Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Dr. Zooch Saturn V F1 Engines Step 10 Part 5

From the shroud line string, four lengths of line are cut. All are 8 1/4" long.

I made the first (extra) nozzle as a practice piece, getting used to the wraps and spacing of the hatbands.

Start your wrap by gluing the thread end at the seam below the upper shroud. Let that first end dry before trying to wrap the thread around the shroud.

I applied glue under the string down about 1"using a toothpick. It doesn’t take much glue to get the thread wrap on. 1" of string is about one wrap around the lower shroud.
You can use the seam as a guide to keep the first thread wrap straight.

Note the nozzle is sitting on the same "coned" dowel I used to help form the upper shroud.



Wrap the string around the lower shroud trying to keep it straight as you go.

That pencil line shows where I stop the first full straight wrap and start to angle the string down for the second wrap.

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