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Custom Dremel Guards for Fin Preparation
The threaded front end of a Dremel allows you to design, print, and attach your own guards. We used a variety of rocket fin designs, and...


JENNA: Thrust and Chamber Pressure DAQ Stand
Experimental rocket motors are best developed using static motor tests. The following setup is called JENNA, a birdcage stand designed to...


Constructing Baby High Power Rocket Motors
These are a few old designs for small high power APCP rocket motors with a variety of thermal liner/grain casing materials. This post...


Key Duplication with Epoxy
Keys can be functionally duplicated with a modeling clay mold and some 5 minute epoxy. This clamshell mold is 3D printed, hinged with...


Backyard Lost Wax Casting
I've been doing lost wax casting on the cheap for years with the following tools and relatively simple equipment. Most of my work has...


Inconel Nose Cone Tips
Supersonic rocket flight demands a durable nose cone tip, we went for overkill and opted for Inconel. Straight angled cones are simple...


Black Powder Bulbs
Simple and reliable black powder gas generator for cone ejection, stage separation or parachute deployment. This resin printed bulb is...


TALLY, The 5 Foot Printer
When just over a cubic foot of print volume just isn't enough, attach the longest v slot rails and lead screw you can find. We modified...


Custom Plaster Vase
You can use spiralized 3D prints as disposable molds for making composite or plaster items like a vase. I was playing around with TALLY,...


Custom Gear Replacement
We had a problematic diamond saw in my lab, it needed some board level repair and a gear replacement. Spare MOSFETs are easy to find but...


Engagement Ring (Homemade)
With some relatively simple supplies you can make your own beautiful engagement ring at home. The above is a version made with...


Wood-Marking Knife
A woodmarking knife made from old sawblade steel and leftover wooden handle. Small gift for a friend of mine. He gave me this wooden...
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