Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Enerjet News, Mercury Little Joe I, Part 5, Tube Cutting




The lower end of the tube is cut away in trapazoid scallops.
The wrap around body template fit well, the lower cuts were traced.



I made a coupler out of some leftover tube. This will support the tube when cutting.
Below that a wrap of tape gave a straight line around the tube.







The engine mount went together normally.
Holes were punched in the lower centering ring for the golf tee nozzles. The instructions say they should angle out. I wasn't happy with the angle, the nozzle base holes should have been closer to the engine tube.

3 comments:

  1. How far did you cut off the golf tees? What glue did you use on them?

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    1. Hi Lonnie,
      I cut off about an inch from the pointed end. The tapered shape wedge fitted into the holes. The paint was scraped off so the glue would bond. It's finished now and the nozzles are on strong.

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    2. I should add, these are wooden golf tees so any wood glue would hold them to the centering rings.

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