30. Using the point of a hobby knife, open
up the hole in the base of the nose cone so
that you can easily insert a long wood dowel
(1/4” diameter [6.3mm] will work fine). Roll all
the clay into a long snake and insert into the
nose cone. Press it firmly into the tip using the
wood dowl.
31. Test fit the nose cone onto the front
end of the rocket. You may need to apply 2 or
3 layers of masking tape to make the fit snug.
When applying the masking tape, leave a
slight gap between the edge of the nose por-
tion and the edge of the tape.
32. Tie the loose end of the shock cord to
the loop on the base of the nose cone using
two overhand knots. Apply a little bit of the
wood glue onto the knot to keep it from com-
ing untied.
Parachute Assembly
33. Carefully cut out the parachute canopy
along the dashed lines. Place one reinforce-
ment ring on each of the marked corners.
Take a sharp pencil or knife and poke a hole
through the plastic in the center of each ring.
34. Fold the shroud line in half, and cut at
the fold to make equal lengths; cut each piece
in half again to make a total of four lines of
equal length.
35. Pull each parachute line end through a
parachute reinforcement ring and tie using two
overhand knots. Repeat for all the corners as
shown.
36. Holding the parachute at the center of
its top, pull the lines together to even up the
ends. Thread the four looped lines through the
loop at the base of the nose cone. Take the
top of the parachute and pull it through all four
string loops at the same time and then pull to
tighten the knot. This securely attaches the
parachute to the rocket.
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Adhesive circle
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Press the circle
firmly and attac
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circle next to it on
the same side
of the parach
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(see
Figure 2
).
STEP 1
Carefully cut o
ut parachute ca
nopy along da
shed lines.Take p
arachute
shroud line an
d cut into 3 equ
al lengths. Placi
ng the end of e
ach shroud
line over a circle
at the parach
ute corners, se
cure line with a
dhesive
circle as shown
in
Figure 1
.
Figure 2
STEP 3
Holding th
e parachute ca
nopy
by the cent
er of its top, pu
ll the
lines together
and try to even
up
the ends.
STEP 4
Pass the parach
ute lines throu
gh the nose cone ey
e screw. Pass
the canopy
completely throu
gh the loop end
s of the parachute. Pull
the lines tightly agains
t
the eye screw
and fix the knot
in place wi
th a drop of glu
e.
nose cone eye screw
Tape Ring
Poke hole through
each ring.
A
B
C
Wrap tape around the shoulder to tighten the fit in the tube.
Roll clay into a snake
and insert into nose cone.
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