What're you doin' up in Canada der, you hoser? :D

Well I'll be splitting my time between Pittsburgh and Toronto for the next little while. Unfortunately, Taras's shop is not so far away from my condo here, so I'll be tempted to help boost the Canadian economy - don't tell my wife!

Tell him I said "hi" next time you see him. He's got some great kits.

I'm told that Taras (ARG Rockets) is now selling his BT-30 tubes through BMS.

http://www.argrockets.com/
http://www.balsamachining.com/

Another source now is Semroc. I just got my BT-30K tube today from them for cloning a Sprite as part of my Christmas discount order. FYI, they have basically all the parts necessary to clone a Sprite in stock now, including the ring fin and laser cut balsa. If you don't see it online just ask them for it. That goes for anything (old rocket related of course). Carl has a lot of goodies that he hasn't had a chance to post to his webstore yet. If you don't see it, just ask.

http://www.semroc.com/

4 days in Canada in 1991, and I still say, "Eh?"
 

Somebody told him, "Take off, eh? ;) --GET OUT!" :eek: :rolleyes: :p :D


Cheers,

Uh, he's from the Great White North, eh? :rolleyes:
I was in Canada for a wedding a few years back. I asked for a beer at the wedding reception and the girl gave me a Corona with a fruit salad in it. I gave it right back and this time specified a MOLSON. Geez, I said beer. How much more clear could I have been? :confused:
We had breakfast in town on our last day and I had peach nectar with my meal. That was the only really different thing I experienced on the trip. (Well, that and the border guards. :mad: )

Scott,

Are they the parallel wound manila type or spiral wound?

Sean

Spiral.

Roy beat me to it. ;) Yes, they're spiral wound.

Maybe Carl will make some real BT-30 by having Sheryl handroll the tubes on a mandrel at home just like Gleda did. :D

Speaking of the Sprite been having a conversation with a couple of people over the length of the BT-30K tube. I believe , myself that the listing in the body tube reference is wrong. As a kid I built 3 of these kits (lost each one due to someone stepping on it :( ) If you look at the instructions where it talks about lining up the fin guide with the hole it shows the tube being 2 3/4 in length and the fact that if you put the guide on wrong it hangs over the end by 1/4 in.
So my thinking and memory of building this kit ( which could be wrong ... I'm only human :rolleyes: ) I believe that the only difference between the BT-30J and the BT-30 K is the hole punched in at the factory. Any one have thoughts on this???? Please comment.

Mark