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Bluehawk

Member Since 25 Jun 2006
Offline Last Active Sep 23 2006 06:25 AM
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Tooling For Sale!

03 September 2006 - 02:30 AM

I have the following for sale. If you are seriously interested contact
me. All tools are made from heat treated hardened aluminum, highly
polished, and still brand new!
1 pound Whistle Rocket kits with base $50 3 on hand
1 pound Whistle Rocket kits w/o base* $45 3
8 ounce Rocket kits with base $65 2
3/4" Color Changing Star pumps $30 1
(tapered cavity)
1/2" Double Voice Cracker kit with base $25 1
7/16" Star Pump $20 1
(brass sleeve-aluminum plunger with register pin)
1/2" Roman candle rammer w/base nipple $25 2
(perfect for the 7/16" star pump..no base but nipple
is threaded w/screw just needs 1/2" base)
4 ounce Helicopter kit with HEAVY base $65 1
(this is beautiful tooling made super solid having deeply
recessed ramming hole w/nipple and has two tool holder holes
in the base so you won't misplace them!)

*The kits w/o bases have the spindles drilled and tapped and have the
countersunk screws installed. All you need is a 1/2" thick base and to
drill a hole for the screw to fit through.
Once these kits are sold I will no longer have any more as they were
backups to my original tools and all are guaranteed to work!
Contact bluehawk99@aol.com

Glitter Rockets

29 July 2006 - 05:37 AM

Many years ago during the Western Winterblast II Convention (Feb 1991) in Lake Havasu, AZ I videotaped a very interesting and informative lecture given by Dr Robert Winokur. I dug up that old tape today and watched it. During the lecture he mentioned glitter rockets and could they could be done?! He said he had thought they couldn't because of the low thrust involved but that someone had proved him wrong and this is the way they did it:
Core burner:
Ram favorite BP propellant to 1/2-2/3 the spindle length then ram the rest with your fav glitter comp including over the top of the spindle for time delay and added effect!
By ram I mean PRESS...do NOT hammer ram any glitter comps!!!!!
Dr Winokur said the glitter rockets he saw were beautiful!
(if thrust is too low to lift any garnishments you may want to make your propellant a little bit hotter since the propellant core is now shorter than the original)...my remarks not Winokurs.
Try it and let me know how it works for you!