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Cutting vacuform wraps on the Estes saturn V
Good morning guys!
Came upon a roadblock last night while building this monster: cutting out the first stage wrap. My #11 blade hugs the corrugation just fine but I need to cut a straight line about 3 inches from the top, using a guide and without crushing the corrugations. Any advice? "Dave, my mind is going" Take care and happy Friday!!!!! Take care, Jeff
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Hi Jeff,
I've got a pretty comprehensive build of the Estes Saturn V in progress on my blog at: http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot...abel/Saturn%20V I started covering the wraps (the cutting and gluing) in Part 15: http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot...t-15-wraps.html Later on there are some extra enhancements to the build. Be ready, you've got a few "gotchas" coming up!
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You do not want to get too close to the corrugation on the wrap. The recommendation of a 1/16th is valid since you need a gluing edge. Take a steel rule and lay it on the flat section about 1/16th away from the corrugation and make several scoring passes with a new, sharp blade. Once you have scored it, carefully fold the flat plastic to snap it off.
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I'll do just this. My mistake was not leaving enough space. Thanks again, Jeff P.S. Still waiting for my jigs!
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Hi Chris: I can't thank you enough for your website. And if I may ask a question about the wrap placement: Did you start and end the wrap at the reference line shown in the instructions for all the wraps in order to place the correct tunnels ect? Take care, Jeff
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Hi Jeff,
Yep, I did start everything at the reference line. Even being careful, the tunnels weren't in a straight line. You could hardly notice it, but they are off just a little. On my build, I cut to the the currugations closer than the 1/16" recommended in the instructions. It still worked, but I did have to go and sneak some plastic compatable CA into some of the edges that were opening up.
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Thanks for your reply, Chris or Hans? Your build site is nothing short of a lifesaver for me. Take care, Jeff
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