Does anyone know if someone "officially" acquired Jim Turner's igniter-making techniques or business after he passed on?
I don't want to offend anyone who might think they have a trade secret to protect by talking about the "fire-in-the-hole" igniter I dissected.
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F*ck you.
Wasn't meant to be negative. I remember you posting sometime a long time ago how you guys formulated that stuff. Didn't know there was some exposed nerve tissue there. . . .
Poor jerry.
Everybody's got your number.
This is an example of a "charge" not an "exposed nerve".
"Jerry will chime in and tell you how the formula was his to start with"
-Chad Ellis
You made it, now simply retract it.
Heck you could even share what YOU learned about the Turner/Irvine thing after you and I discussed it some many months ago.
Do something positive and truthful with rmr for a change.
Jerry
Chad, don't sweat it. You did nothing wrong, and got a juvenile response in return.
-Kevin
Thanks for the info Chad. I know nothing the pyrogen composition - just wanted to talk about the physical construction, which I found to be interesting. I'll start of new flame-free thread on that.
bit:
the way I look at this is this: unless JT had a design patent or transferred his business rights to some other person/entity, then by all means do whatever you want.
One thing I have learned doing rocketry history, is that alot of what we think is new, is actually old....in this hobby since we don't seem to have any historical context, we keep re-inventing the wheel....
Now where is that laser ignition system i have been playing with....
shockie B)
Point.
Typical. An uninvolved person supporting a tactic he already backed off from in email!
Troll. (descriptive term)
Jerry
I still have a few of the TE ignitors left. When I originally ordered them I had grilled Jim on the construction. Jim used a tungsten bridge wire and that they were a real pain to solder up and took time to do, in particular the ones designated for 24/29mm clusters. Never got into the pyrogen part though. My guess it's BP/nitrocelouse formula as my home brew batch looked identical.
Ted Novak TRA#5512 IEAS#75
Thanks for those links, though I'd already seen them. Construction shown is similar, but with a twist. I will post later today my findings.
Don't worry, if it's not in Jerry's museum, it don't count..(:-)
Fred
You are STILL fixated on me!
jerry, you're like watching a horrible, slow motion train wreck. A Person just can't keep from looking.
Your so easy "big fine"..(:-)
Have you ever seen this museum he now claims to have?? I wonder if it's open to the public?? (;-)
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