Old MRN Idea Box, Feb. 1965

Mojo1986 (Joe) is sellng some old Estes Model Rocket News issues on Ebay.
Here's an "Idea Box" post from the Feb. 1965 issue.

I have pretty good luck cutting body tubes, I usually won't end up with the "rough cut" shown on the left.
Using a coupler to stiffen up the end is a good idea, especially when cutting the thin wall BT-5, 20 and 50 tubes.