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01-26-2012, 01:34 PM
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I know I harp on about this tool, but if you find the financial wherewithal investment in a disk sander is relatively a no- brainer. In addition to rapidly going through stack sanding issues for fin perimeters you can use this to sand from root to tip to provide thinned sections. I also use this to sand the trailing edge stock I use for the Pershing 1a fins. The transformation below took about 15 seconds.
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06-08-2012, 07:00 AM
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My personal use is for drying. You can apply a decent final coat and then the rotation will even out the finish and avoid runs in the paint.
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06-08-2012, 07:01 AM
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Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but to you turn on the motor and rotate the model while spraying, or only while the paint is drying?
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09-10-2012, 04:47 PM
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Having too little space on the bench for models to dry...
The soon to be patented Multi-Tiered Rocket Rack (MTRR). Buy the 12 foot section of 1/2" PVC and the bulk packs of elbows and tees. The 1/2" dowels fit into the motor casings which also fit into the soon the be patented Rocket-Roller. Paint, roll for half an hour, then up on the rack - all on the same soon to be patented Rocket Rods.
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09-10-2012, 08:08 PM
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'Power Tools'... great Tubes song!
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09-11-2012, 09:45 AM
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Not to be patented... if you use 1/2" CPVC instead of the cheaper PVC, you will not need the dowels. The smaller crosswall section of the CPVC fits nicely into 18mm engine mount. There is a smaller 3/8" tubing I don't know it's composition, that fits into a 13mm engine mount. If you do a little sanding, the 3/8" will fit into the end of the 1/2" CPVC and you have a holder for a rocket of either engine type (patent NOT pending on that either). I mounted a short piece of 3/4" PVC to the wall with a u bracket. Another short piece of 1/2" CPVC with a 45 angle piece on it goes into the 3/4" piece and viola! Just stick the end of the 1/2" CPVC into the other end of the 45 angle piece and you have a mount for painting rockets. I tried taking pictures, but my sons ran down the camera batts taking pics of the kitties. 
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09-11-2012, 09:50 AM
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and oh, BTW if you cut a slot in the tubing, the engine retainer will snap into it and keep the rocket from rotating as you spin the tube to paint different sides
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09-11-2012, 11:43 AM
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Yep, but I use the soon to be patented Rocket Rod on all three stages and they fit the appliances without any modification. So from build to paint to dry and storage without needing to change a thing. Plus, it was all fre.
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