i notice you are only using 1T of pressure? is 12T the smallest you can get or something? sorry, i know very little about press', ive always rammedmy motors!
@murdoch2486 In the case i have the components ready ;) The 12T is pure overkill for these motors, but there is so much more i use the press for in pyro and lots more to come, so i bought it with that in the back of my mind. There are "lighter" and cheaper ones. They come with manometer in 4T also 10T. It's sure worth to buy/make a good one. I'm going to buy a BP puck tool that allows 1Kg of BP per press, so i need some power :)
One thing I hate/love about getting new tooling is it is a whole new process and I have to perfect everything agian, but I like it becasue it brings me back to my noob days........
you used standard BP for fuel? won't that blow up in a cored rocket that big? I have the same tooling and used 60:30:10 and had a catastrophic cato. then again I did hand ram.
@rewindyourpants i have some tooling (with shorter core) for which i use the standard 75/15/10 milled for 8 HOURS and it works like a charm. I got this tooling new, so now i'm making a few motors to see how they preform. This was just one of them. I also made 60/30/10, hand sifted and milled so no i have about 8 different motors and i'll see which preforms best. Needless to say i have VERY strong high quality parralel tubes. You might want to try a different mesh of charcoal.
@BrightLightPyro Yea I used screening 60/30/10 for my one pounder and it cato'd. Everything was airflot. I think the optimal fuel for the tooling I have has 80 mesh charcoal and part airfloat. I did just make some balsa BP and milled it for 12 hours, but I wouldn't dare put any of that in a rocket!
need to get yourself a Plexiglass, blast shield there!
also i have the same problem of "creaking" whilst pressing it's down to movement in your support sleeve as slack is taken up by the screw clips, keeping your increments small helps as you can still warp/crush the card tube.
i find it a real bore undoing all those clips every time i make a motor, an aluminum clam-shell tube support is on my wish list!
@skyrocketpuke I dont know if plexiglass would do but i have a lexan plate in backorder.
Thnx for the tip, i once already have a clamp break open. I would really love to have a clamp like wolter sells, for now i use a drill with bit to screw on the hose clamps. Pretty easy but still time consuming.
nice looking motor mate,
how long does it take you to make a single motor, using the press?
cheers
murdoch2486 1 year ago
@murdoch2486 When i got all the components ready, 10 minutes i guess. Thnx for watching!
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago
@BrightLightPyro
wow, only 10 minutes! thats good!
i thought it would take a lot longer than that!
i might look into getting one of these!
i notice you are only using 1T of pressure? is 12T the smallest you can get or something? sorry, i know very little about press', ive always rammedmy motors!
cheers mate
murdoch2486 1 year ago
@murdoch2486 In the case i have the components ready ;) The 12T is pure overkill for these motors, but there is so much more i use the press for in pyro and lots more to come, so i bought it with that in the back of my mind. There are "lighter" and cheaper ones. They come with manometer in 4T also 10T. It's sure worth to buy/make a good one. I'm going to buy a BP puck tool that allows 1Kg of BP per press, so i need some power :)
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago
@BrightLightPyro
yeah i see your point,
yeah making corned BP would be a nice thing to do!
murdoch2486 1 year ago
ramming is the only way to go,get a feel for the rocket
allrocketspsl 1 year ago
hehe nice to see you again mate!
I am just using the same press and it is doung a very excellent job!
Have fun with it, looking forwards to more of your videos !
Piggeldy111 1 year ago
One thing I hate/love about getting new tooling is it is a whole new process and I have to perfect everything agian, but I like it becasue it brings me back to my noob days........
derekroolz 1 year ago
@derekroolz hehe i feel you!
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago
I have the same press as you and quickly replaced the gauge with a wolter ptof gauge and it makes everything easier.
plasm7 1 year ago
@plasm7 yeah i can imagine, i will think about one, i also want that tube clamp wolter sells, but those two make up a nice bill :)
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago
Nice vid!
AirrowRocket 1 year ago
@AirrowRocket thank you!
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago
good
s7vendays11 1 year ago
you used standard BP for fuel? won't that blow up in a cored rocket that big? I have the same tooling and used 60:30:10 and had a catastrophic cato. then again I did hand ram.
rewindyourpants 1 year ago
@rewindyourpants i have some tooling (with shorter core) for which i use the standard 75/15/10 milled for 8 HOURS and it works like a charm. I got this tooling new, so now i'm making a few motors to see how they preform. This was just one of them. I also made 60/30/10, hand sifted and milled so no i have about 8 different motors and i'll see which preforms best. Needless to say i have VERY strong high quality parralel tubes. You might want to try a different mesh of charcoal.
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago
@BrightLightPyro Yea I used screening 60/30/10 for my one pounder and it cato'd. Everything was airflot. I think the optimal fuel for the tooling I have has 80 mesh charcoal and part airfloat. I did just make some balsa BP and milled it for 12 hours, but I wouldn't dare put any of that in a rocket!
rewindyourpants 1 year ago
@rewindyourpants try using pine charcoal and dont ball mill rocket bp no need can even use 57/34/9 as displayfireworks1 does,for one pounders mate
allrocketspsl 1 year ago
need to get yourself a Plexiglass, blast shield there!
also i have the same problem of "creaking" whilst pressing it's down to movement in your support sleeve as slack is taken up by the screw clips, keeping your increments small helps as you can still warp/crush the card tube.
i find it a real bore undoing all those clips every time i make a motor, an aluminum clam-shell tube support is on my wish list!
skyrocketpuke 1 year ago
@skyrocketpuke I dont know if plexiglass would do but i have a lexan plate in backorder.
Thnx for the tip, i once already have a clamp break open. I would really love to have a clamp like wolter sells, for now i use a drill with bit to screw on the hose clamps. Pretty easy but still time consuming.
BrightLightPyro 1 year ago