NOTE: you
MUST
use high-quality epoxy
and
JB Weld with this kit. Other types of adhesives
are not suitable and will make the rocket unsafe
for flight. You may prefer a slower setting ep-
oxy (30 min.) if you are a novice builder, as this
will allow more time to assemble the rocket.
ASSEMBLY
1.
On the 33" long fiberglass or the 36’ long
magnaframe 38mm airframe, with a pencil
mark one end "Forward” and the other end
"Aft” and sand the outside of the airframe up
six inches from the Aft end using 250 grit sand-
paper.
2. Using J.B. Weld, attach the GLR Slimline
Motor Retainer to the AFT end of the motor
tube. You MUST use J.B. Weld because it is
rated for high temperature use, whereas regular
epoxy is not. You could lose the motor if you
do not use J.B. Weld.
Allow to fully cure be-
fore moving to the next step.
If during your
trial fitting of the GLR Slimline Motor Re-
tainer, the GLR Slimline Motor Retainer seems
a bit too loose, simply place a SMALL amount
of tape on the aft end of the airframe at dis-
tances of about 120 degrees from each other
overlapping the end of the tube. This will snug
up the fit and allow a proper adhesion. Once
the GLR Slimline Motor Retainer is in place re-
move any tape that is exposed on the internal
area of the airframe and discard.
3.
With a pencil, mark the tapered end of the
GLR FinCan "FORWARD" and the other end
"AFT". FinCan is short for "fin canister". You
will love the GLR FinCan, it is incredibly
strong and durable and you don’t need to worry
about inter-fin alignment! That is easy, that is
built tough, that is GLR.
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Shown with optional GLR Bell Slimline Retainer
