fill or cover the wood grain with something.Any… Continue reading
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Messing Around with Glue – Strength, Flexibility, Et Cetera
After my little experiment to find out the water weight of white and yellow glue – weight which would be lost as the rocket dried – I got curious about some other properties of adhesives used in model rocketry, and wondered if I could test them out.I s… Continue reading
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Back On The Rocketry Show Podcast
Tonight, I recorded a nice, casual episode of The Rocketry Show podcast, and it’s nice to be back on. We were hoping to talk to someone about the TARC finals results (the top spot was taken by Creekview High School of Canton, GA), but they’ve been pret… Continue reading
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Accurate
I really need to stop buying kits and build something…Follow me on Twitter.Like my Facebook page for blog updates and extra stuff.Have a question you’d like to see addressed on this blog? Email me at iamtherocketn00b@gmail.com. Continue reading
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Glue and Water Weight
In some of my more recent posts, I’ve done a number of informal experiments testing out various materials. In thinking about what order to present them in, I’ve decided to start with this one, because it’s rather simple, and I may want to refer to it w… Continue reading
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Rocket N00b Update
Little N00b was born on April 5, 2018. He and Mrs. N00b are doing great, happy and healthy.We’re home now, and I’ve managed to secure a little time off work. And though it may sound surprising, as we have a newborn, I am now in the mood to get back to … Continue reading
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Fragile Payload
This is one reason I haven’t posted lately. Little N00b arrives in two weeks.This is one of several 3D ultrasound images. Amazing. I was amazed to see recognizable features this early – this was nearly two months ago, and he already looks like one of t… Continue reading
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Estes Posts More "Coming Soon"
The above was posted on Estes’ Facebook page today.Some folks got a little concerned when the Estes website seemed to be down a few hours ago, but it appears to have been only a hiccup which would have gone unnoticed if we weren’t all a bit on edge … Continue reading
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Hobbico Bankruptcy
Hobbico, the Champaign, IL company which owns Estes Industries (along with a large number of hobby outfitters), is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and layoffs may begin in April, according to an article on the Champaign News-Gazette website.I do not … Continue reading
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