A few weeks ago i was given what was left of a British 3.5 inch practice rocket,at first glance it didnt look too bad but other than the obvious lack of fins the warhead had lost a layer of metal where the paint had come off plus had several holes,
Fortunately the rocket was easily stripped by hand so i started by filling holes in the warhead and getting it stabilised,,
The L5 practice fuze was ok but minus the ejection pin,using a spare circular aluminium scalpel handle and using a drill as a lathe,i managed to make a replacement.I also mullered the set back screw whilst stripping it but managed to find another screw that with a bit of cutting and filing now looks the same as the original.
I managed to get a nice set of tailfins from another bocn member (Thank you very much )
To cut the motor and warhead all i used was an angle grinder with a thin metal cutting blade finished by filing smooth
Next it was a case of reassemble ,paint and stencil, i know the stencils are not perfect, (im not that good at cutting out little letters) but they will do for me.
Fortunately the rocket was easily stripped by hand so i started by filling holes in the warhead and getting it stabilised,,
The L5 practice fuze was ok but minus the ejection pin,using a spare circular aluminium scalpel handle and using a drill as a lathe,i managed to make a replacement.I also mullered the set back screw whilst stripping it but managed to find another screw that with a bit of cutting and filing now looks the same as the original.
I managed to get a nice set of tailfins from another bocn member (Thank you very much )
To cut the motor and warhead all i used was an angle grinder with a thin metal cutting blade finished by filing smooth
Next it was a case of reassemble ,paint and stencil, i know the stencils are not perfect, (im not that good at cutting out little letters) but they will do for me.
