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Why make your own Estes black powder rocket engines? "This here's a story about a man named Ned, His grandson Jake called, and this is what he said, Pap, I've got an Estes rocket and a question for you, Can you make a motor for it, with a homemade fuel?" Swimmin' pools, movie stars... Oops, I'd better get back on topic here. I have to admit something right off the bat. I led a deprived childhood. I never had an Estes model rocket to play with. This might explain many things about my…

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Model Rocket Building: Make Your Own Igniters Sugar Rocket, Diy Fireworks, Electronics Storage Ideas, Estes Model Rockets, Homemade Fireworks, How To Make Fireworks, Rocket Model, Water Rocket, Firework Rocket

In MAKE Magazine, Stefan Jones did a great pictorial article on LPR igniter making. http://makezine.com/projects/model-rocket-igniters/ From http://jacobs-online.biz/nichrome_wire.htm You can buy 100 feet of 30 or 32 gauge nichrome wire for $6.00! 30 gauge is a bit thicker than 32 gauge. If cut into 2 1/2" long pieces, 100' of nichrome could make 480 igniters! 0.0125 cents each before a laquer dip! On TRF Fred Shector gave this advice: For a lantern battery (alkaline) use 32 ga nichrome and…

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this would be an awesome way to make "Rocket Day" more about rocketry than about just firing off premade rockets! Sugar Rocket, Homemade Fireworks, How To Make Fireworks, Model Rocketry, Potassium Nitrate, Diy Rocket, Rockets For Kids, Rocket Engine, Rocket Scientist

Sugar rockets? If you haven't heard of sugar rockets, you're probably not a teenager cruising YouTube. But sugar rockets aren't just for kids. You can also see sugar-fueled rockets at high-power rocketry events where large models are launched thousands of feet into the sky. Sugar rockets are simple to make and do not require expensive tooling. The fuel they use is relatively safe, simple and inexpensive to make. When launched, they leave a really nice white smoke trail behind them, which can…

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