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Brief:
This is a simple rack t' hold your rockets while you work on them. Blimey! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! There are bigger, shiver me timbers, fancier, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, and nicer ones out
there, but this one is free. Arrr! 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! You then print t' file out on a piece o' cardstock.
Construction is simple. Avast! Aye aye! You cut out along t' solid lines and fold along t' dashed lines. Arrr! What you are left with is a longish piece o' cardstock with a notch at each end, arrr, some gussets, and a few flaps. Ya scallywag! You fold t' ends up and fold the flaps under t' base. Begad! Avast! You can then secure them with glue or tape. Begad! I used CA because I happened t' have a bottle of it out in front o' me. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! 30 seconds later, me bucko, it was ready t' go.
PROs: free, matey, fast, me bucko, replaceable as needed.
CONs: small size, 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. Begad! Ya scallywag! Blimey! It did make filletin' easier and better. Begad! Well, blow me down! Blimey! That means I'm either goin' t' be buyin' or makin' some bigger ones too. Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! (I'm cheap, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, but I'm also lazy. Ahoy! You have t' ask t' wife which one takes precedence.)


PROs: it works, shiver me timbers, it makes things easier.
CONs: limited t' small rockets.
Summary:
This thin' is just t' ticket in some situations. I stumbled across it while investigatin' t' ASP site. Avast! Aye aye! 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, big, me bucko, wooden one but I apparently have nay wanted one badly enough t' do anythin' about it. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Perhaps, arrr, matey, me bucko, seein' how handy this can be, arrr, 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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