justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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Well since I've apparently survived the last round of chemical exposure, and, tho I rarely drive now, I'm in good enough shape to pay attention to the near six years old grandson. I'm building the stuff for launching rockets. And got a three pack of them and eight motors. I guess I could've bought the GeeWhizz Oficcial Estes rocket launch kit, Buuut, stupid things about forty bucks.. I'm good enough at scrounging... I also Autopsy and hang onto parts from about everything that craps out. So, I just Happened to have a mono audio jack and a cord to plug in, a three battery ,series connection, triple A holder , and, a really old ,big, clunky toggle switch. And, a smallish wooden box laying around, with a top, but no catch or latch. When the whirly bird vent went on the roof I acquired some round plywood bits, and some 1/8"ID brass tubing in it gives the rod a socket. I didn't buy the Estes multi section rod, I had some 1/8" piano wire laying around.. I always do. I Was gonna put legs on the launch pad, but, I'm thinking about just mounting the pad to the bottom of a five gallon bucket, then there is a place to carry the stuff out to the Launch area. I found a forum, and the terms they use are foreign. The technology involved in the larger rockets, and multi stage stuff. Dude, they got Six Foot parachutes, and they use steel , Ohh, not caribiners, but threaded, and looks like a chain link. Heavy stuff, and I think some of these guys are either making their own motors or reloading them, I'm not sure yet. Object of the enterprise, initially, was to try to capture the grandsons attention, get him interested in DOING something. He can build a rocket in his bedroom. I'm more than willing to supply the X_Acto kit, sandpaper, glue, and whatever else he might need.
Object of the enterprise, initially, was to try to capture the grandsons attention, get him interested in DOING something.
Yeah, I SAID that, and I meant it. BUT, I'm not sure just where this is gonna lead. I Am looking forward, hoping he will develop an interest and desire to do something other than sit and play games on the kindle or cell phone, whatever is handy.
To be continued
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