RailButtons.com Matt's Rail Buttons

RailButtons.com - Matt's Rail Buttons {Component}

Contributed by Dick Stafford

Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Manufacturer: RailButtons.com

Rail ButtonsBrief:
I have been usin' a BlackSky Standard Rail for some time, ya bilge rat, mostly for mid-powered rockets. Aye aye! Although I used rail buttons them on a couple o' modrocs, me hearties, I smartly decided that they were overkill and just too costly for that application. Begad! Well, me hearties, around a month ago I saw a post on r.m.r. Avast! from a fellow named Matt Stum. Begad! T' promote t' use o' rails, arrr, he is producing, on a limited basis, ya bilge rat, arrr, nylon rail buttons that are compatible with t' BlackSky rail system. T' *really* good news be t' price! At a quarter a piece, these buttons are now attractive for modroc applications.

ButtonsConstruction:
Matt's buttons are composed o' two washers and a spacer, matey, matey, and come with a zinc-plated steel screw. Avast! Avast! They come in black, ya bilge rat, white, shiver me timbers, red, me hearties, and blue and t' colors can be mixed and matched. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! I like t' look o' red, white, and blue buttons against t' shiny surface o' me Estes Mercury Atlas. Well, blow me down! T' buttons' reflection on t' mirror finish gives t' illusion o' additional tiers o' washers, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, an effect that wasn't noticeable with a solid black color. Begad! (T' attached pics show this reflection, matey, but t' look is much better in-person.) These buttons come in a plain zip lock bag with no paperwork. He provides instructions on his site and, if you have used any other rail buttons, me bucko, they are pretty much self explanatory. Well, blow me down! Although t' nylon is nay as tough as delrin, me hearties, I can't imagine this bein' an issue for model or mid powered rockets. Begad! They have certainly worked well for me, shiver me timbers, me bucko, havin' used them on me Atlas and me Mean Machine. Begad! I have also installed a set o' them on me Public Enemy 3" Ultra Fatboy. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Hopefully, matey, it won't be long before I give them a try on high power!

Summary:
Based on their "bang-for-the-buck", I can't help but give them a ratin' o' 5 points. Aye aye! Finally, I recommend you jump on these fast - who knows how long they will be available at this low a price?!? Here's t' URL t' Matt's site: http://www.railbuttons.com/rb/

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

UPDATE 2/02:
Rail ButtonsSince I wrote this review, me hearties, Matt has expanded his product line. Ahoy! He added two new colors (yellow and green) t' his line o' nylon buttons. Avast, me proud beauty! He also added Delrin buttons in both standard (1000 Series) and large sizes (1500 Series). Aye aye! T' latter buttons are for t' 1.5" 80/20 "1515" extrusion.

I have now added nylon buttons t' many o' me rockets, from low t' high power, matey, and have yet t' have a problem. Ahoy! I also bought a few o' t' larger buttons t' give me more flexibility on what pads I can use at t' MDRA high power launches. I now commonly add both a launch lug and a set o' buttons t' me mid/high power rockets.

If you are interested in rails but think they are too expensive, matey, make sure t' check out his site (URL is above). Well, blow me down! He has plan for a DIY (do it yourself) 1" rail, shiver me timbers, matey, and will be addin' plans for a 1.5" rail. Aye aye! Arrr! Oh, and is buttons are still dirt cheap, you should consider stockin' up before he starts distributin' through retailers and t' prices jump.

Comments:

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M.V.L. (March 31, 2004)
I love Matt's Rail buttons! He's great to do business - very prompt, and has a great product! I currently have buttons on my PML Small Endeavour, but that will most definitely not be the only rocket that I contact Matt to order buttons for!
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Roger Smith (June 23, 2011)

Unfortunately, Railbuttons.com is now out of business.

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Randy Milliken (March 25, 2014)

Railbuttons.com has been back online for about a year now under new ownership. Many of the same products that Matt carried and a few new ones as well.

The new URL is: http://rail-buttons.com as well as http://railbuttons.com

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