Quest X-15 Build, Part 4, Nose Cone Weight

The seam on the blow molded nose cone was pretty clean. There was a slight raised ridge near the tip.
Sanding with 220 grit got rid of most of it. The pencil marks shown in the inset picture are the hollows to be filled.
Medium CA glue drops were set into the low areas.
220 grit took them down, 400 grit smoothed it out.

I'll be adding some clay nose weight inside the hollow nose cone.
To make an access hole, the end of the nose shoulder was sanded down thinning out the tapered end.
Stop sanding before you reach the top of the attachment lug.

This thin plastic was knocked out with the tip of a hobby knife.



The hole was fairly round.
400 grit was wrapped around a dowel to make it more circular.

.25 oz. of clay was weighed.

The clay was broken up and rounded into little pea sized balls.
Drop in one clay ball and press it in with the square end of a dowel.
Drop and press the clay balls in place on by one.
TIP: Small clay balls are easier to press in place instead of chasing around the end of a clay "worm".