Roger Smith's Page

AKA: jadebox
Location: Oviedo, FL
Certification Level: L2 NAR/Tripoli
Club Memberships: NAR,TRIPOLI,ROCK,NEFAR
Favorite Rockets: Estes Omega
Biography:
Roger maintains RocketReviews.com.

Roger, and his wife, Bracha, have built and flown some of the furriest rockets of all-time. Their "Big Daddy Akavish" is a spider-themed high-power rocket standing about four-foot tall on its eight legs.

Favorite Quote:
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.
Personal Home Page: http://www.payloadbay.com/
Club Home Page: http://www.r-o-c-k.org/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/jadeboxroger
Google+ Page: https://plus.google.com/101533115429153572785
RocketReviews.com Pages:
Rocket Gallery
Flight Log
Flight Statistics

2024-12-24

The New JonRocket.com Trailer -

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The New JonRocket.com Trailer - Step By Step

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The next thing we added was a fold-out RV step to make it easier to use the side door. The step bolts onto the frame below the door, but the bolt holes didn't line up with the frame on our trailer. So, I used an angle grinder to create copious sparks as I cut a piece of steel angle to fit between ... [More]

2024-12-22

The New JonRocket.com Trailer

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For the past twelve years, we have been using a 5-foot by 8-foot enclosed trailer when attending rocket launches. It has served us well, but we had started to outgrow it. So, we recently invested in a new 6-foot bv 10-foot trailer built by Diamond Cargo. We researched our options and shopped ... [More]

The New JonRocket.com Trailer - You Don't Know Jack

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I replaced the trailer jack with a The Ultimate Trailer Jack . The new jack has a couple of nice features. First, it has a release pin that quickly drops the jack tube down. This makes it easier and quicker to lower the jack. Second, it allows you to raise the bottom of the jack higher than you ... [More]

The New JonRocket.com Trailer - A Blank Slate

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When you purchase a new enclosed trailer, it is pretty much an empty box. [More]

2024-11-29

Album - NSL East 2024

2024-06-16

Alpha VI

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- A8-3 - Sheepscot General [More]

2023-07-13

Album - November 2009 Launch

Album - May 2008 Launch

2022-10-20

Album - NSL 2022

National Events / NSL 2022

Photograph

Robyn takes a break from putting out fires

2021-02-16

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit

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My garage workshop has served more as a storage place for the past year than as a workshop. So, a few weekends ago I started trying to organize it better so that I can get back to building rockets. One of the things I did was to build a set of shelves designed primarily to organize storage ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - The Result

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I am really pleased with the result. Having my collection of screws and other small parts organized where I can quickly find them is going to make life easier. And having a place to charge the batteries for my tools frees up a lot of space on my workbench. Now ... back to building rockets! ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - Photos Phinally

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And now ... because I forgot to take more photos ... here is the completed cabinet. What you missed: You didn't get to see me mess up. I had intended to work from the bottom up, but I had attached the rails to the inside vertical pieces before I got to that point and the measurement was ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - Power Supply

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I attached a power strip to the back wall behind the charging shelf. On one end of the panel, I used a plastic grommet to cover the hole for the power cord. At the other end, I added USB charging plugs (because it looks cool and because I forgot that the power strip has two USB outlets). ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - From the Bottom Up

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Bracha painted the wooden parts and I started assembling the shelves and dividers starting from the bottom. I assembled the parts close to where the unit would stand in the garage because it was going to be very heavy. Rather than carefully following the measurements in my rough sketch or ... [More]