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All parts laid out ready for
assembly (little girl not included). |
Closer view of fins,
nosecone, coupler tube and engine mount tube. |
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The parts bag. |
Stuff in the parts bag. |
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Thrust ring and flange glued
and ready to be mounted in motor tube. Slit in tube added for engine hook |
Forward FIN-LOK ring in
place. Inside of both rings need to be sanded. |
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Test fitting the fins into
the FIN-LOK rings. |
Close up view of fin seated
in rings, notice the close tolerance to the engine tube itself. |
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The AFT end of the engine
mount completed. |
The steel wool is stretched
to 6". |
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Steel wool inserted in
forward end of tube and baffle flange glued in place. |
Forward centering ring in
place and shock cord attached The motor mount is all assembled. |
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Pre-cut slots in main body
tube after slot material is removed. |
One by one each fin is glued
and snapped in place. |
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Close up showing how each
fin's root end is snapped in place in the FIN-LOK ring. |
The fin can (not normally
part of a rocket construction), has the line template taped to it. |