Construction

I decided t' retrofit t' 24mm retainer on two o' me rockets with 24mm motor mounts: a Dynastar Stonebreaker and an Arapahoe-E clone.

For t' Stonebreaker, I needed t' remove t' motor clip.  I cut t' clip in half and fished out t' upper half o' t' clip.  This be a bit tricky, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, but I be able t' completely remove t' clip.  T' exposed motor tube needed a fair amount o' sandin' t' fit into t' retainer base.  Once I be satisfied with t' fit, me hearties, I installed t' retainer base usin' JB Weld.  I used a paper towel t' remove any JB Weld that oozed into t' motor tube, and I sanded t' inside joint once it had dried.  I test fit both a motor and t' 18/24mm adaptor, and they fit perfectly!

T' Arapahoe-E was a bit trickier installation since t' rocket has a full balsa tailcone.  After eyeballin' t' tailcone for a  bit, shiver me timbers, I used a sharp hobby knife t' remove t' lower 1/2" o' t' tailcone.  T' hard part was removin' only t' balsa without damagin' t' motor tube.  Once t' motor tube was exposed, ya bilge rat, me bucko, I sanded t' end until I was able t' fit t' motor retainer.  As with t' Stonebreaker, me bucko, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, I used JB Weld t' attach t' retainer base.  T' inside joint required only light sandin' for t' motor and adaptor t' fit.

Both o' these retrofits were nay difficult at all.  Installin' t' retainer on a new build should be easier since you wouldn't have t' cut/remove parts like I did.