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, which make up t' top and bottom halves o' t' rocket. Aye aye! There is 1 paper cup, which acts as the centerin' rings and fins. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! There is 1 sheet o' paper, which is rolled into a motor mount. Aye aye! There is about 1.5 feet of stranded wire, which acts as a shock cord. Begad! A mix o' electrical tape and yellow glue is used t' assemble this rocket.

(Scratch) Scrap Jet

First, pick your motor size. 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. In order t' assemble t' bottom half o' the rocket, make a hole in t' bottom o' t' first plastic cup. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! Make sure your new motor mount can snugly fit in.

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

Now, in order t' assemble t' nose cone section, me hearties, cut t' second plastic cup in half and reattach it backwards. Aye aye! To make fins, me bucko, take t' rest o' t' paper cup, cut it into thirds, and fold each third in half. Ahoy! Aye aye! 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, arrr, matey, but if it does break, it is always an easy fix...

Summary:
PROs: Unique shape, cheap, arrr, quick, ya bilge rat, fun build.

CONs: None!

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