Semroc Saturn 1B, Build, OOP #KS-1, Part 21, Parachute

The edges on the eight sided 32" plastic sheet parachute (picnic tablecloth material) were roughly cut. No chute assembly instructions were provided.

The material seemed very thin. I'll assemble the kit parachute but will probably use two 18" Odd'l Rockets parachutes (side by side) on the finished model.

I had to clean up most all the edges.

TRIVIA: Some rulers have a cork backing to raise the edge. If you were drawing lines with an India ink Radipograph pen, the slightly raised ruler prevents the ink from running under the edge.

TIP: When cutting a thin plastic sheet, turn over the ruler with the cork side up. Press down fairly hard on the ruler when cutting. With the edge touching the sheet, the thin plastic won't flex. You won't end up with a jagged cut edge.

TIP: Sometimes tablecloth material has a textured side and the other side is smooth. When you can, stick the tape disks on the smooth side of the sheet.

This sheet was textured on both sides. There were enough tape disks to apply a disk on both sides. These are clear plastic disks, hard to see on the backing paper.
After you stick a disk on one side, flip over the sheet. Press on the disk again and you should be able to see it to position the second disk.

Ugh! Has this ever happened to you?
This took twenty minutes to untangle.

I'm very careful when unraveling a long, one piece shroud line. This was a long single string, twice what was needed to assemble the parachute. What a pain!

Build time this post: 1 hour, 00 minutes
Total build time so far: 24 hours, 10 minutes