Shock cord mounts

You could epoxy strap to the motor tube and feed it through a slot in the forward centering ring. Maybe you could wrap the strap and motor tube tightly with some nylon thread before the epoxy sets for extra strength.

Tom

You could put an eye screw (with threaded end, nuts on both sides) or use the Estes method, or a steel or kevlar line just short of the edge of the tube (zipper protection) with the loop, and glued under the fore ring.

Jerry

I had the same dilemma when I wanted to put a 75mm motor-mount into a 4" airframe. What I did was use tubular kevlar. I drilled a couple of 1/8" holes on opposite sides of the most forward CR. Next, I took ten feet of 1/8" tubular kevlar, folded it over in the middle, and pushed it through one of the holes. (Note that the CR is bonded to the motor-mount tube by this time...) Pull enough of the cord through the hole to form a loop large enough to pass over the end of the motor tube, and then pull it all back to tighten the loop. The free ends now get pushed through the opposite hole, looped around the motor tube, and tied ... either to each other, or looped again around the tube and tied back onto itself. Pull the whole thing tight, and liberally apply epoxy to the points where the kevlar and the motor tube come into contact. This will make the whole assembly quite strong.

Just epoxy it to the motor tube? Simple, light and no hardware to buy.

What size motor?

If you've an AT case with the ejection charge well, use picture hanging wire wrapped around the forward enclosure itself & attach the recovery harness & laundry to it. Works...

Andy

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I've used 1/8" stainless aircraft cable, passed through a hole in the upper CR, wrapped around the motor tube, and then attached to itself with a swegged (sp?) fitting.

--tc

John I've had the same problem when putting a 4 inch mount in a 5.5 inch tube. I did use eye bolts....2 rather than one (and stainless, of course:-). I first bent the bolts, some (to make sure I could had enough room to get a quick link between the eye and the tube). I then mounted them 180 degrees apart, with the bend facing in. This gives me 2 mounting points, with 2 kevlar straps going to the shock cord. I used 2 not so much for the strength, but to try to get the rocket to land "level." I'm sure one would be more than enough for all but the VERY heaviest rockets. Just make sure you use lot's of epoxy on the motor tube to ring joint:-).

Lloyd Wood BRS Secretary Level lll