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Old 03-18-2022, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
Steve-
There are alternatives though.
3-D printing for cones (although I prefer balsa) and use of thinner basswood for fin stock are two possibilities.
Although I realize times are far different when Carl relaunched Semroc in the early 2000's, I think he would have found innovative ways to keep most of his kits alive without astronomical price increases.
Estes continues to have quality tubes. Did they dump Euclid ?
GH

Yeah, I agree. Carl was constantly innovating everything. Me,,, I’m just an old school guy who likes old school rockets. And staying about where I’m at…. Tho I do like a lot of the new ways of doing things .
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