I missed you guys!
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:10 pm
Dang, I've been inactive for a really long time (a year perhaps)
I hope to fly a water rocket this summer just for fun. A 2 stage, to be precise. It will be demonstrating an innovation from an old, simple and reliable design that had been overlooked by Gardena based stagers.
My first stage will have a 700-800ml delay chamber, with a coupling connected to the 1st stage that has a .7mm hole that delays the release of the second stage. The main problem, and has always been, is the adhesive. I mainly use regular 2 part epoxy (not the resin type, the one usually used in filling) that can do the job. But, it is too damn heavy. A splice would weigh 50gms if I used epoxy.
Any suggestions for an alternative adhesive? If i get my paws on plastic steel epoxy it'd be worth the try if it grips more with less epoxy.
I hope to fly a water rocket this summer just for fun. A 2 stage, to be precise. It will be demonstrating an innovation from an old, simple and reliable design that had been overlooked by Gardena based stagers.
My first stage will have a 700-800ml delay chamber, with a coupling connected to the 1st stage that has a .7mm hole that delays the release of the second stage. The main problem, and has always been, is the adhesive. I mainly use regular 2 part epoxy (not the resin type, the one usually used in filling) that can do the job. But, it is too damn heavy. A splice would weigh 50gms if I used epoxy.
Any suggestions for an alternative adhesive? If i get my paws on plastic steel epoxy it'd be worth the try if it grips more with less epoxy.