Toy
Rocket
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Mark, my
friend and supervisor at DuPont for the past 10 years, has always had a
keen interest in NASA and the US space program. He's attended
several shuttle launches and has beautiful framed photos of the shuttle
and the International Space Station adorning his office.
When I was asked to take a new position last year, I wanted to give him
a small parting gift. This is what I came up with...
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The rocket
is constucted of walnut and maple. The spire and engine are
ebonized walnut. Overall height is approximately 10-1/2
inches, including the launch pad.
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Construction Notes
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The command module was secured to the rocket body with wood glue and
dowels prior
to turning, as
pictured here.
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To draw a template for the fins, I used a contour gauge to transfer the
arc of the body to paper... |
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Of course the biggest design challenge was attaching the fins because I
knew glue alone would not hold. My solution was to fashion
tiny
floating tenons from small nails, drill corresponding holes in the
fins and body to accept the tenons, and secure with epoxy. |
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