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  • Category: Rockets
  • Founded: Mar 23, 2003
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Hey Group, Since I was away from the group a while I want to make sure I didn't miss anything about high pressure FTC Vessels. I had spectra warped FTC and...
9 Sep 5, 2003
3:46 pm

David G Leatham
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Hey Group, I just got an 1150 psi kick in the rear that is going to get me back into WR. From time to time I read the thread and just found out about the...
5 Sep 5, 2003
1:15 pm

Russell McMahon
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How much water should I add to a 2.5 ft and a 4 ft FTC? Should I be measuring it, or just eyeball close? Thanks B....
2 Sep 4, 2003
10:38 pm

txsnapper@...
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Well, I just found the 8 ft FTC tubes at the local hardware store. I plan on using a 4 ft tube split lengthwise and glued around the 8 ft, leaving only 2 ft...
3 Sep 4, 2003
10:33 pm

txsnapper@...
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Since I am new to this sport, I will be asking a lot of the same old questions. Here is my first: I just built 3 FTC rockets, but had trouble choosing the...
5 Sep 4, 2003
7:01 pm

David G Leatham
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Hi Group, I wondered why the last spam here got sent to me as a single mail in a digest by his own (I read all the mails as one daily digest). This mail is to...
1 Sep 4, 2003
7:48 am

stopit96
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A pic showing how I'll connect the payload section to the pressure vessel and it's parts. I like the idea of being able to remove and re- configure it should...
28 Sep 4, 2003
12:40 am

David G Leatham
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... info ... turns ... any ... I'll CC this to the water rocket list - others may well have comment to make. Joe More anon - it's 1:34am and I should be asleep...
4 Sep 3, 2003
1:44 am

David G Leatham
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... HISTORY LESSON FOR YOUNG-UNS When I was a kid, before pop-tops, before no-deposit No-return anything, not quite before plastic, but before plastic pop ...
1 Sep 2, 2003
11:34 pm

Gordon McDonough
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As we start looking at composite designs I will throw out another thought... It is not necessary for every point to be equally strong. We can utilize low PSI...
4 Sep 2, 2003
4:45 pm

Steve Jahr
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Back in New Zealand after 9 weeks away. 40,000 miles odd travelled (25,000 odd by plane) . 23 odd countries or principalities visited (more or less (and it...
5 Sep 2, 2003
2:56 pm

U. Hornstein
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For a really good time, join my new Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extrapotandpantyhose jk I always seem to have extra laminate in the pot so I...
1 Aug 31, 2003
11:21 am

Tim Sumrall
sandrock.geo
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I guess that's success but I still don't know the limit. Should be good enough for 500psi launches. Got it on video but it's boring :)...
3 Aug 31, 2003
6:19 am

David G Leatham
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I decided to add another thin layer of laminate to the test piece because that's what I'll do the the rocket. Also I glued and wrapped the threaded end into a...
1 Aug 28, 2003
2:54 pm

Tim Sumrall
sandrock.geo
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Purpose: Determine how much pressure an FTC can stand when covered with a carbon braid sleeve and epoxy laminate. I'll attempt to blow it with 600psi on the...
12 Aug 26, 2003
8:18 pm

David G Leatham
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I hope my post is HTML free Fires have moved too strongly thru alot of western leading edge places amonst our dry temperate zones. Germany has faced the same...
1 Aug 26, 2003
4:31 am

David G Leatham
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Finally! I got a tank and regulator (600psi). I ordered some carbon braid sleeve which should be here soon. I'm really looking foward to blowing up some FTC!...
12 Aug 26, 2003
12:12 am

David G Leatham
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Rocket Rob, Is Chilliwack safe from all the forest fires? On a windy day we can smell the smoke in Regina Rob...
2 Aug 25, 2003
3:26 pm

Rocket Rob
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And now for purely entertainment value... I have uploaded a couple of pictures of my most recent creation. You can find them in my "Steve Jahr - VDTT" folder....
4 Aug 25, 2003
2:51 am

Pitan Singhasaneh
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Another Yahoo list got one of those Very Irritating sex site posts today. The list owner came up with what I feel is a good way to stop them....I copied the...
1 Aug 23, 2003
4:28 pm

David G Leatham
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G' day mate ... Be nice to see it. I'm wondering if that free web page site Jon M uses would handle vid OK. Also there's a site called SpotLife for vids I ...
4 Aug 23, 2003
4:52 am

Jon Mehlferber
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http://www.sumrallworks.com/rockets/main.php3 Click on My Stuff and you'll see it. Tim Sumrall...
1 Aug 21, 2003
1:08 pm

Tim Sumrall
sandrock.geo
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Mr. Vida I too would avoid using a pressure cooker. The tanks normally used to contain liquid CO2, and Nitrogen are rated for similar pressures for oxygen ...
5 Aug 20, 2003
9:23 pm

David G Leatham
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On Saturday, July 5, a sweltering 95 degree day, was my first chance to launch my new Fatboy water rocket. Once pressurized, and during the countdown, it blew...
3 Aug 19, 2003
3:01 pm

Dave Johnson
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Paul, Not to pick on you, , , I'm wondering what's been happening to the longer standing members of our list. I certainly am a new/mid comer, now, as a 2...
7 Aug 18, 2003
6:06 pm

Nicholas Olesen
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<< Your posts have diminished lately. And I miss them. Has everyone gotten busy raising teenagers? ... One of my hideously deformed dwarfs has turned into a...
1 Aug 18, 2003
6:04 pm

Paul Grosse
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Yey, this is Cool. Model airplane flies across the Atlantic Ocean http://www.msnbc.com/news/951680.asp Thanks vidroc guys! dl ... Outgoing mail is certified...
1 Aug 14, 2003
3:03 am

David G Leatham
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My name is Terry...I am an elementary school teacher in Hillsboro, OR.  This summer I am developing a unit on rocketry for 4-6th graders...I have a triple ...
18 Aug 13, 2003
4:40 pm

Richard Griffiths
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Hi Group, many of you will still remember that one member of this group, Russel McMahon from New Zealand, is on a world tour at present. I had the pleasure to...
1 Aug 5, 2003
7:56 pm

U. Hornstein
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Hi Group, for the ones interested, I have added some small animated pics to my NPL report page: 1. animated GIF of my prize-winning rocket And in the Open...
5 Aug 1, 2003
2:54 pm

U. Hornstein
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