{"id":953,"date":"2017-09-30T20:07:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T10:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/?p=953"},"modified":"2017-09-30T20:37:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T10:37:23","slug":"gluing-switch-ring-on-payload-and-nose-cone-coupler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/2017\/09\/30\/gluing-switch-ring-on-payload-and-nose-cone-coupler\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluing Switch Ring on Payload and Nose Cone Coupler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need to glue two more components &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coupler to Nose Cone<\/li>\n<li>Switch Ring to Payload Coupler unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Used Bob Smith Epoxy to attach them. BS Epoxy is easy to spread and because we only need a thin film it won&#8217;t drip and make a mess like some epoxy, e.g. West Systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Payload Switch Ring<\/h2>\n<p>Below are pictures of Payload Switch ring.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-955\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3773-e1506765622735.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-955\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3773-e1506765622735-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Checking, double checking that the place where the Switch Ring is to be glued is the right spot. Tape is reduce amount of Epoxy getting into places I don't want it to go.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3773-e1506765622735-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3773-e1506765622735-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Checking, double checking that the place where the Switch Ring is to be glued is the right spot.<br \/>Tape is reduce amount of Epoxy getting into places I don&#8217;t want it to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-956\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3775-e1506765788510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-956\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3775-e1506765788510-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sanding section where Switch Ring is going to be glued.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3775-e1506765788510-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3775-e1506765788510-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sanding section where Switch Ring is going to be glued.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-957\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3776-e1506765587799.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-957\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3776-e1506765587799-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cleaning payload coupler prior to gluing with Metho.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3776-e1506765587799-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3776-e1506765587799-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleaning payload coupler prior to gluing with Metho.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-958\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3780.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-958\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3780-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mixing up BS Epoxy for Payload Switch Ring.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3780-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3780-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3780-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mixing up BS Epoxy for Payload Switch Ring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-959\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3781-e1506765527775.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-959\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3781-e1506765527775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Applied Epoxy to Payload Coupler, to where the ring is going to sit.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3781-e1506765527775-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3781-e1506765527775-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Applied Epoxy to Payload Coupler, to where the ring is going to sit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then we just slid the Switch Ring on, wriggling it a little to ensure thorough epoxy across both surfaces.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-967\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3802.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-967\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3802-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Finished bonding of Switch Ring to the payload.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3802-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3802-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3802-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finished bonding of Switch Ring to the payload.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nose Cone &#8211; Coupler<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-961\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3784-e1506765456764.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-961\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3784-e1506765456764-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Masking taped up just area, so when epoxy, reduce chance of it going where I don't want it to go.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3784-e1506765456764-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3784-e1506765456764-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masking taped up just area, so when epoxy, reduce chance of it going where I don&#8217;t want it to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3785-e1506765441356.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-962\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3785-e1506765441356-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sanding coupler with Grit-60 Sand paper.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3785-e1506765441356-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3785-e1506765441356-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sanding coupler with Grit-60 Sand paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-963\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3787-e1506765399991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-963\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3787-e1506765399991-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cleaning surface before bonding with Metho.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3787-e1506765399991-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3787-e1506765399991-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleaning surface before bonding with Metho.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-964\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3788-e1506765358801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-964\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3788-e1506765358801-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Applying Epoxy to inner section of Nose Cone\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3788-e1506765358801-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3788-e1506765358801-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Applying Epoxy to inner section of Nose Cone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-960\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3783.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-960\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3783-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Glued together - just before I removed the tape.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3783-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3783-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3783-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glued together &#8211; just before I removed the tape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Assembling the rocket<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-970\" src=\"http:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3790-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rocket - all assembled.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3790-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3790-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3790-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocket &#8211; all assembled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to glue two more components &#8211; Coupler to Nose Cone Switch Ring to Payload Coupler unit Used Bob Smith Epoxy to attach them. BS Epoxy is easy to spread and because we only need a thin film it won&#8217;t drip and make a mess like some epoxy, e.g. West Systems. &nbsp; The Payload Switch &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/2017\/09\/30\/gluing-switch-ring-on-payload-and-nose-cone-coupler\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gluing Switch Ring on Payload and Nose Cone Coupler<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":971,"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions\/971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leederville.net\/rocket\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}