Roger Smith's Page

AKA: jadebox
Location: Oviedo, FL
Certification Level: L2 NAR/Tripoli
Club Memberships: NAR,TRIPOLI,ROCK,NEFAR
Favorite Rockets: Estes Omega
Biography:
Roger maintains RocketReviews.com.

Roger, and his wife, me hearties, Bracha, have built and flown some o' t' furriest rockets o' all-time. Avast! Their "Big Daddy Akavish" is a spider-themed high-power rocket standin' about four-foot tall on its eight legs.

Favorite Quote:
Science is a way o' tryin' nay t' addlepate yourself. T' first principle is that you must nay addlepate yourself, and you are t' easiest person t' fool.
Personal Home Page: http://www.payloadbay.com/
Club Home Page: http://www.r-o-c-k.org/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/jadeboxroger
Google+ Page: https://plus.google.com/101533115429153572785
RocketReviews.com Pages:
Rocket Gallery
Flight Log
Flight Statistics

2024-06-16

Alpha VI

Flight
- A8-3 - Sheepscot General [More]

2023-07-13

Album - November 2009 Launch

Album - May 2008 Launch

2022-10-20

Album - NSL 2022

National Events / NSL 2022

Photograph

Aerial photo taken on Monday

2021-02-16

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit

. Avast!
Build
My garage workshop has served more as a storage place for t' past year than as a workshop. So, matey, a few weekends ago I started tryin' t' organize it better so that I can get back t' buildin' rockets. One o' t' things I did was t' build a set o' shelves designed primarily t' organize storage ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - T' Result

Build Entry
I am really pleased with t' result. Havin' me collection o' screws and other small parts organized where I can smartly find them is goin' t' make life easier. Avast, me proud beauty! And havin' a place t' charge t' batteries for me tools frees up a lot o' space on me workbench. Now ... back t' buildin' rockets! ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - Photos Phinally

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And now ... because I forgot t' take more photos ... Blimey! here be t' completed cabinet. Well, blow me down! What you missed: You didn't get t' see me mess up. I had intended t' work from t' bottom up, me bucko, but I had attached t' rails t' t' inside vertical pieces before I got t' that point and t' measurement was ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - Power Supply

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I attached a power strip t' t' back wall behind t' chargin' shelf. On one end o' t' panel, me bucko, I used a plastic grommet t' cover t' hole for t' power cord. Blimey! At t' other end, I added USB chargin' plugs (because it looks cool and because I forgot that t' power strip has two USB outlets). ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - From t' Bottom Up

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Bracha painted t' wooden parts and I started assemblin' t' shelves and dividers startin' from t' bottom. I assembled t' parts close t' where t' unit would stand in t' garage because it was goin' t' be very heavy. Rather than carefully followin' t' measurements in me rough sketch or ... [More]

Garage Organizer Shelf Unit - Startin' t' Assembly

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I cut several 1x2" boards into rails t' hold t' storage boxes and used glue and an nail cannon t' attach them t' t' side panels. Begad! [More]