Estes Saturn 1B, #7251 Build, Part 36, Shock Cord & Launch Lugs

A standard tri-fold mount is to the shock cord and  the 18" chute on the lower body.

TIP: With a pencil, mark the shock cord 2" from the top of the tri-fold mount. Use the pencil mark as a depth gauge when set over the top lip of the body tube. 

Trace around the launch lugs.

Some of the paint is scraped off, well inside the pencil outline. Erase the pencil line. The inside edges of the white plastic launch lug were marked with a Sharpie so no white would show at the edge.

Glue the lugs in place with Fabri-Tac or your favorite liquid plastic cement.

The upper lug is attached in the same manner.

Lightly pencil trace and scrape off the paint inside the pencil line. Erase the pencil line and glue lug in place. 

Check the alignment with the lower lug using a dowel or a launch rod set besides the two lugs.

Build time:

Glue in Tri-fold Mount: 10 minutes

Tie up 18" chute (not shown): 10 Minutes

Attach Launch Lugs: 20 minutes

Total build time so far: 28 hours, 05 minutes