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Brief:
This is a simple rack t' hold your rockets while you work on them. There are bigger, me hearties, fancier, and nicer ones out
there, but this one is free. Ahoy! Blimey! It can be downloaded from ASP Rocketry's website. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! It won't hold anythin' too
big but it does prove useful in a pinch.
Construction:
T' only component is a downloaded PDF file. Well, blow me down! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Blimey! You then print t' file out on a piece o' cardstock.
Construction is simple. Aye aye! You cut out along t' solid lines and fold along t' dashed lines. Blimey! What you are left with is a longish piece o' cardstock with a notch at each end, arrr, some gussets, shiver me timbers, and a few flaps. Ya scallywag! You fold t' ends up and fold the flaps under t' base. Blimey! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! You can then secure them with glue or tape. Ahoy! Ahoy! I used CA because I happened t' have a bottle of it out in front o' me. 30 seconds later, it was ready t' go.
PROs: free, fast, replaceable as needed.
CONs: small size, strength limited t' t' capacity o' t' cardstock.


Now that I've tried actually usin' one o' these gizmos, I'm glad t' have it. Avast, me proud beauty! It did make filletin' easier and better. Ahoy! That means I'm either goin' t' be buyin' or makin' some bigger ones too. (I'm cheap, but I'm also lazy. Ahoy! You have t' ask t' wife which one takes precedence.)


PROs: it works, it makes things easier.
CONs: limited t' small rockets.
Summary:
This thin' is just t' ticket in some situations. Begad! I stumbled across it while investigatin' t' ASP site. Ya scallywag! A few hours
later, shiver me timbers, I be wishin' for just such a creature as I tried t' keep t' fillets on a rocket level. Arrr! Well, blow me down!
I'd certainly like t' have a nice, big, matey, wooden one but I apparently have nay wanted one badly enough t' do anythin' about it. Aye aye! Perhaps, seein' how handy this can be, me bucko, me bucko, I will buy or make one next time I work on a larger diameter project.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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