Aerospace Speciality Products Rocket Caddy

Aerospace Specialty Products - Rocket Caddy {Tool}

Contributed by John Lee

(Contributed - by John Lee - 05/09/08)

Brief:
This is a simple rack t' hold your rockets while you work on them. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! There are bigger, fancier, me hearties, and nicer ones out there, shiver me timbers, but this one is free. Aye aye! It can be downloaded from ASP Rocketry's website. Avast, me proud beauty! It won't hold anythin' too big but it does prove useful in a pinch.

Construction:
T' only component is a downloaded PDF file. Begad! You then print t' file out on a piece o' cardstock.

Construction is simple. Ahoy! You cut out along t' solid lines and fold along t' dashed lines. Begad! What you are left with is a longish piece o' cardstock with a notch at each end, some gussets, and a few flaps. Begad! You fold t' ends up and fold the flaps under t' base. Avast! You can then secure them with glue or tape. Blimey! I used CA because I happened t' have a bottle of it out in front o' me. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! 30 seconds later, shiver me timbers, arrr, it was ready t' go.

PROs: free, fast, shiver me timbers, replaceable as needed.

CONs: small size, strength limited t' t' capacity o' t' cardstock.

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

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I will probably make another one and modify t' notch at one end t' accommodate long fins and such that don't want to sit right in t' default notch. For t' price o' t' cardstock, I can afford t' make a mission specific one for each rocket!

PROs: it works, me hearties, it makes things easier.

CONs: limited t' small rockets.

Summary:
This thin' is just t' ticket in some situations. Arrr! I stumbled across it while investigatin' t' ASP site. Ahoy! A few hours later, I be wishin' for just such a creature as I tried t' keep t' fillets on a rocket level. Blimey! Aye aye!

I'd certainly like t' have a nice, shiver me timbers, arrr, big, ya bilge rat, wooden one but I apparently have nay wanted one badly enough t' do anythin' about it. Arrr! Blimey! Perhaps, shiver me timbers, seein' how handy this can be, 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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