tansitions

that particular transition is a tough one

I gave it a shot, but no joy

sorry :(

- iz

Dale Mart> Help I need a transition for a special project. It needs to be able to fit

Thank you Jerry! Just what I needed to make one if needed.

I made some transitions recently by fibre glassing cardboard. Much easier than I anticipated. They were cosmetic rather than structural though.

Used VCP to print out the template (including tabs) on paper. Used the paper template to make the cardboard transition and cut out the fibre glass. Brushed epoxy on to the card and laid on the fibre glass. Once the epoxy started to go off, the transition was formed and tacked into place using CA.

I know a guy that makes GREAT transitions, nosecones and boattails...... He has made me one of each of the above items.... Great work, Great Prices and excellent turn-around time...... On The Rocket Forum he is called "Sandman"....... His e-mail address is..... snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com

Drop him a note and see what he can do for you.... If you want, I can upload a few pictures of his work.....

Here's how I make transitions:

Take the two tubes that you are transition, add centering rings to center the smaller tube in the larger one. Mark the distance from the top of the large tube to the end of the transition on the smaller tube. Glue on wedges of balsa or urethane foam, fill the gaps with lightweight spackle, then sand to smooth shape using sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood. Cover with a thin layer of fiberglass using small strips of glass cloth. Sand, fill and paint. Voila! You're done.

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I did something similar to this, but I used wedges of plywood. I used VCP to make the shroud and cut it out and glued the paper down to the playwood. I then cut little holes and filled each section with two part expanding foam. I then glassed over this.

I got the idea from :

thanks for posting this link, Robert

I found the fin construction technique shown here very interesting

- iz

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