QuickBurst - Rocket Rack (18')

QuickBurst Rocket Rack (18")

QuickBurst - Rocket Rack (18")

Contributed by Dick Stafford

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(Contributed - by Dick Stafford - 07/15/04)

Brief:

This is a brief review o' QuickBurst's 18" rocket rack.

Construction:

This is a simple product and thar isn't much t' add t' QuickBurst's own description: "T' 18-inch Rocket Rack is made o' lightweight, me bucko, strong, durable 1/2 inch Sch 40 PVC pipe with 3/8-inch thick foam insulation at key areas for padded protection. Aye aye! Arrr! It measures approximately 12 inches tall and deep by 18 inches long. Blimey! T' joints are pressure-fit, matey, nay glued. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! Shipped partially disassembled, matey, arrr, it comes with complete, shiver me timbers, easy assembly instructions.

"T' 18-inch rack is stable. Begad! By simply placin' your project on t' rack (and usin' t' attached securin' device) the rack becomes a strong, lightweight and secure means o' workin' on, me hearties, ya bilge rat, transporting and storin' your project. Begad! Blimey! Mount t' rack on t' wall with your project attached and you've got instant display and storage."

As delivered, me rack consisted o' t' parts shown t' t' right. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! The followin' photos show it partially assembled and completed. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! T' instructions say t' glue it together usin' PVC glue if you are goin' t' transport it much. It seems t' hold together fine and I want t' disassemble it for transport, so I did nay do so. Well, blow me down! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! If it gets too loose I may glue some o' t' connections.

T' final two photos show a reasonably large rocket on t' stand. Well, blow me down! I have no idea how much weight it will hold, matey, shiver me timbers, but I suspect that it will hold almost any rocket in me fleet that is over 18" long and whose fins have a span less than in 12" (more if it is a three fin rockets).

Summary:

This is a great product and I will make good use o' it in t' Rocket Dungeon and on-site. Blimey! Blimey! 'Nuff said!'

This rack be given t' me by QuickBurst for placin' 9th in Descon-13. Thanks for supportin' t' contest, shiver me timbers, David!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

Comments:

G.K.D. (August 6, 2004)

Dick Stafford has already done an excellent detailed review of the QuickBurst Rocket Rack 18". I just wanted to add my experience in ordering and another use I found. I placed my order online late one night when surfing some model rocketry sites. I had seen other people use these before. The $20 price seemed real reasonable and wham about two days later here it was by UPS! It got here so fast I wasn't even expecting it yet. Construction was very simple and took less than 1 minute. It looks nice, is sturdy, fairly priced, shipped blistering fast, and it works great as a paint stand also. I removed all the foam padding pieces and just painted a model on it. Just paint one side of the model and let it dry to touch, then place the model in reverse horizontal order and there ya go. Yes you will get paint on it from every model you spray while using it, but that will give your rack more character. You can easily put the foam pads back on and still use it to hold models at your next launch. I am pleased with my purchase, it's brilliant in simplicity and quite useful.

D.S. (October 21, 2004)

The previous comment made me think, and I just used the rack to hold a rocket while I fiberglassed its fins. It worked great and made the job easier.

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