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I got the Mean Machine for my birthday and have just finished it. There were a few requirements for the finished rocket:
I began construction as in the stock kit, except I used 30 min Epoxy instead of white glue. When I got to the step about the tube couplers, I stopped and planned out the remainder of the construction. I used one centering ring and a circle of thin balsa with holes drilled into it for the baffle. 1/4" black elastic was attached to the tube coupler by a wire looped through the balsa with the drilled holes and around the coupler lengthwise. I also placed steel wool in the open end to aid in the trapping of hot particles. The open end of the baffle (with the steel wool) was glued into the rocket with THE STEEL WOOL TOWARDS THE FINS! I then cut a bulkhead out of 3/16" aircraft plywood (I think) and looped another wire through a hole in that. I attached the other end of the shock cord (it is pretty long) to the wire on the bulkhead. I then decided to have a HPR type long payload section on top, so I glued the third coupler onto one length of tubing. The nose has a few layers of tape to keep it on tight. I filleted everything, especially the top bulkhead, with industrial hot glue. I filled the fins with Rock Hard putty, slightly diluted. It is painted black. I will probably put in a nylon parachute smaller than the stock plastic one.
It's Estes Mean Machine. It's a single staged rocket originally it is a 24mm rocket made to take D motors but I modified it with a home made 29mm motor mount. Modifications: Since I was planning to use an F-50 motor I thought it would be a very good idea to fiberglass it. I fiberglassed it ...
The Estes Mean Machine(TM) kit was one I remember wanting, but not being able to afford the first time in this hobby. So now, as a B.A.R., I can have it easily. (Also, the kit cover picture is priceless.) I decided to high-power it by adapting it for 29mm motors so its name is now the ...
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