http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/ SEVRA 621 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:55:27 GMT Brian H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4135 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4135 Sorta like those Qmodeling motor mount frames, but with tabs and bamboo pegs the way the Japanese carpentry does it. Maybe... Interesting. Brian H. To: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:13:02 GMT William Pleban http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4134 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4134 Steve: I have coated the body tube with epoxy and 410 filler.  I sanded a small area and it still seems to have a rough finish.  The fiberglass is still Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:05:33 GMT Scott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4133 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4133 I know a few of you guys have done some woodworking as I have done. It seems to me yellow glue would be plenty strong for basic construction with plywood Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:36:33 GMT Randy Regan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4132 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4132 I remember reading that article. He proved, through testing, that wood glue is stronger than wood. So, if you are building a rocket out of wood and cardboard Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:39:31 GMT Brian H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4131 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4131 Thanks Joe, I'll check that out. To: sevra621@yahoogroups.com From: joe.vanlandingham@... Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:48:17 +0000 Subject: [sevra621] Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:34 GMT joe.vanlandingham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4130 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4130 My mistake, Brian. On Rocketry Planet there is a thread called "Over Building". Posts #5, #39, #41 are from people that use Wood Glue in high power rockets. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:21:42 GMT joe.vanlandingham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4129 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4129 I think some sort of tabletop version might be a little easier on the back. Or a box with legs so you sit in front of it. The gloves would need to be Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:06:03 GMT Randy Regan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4128 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4128 One idea that I have is to build a Sandblaster type enclosure. If you are not familiar with these then look at - Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:48:09 GMT Jeff Goldstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4127 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4127 http://norfolk.craigslist.org/bfs/1592016617.html Jeff Goldstein www.jeffgold.net NAR #81619 L3 TRA#04764 L3 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:26:01 GMT Jeff Goldstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4126 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4126 Ok, Randy. Sorry to hear about the evil affects. Let us know when it gets better. Sincerely, Jeff Goldstein www.jeffgold.net NAR #81619 L3 TRA#04764 L3 From: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:24:35 GMT Jeff Goldstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4125 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4125 How about a mask and rubber gloves? This should keep the harmful fumes and chemicals away from the skin. Sincerely, Jeff Goldstein www.jeffgold.net NAR #81619 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:39:05 GMT Brian H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4124 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4124 I spent two months last August and September with a nasty case of Atopic Dermatitis -- with re-occurring blistering and loss of several layers of skin on the Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:08:06 GMT joe.vanlandingham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4123 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4123 I saw on TRF a guy built his level 2 rocket using only wood glue. He said he's flown it on a K motor with no problems. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:41:04 GMT Scott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4122 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4122 Epoxy is great but there has to be an alternative. Anyone have some ideas? I got some on my arm one time and like a idiot used thinner to wipe it off. My Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:36:07 GMT Randy Regan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4121 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sevra621/message/4121 I have been using epoxy for the last two years while making rockets but my sensitivity to it has now built up. The Dr. gave me prednisone to take for the next