Estes Odyssey #7235 Build, Part 6, Nose Cone Prep

The plastic recess inside the tie down lug was thick!

I ended up stabbing small holes all the way around the side line. 

On the left is the rough edge after popping out the center. 

On the right is after filing and cleaning up with a knife. You want that inside edge smooth so it won't wear through the shock cord and chute shroud lines.

There are three pats of nose weight clay.

Each pat weighs in around a quarter ounce. 

Three pats of clay for a total of .75 oz. nose weight

Instead of rolling "snakes" and chasing the string of clay around the tip of the nose cone - 

I roll little clay balls and drop them into the tip.

Drop in about 10 clay balls and tamp down with a dowel end. Repeat until all the clay is pressed into the nose cone tip.

I try to make the clay as level as I can. You can check it against a bright light.