On the left: Why do they use overly sticky glue on the labels? I had to use some Goo Gone to remove the paper.
To start, rough taper the dowel ends with a pencil sharpener.
On the right is my older Laser X showing the black toothpick next the to the new 1/8" diameter dowel.
Scissor cut shroud arcs are never perfectly smooth.
TIP: Run your fingertip around the curved shroud cut and you might feel an uneven lip edge.You can smooth the arc a bit with some 400 grit rolled over a fingertip.
Good thing I scanned the shroud before cutting it out!
I'll load it into Corel Draw and enlarge it a bit.
As for dealing with shrouds, one could also use online tools like:
ReplyDeletehttps://rocketry.gonnerman.org/shroudcalc.html
... and of course there's also the somewhat more involved route -- work out the required formulas, then plugging in the numbers into an electronic calculator* (or go full "old fashioned" and use a slide rule), then draw out the shroud using a compass.
* if your calculator isn't a scientific one with the trig functions, you could always use lookup tables (books like the CRC Handbook come in handy from time to time).
Hi Naoto,
DeleteThanks for the link - My go to for home print shrouds is payloadbay.com, then hit the "Tools" button.
The reason I brought it up on the blog build - A kit supplied shroud should be the right size. Shrouds are difficult enough to form and look good on a finished model. I wish vendors (big and small) would include a second card stock shroud in their kits.