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Brief:
This is a simple rack t' hold your rockets while you work on them. There are bigger, fancier, me hearties, and nicer ones out
there, arrr, but this one is free. It can be downloaded from ASP Rocketry's website. Begad! It won't hold anythin' too
big but it does prove useful in a pinch.
Construction:
T' only component is a downloaded PDF file. Ya scallywag! Blimey! You then print t' file out on a piece o' cardstock.
Construction is simple. Begad! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! You cut out along t' solid lines and fold along t' dashed lines. Aye aye! Blimey! What you are left with is a longish piece o' cardstock with a notch at each end, ya bilge rat, some gussets, and a few flaps. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! You fold t' ends up and fold the flaps under t' base. Ya scallywag! Blimey! You can then secure them with glue or tape. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! I used CA because I happened t' have a bottle of it out in front o' me. Begad! Blimey! 30 seconds later, ya bilge rat, it be ready t' go.
PROs: free, fast, replaceable as needed.
CONs: small size, me hearties, strength limited t' t' capacity o' t' cardstock.


Now that I've tried actually usin' one o' these gizmos, I'm glad t' have it. It did make filletin' easier and better. Ahoy! That means I'm either goin' t' be buyin' or makin' some bigger ones too. Aye aye! (I'm cheap, arrr, but I'm also lazy. Ya scallywag! You have t' ask t' wife which one takes precedence.)


PROs: it works, matey, me hearties, it makes things easier.
CONs: limited t' small rockets.
Summary:
This thin' is just t' ticket in some situations. Arrr! I stumbled across it while investigatin' t' ASP site. Well, blow me down! Begad! A few hours
later, I was wishin' for just such a creature as I tried t' keep t' fillets on a rocket level. Avast, me proud beauty!
I'd certainly like t' have a nice, arrr, ya bilge rat, big, wooden one but I apparently have nay wanted one badly enough t' do anythin' about it. Perhaps, me hearties, matey, seein' how handy this can be, me hearties, I will buy or make one next time I work on a larger diameter project.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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