Scratch Scrap Jet Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Scrap Jet {Scratch}

Contributed by Ian Cinnamon

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Ian Cinnamon - 11/21/07) (Scratch) Scrap Jet

Brief:
This quick trash made rocket only requires a couple plastic cups, one paper one, and some stranded wiring!

Construction:
There are 2 plastic cups, matey, matey, which make up t' top and bottom halves o' t' rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! There is 1 paper cup, which acts as the centerin' rings and fins. Begad! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! There is 1 sheet o' paper, shiver me timbers, which is rolled into a motor mount. Ahoy! There is about 1.5 feet of stranded wire, which acts as a shock cord. Well, me bucko, blow me down! A mix o' electrical tape and yellow glue is used t' assemble this rocket.

(Scratch) Scrap Jet

First, pick your motor size. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! Take a motor and create a motor mount by wrappin' t' paper around it. Apply glue as you wrap t' wrap t' paper t' make a sturdy motor mount. Aye aye! Ahoy! In order t' assemble t' bottom half o' the rocket, make a hole in t' bottom o' t' first plastic cup. Blimey! Begad! Make sure your new motor mount can snugly fit in.

Next, take t' paper cup and cut it an inch from t' bottom. Avast! Take t' bottom half o' t' cup and make another hole that will snugly fir t' motor mount. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Attach t' two cups together. Well, blow me down! Glue/tape everythin' in place.

Now, ya bilge rat, in order t' assemble t' nose cone section, ya bilge rat, cut t' second plastic cup in half and reattach it backwards. To make fins, take t' rest o' t' paper cup, cut it into thirds, shiver me timbers, and fold each third in half. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Tape each third 120 degrees apart on t' lower body cup t' add fins.

(Scratch) Scrap Jet Lastly, attach t' shock cord through an electrical tape motor mount.

Flight:
Recovery is simply done usin' a segment o' braided electrical wire and tumble recovery.

T' rocket is almost invincible, me bucko, but if it does break, it is always an easy fix...

Summary:
PROs: Unique shape, arrr, cheap, quick, me bucko, fun build.

CONs: None!

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