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Busting a fin in half is bad enough, but if it was made from plywood and also had a through-the-wall fin tab, that is so much worse. These are very hard to repair, because the portion of the broken fin that is inside the tube has to be removed as well, so that a new fin be re-attached. Most of the time, people just scrap the entire rocket as being beyond repair. But say the rocket had some sentimenal value to you, and you wanted to reuse as much of the original parts as possible. What do you do? In this two-part video, we'll take a rocket that has a busted plywood fin, and show the necessary steps in removing the through-the-wall tab. In the second part of the video, you'll see how to reattach a new fin, and fix all the cosmetic damage that will be necessary. View this week's Rocketry Workshop Videos (Duration 17 min, 32 sec) | | Previous videos are found on our archive page. |
| Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! | Halloween Rocketry-Themed Decals | |
Are you looking for some rocketry flair this Halloween? Well, look no further than our 2022 Halloween Decal set. Styled like stickers, these decals are made from the same vinyl as the decals in our kits and are made to last. From sticking the Jack-o'-Lantern with his rocket meal on your fins to letting the Witch fly her rocket-steed along your body tube, these decals are perfect for adding a fun spin to your next rocket. Only available until November 6, so get them now! |
| Apogee Meatball Sticker | |
Fondly nicknamed "The Meatball" after the name of the NASA round logo, our round Apogee logo is one of our most prominent and easily recognizable symbols. This 3" diameter sticker is perfect for adding to your range box or slapping on your rocket for a bit of that Apogee Flair! Available in either Red or Black. |
| Make Carbon Fiber Tubes | |
Here is an extensive and detailed video course on how to make Ultra-Lightweight Carbon-Fiber Rocket Tubes. They're so light, they give you an unfair advantage in competition. These are the ones that my daughters, Allison and Ashley used in Romania last September at the 2021 World SpaceModeling Championships. Allison was part of the senior Silver Medal winning USA team, and Ashley took home the Bronze Medal in the Jr. Division. The girls were taught how to make their own tubes, so if they can do it, so can you. The training course consists of 5 hours and 42 minutes of video instruction, covering everything I know about how to make a successful tube with a glass-finish using a 2-piece mold. It even includes all the secret techniques and materials, and where to buy them, including where to get the 2-part mold. This course is on the Udemy website, not at Apogee Components. |
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Small Field Containment This week we're launching from the NARHAMS club launch site. It is surounded by trees, so we have to be very careful where we aim, and how big of a rocket motor we use. This is perfect for the Launch Visualizer. We can test our flights with a high level of confidence that we'll get the rocket back and it won't be lost to the trees. Check it the simulation of the Air Mail rocket kit using a C6-5 rocket motor here. |
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We're looking for someone to write a definitive guide to selecting igniters, controllers and batteries for rockets. We'd love to have a newsletter article on that topic, because we get lots of inquiries about it. Is that you? Do you know how many e-matches can be set off in a cluster by a 3.7v 400 mAh battery? See our Newsletter Guidelines on how to submit an article on this topic and get paid up to $350 for your time.
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| I'm now actively seeking writers for articles to appear in this newsletter. And I want unique and cutting-edge articles because that is what you want to read, right? I realize this, so to get articles from outside writers that have the same level of quality, I'm going to have to pay a lot of cash to make it worth it for them. So I've come up with a compensation package where I'll pay up to $350 for good how-to articles. Are you a writer, and does that interest you? That is a lot of cash! Far more than you'll get by writing for other magazines. And with over 23,000 worldwide subscribers, if you write for the Peak-of-Flight Newsletter, you'll gain a lot of notoriety. Writing for the Peak-of-Flight Newsletter is a great way to show off your rocketry projects and your technical expertise, at the same time as helping out other rocketeers. Imagine how great you'll feel knowing that you made a difference to the hobby. If you're interested in writing, see the guidelines on our site. | |
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