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Random household items are used to make a fully functional hobby rocket, for under $10.

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Banger Balloons: http://bit.ly/BalloonsBangers
Kool-Eggs: http://bit.ly/KoolEggs
Simple Chutes: http://bit.ly/SimpleChutes

Playlist: Build and Launch a Rocket (From the ground up): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDYIZ0o1HPKTKWkl8_u09uQ_DSZZ5CRh

How To Make A “Randomizer” Rocket: http://bit.ly/TheRandomizerRocket
How To Make “Screw-Lock” Sugar Rockets: http://bit.ly/ScrewLockSugarRockets
How To Make Plastic Table-Cover Parachutes: http://bit.ly/SimpleChutes
How To Make Fire-Resistant Rocket Wadding (For Pennies): http://bit.ly/RocketWadding
How To Make A Rocket Launching Blast-Pad: http://bit.ly/RandomizerBlastPad
How To Make Rocket Igniters (Electric Matches): http://bit.ly/RocketIgniters
How To Make An N64 Rocket Launch Controller: http://bit.ly/N64RocketController

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Project Inspired By: Ritchie Kinmont with http://www.sonicdad.com (http://bit.ly/SDRandomizerProject)

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume responsibility for the results of your actions. Playing with experimental rockets could result in serious injury, property damage and/or legal ramifications. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

This project was inspired by my good friend Ritchie Kinmont with http://www.sonicdad.com.

We collaborated together on a design for a rocket that could be powered by the sugar motors I showed you how to make in a previous video (http://bit.ly/SugarRocket) made with PVC, sugar, kitty litter, and stump remover.

The new “Screw-Lock” version features threaded PVC risers, that allow the motors to quickly be changed, for faster turn-around times, and they have built in ejection charges for popping out the parachute at apogee.

Last year I promised that if there was enough interest, I’d try to develop a rocket that could be used with the sugar motors .. and my goal was to build a version where the sugar motors could screw onto the bottom of the rocket for convenience.

At the beginning of the year, the Sonic Dad team reached looking to do some kind of a collaboration, and the timing was perfect. So I asked Ritchie if he could help me engineer a sugar rocket.

Ritchie went through a few different designs, but eventually presented to me his “Randomizer Rocket” design, which blew me away. It was so perfect, lightweight, and balanced.

It also has a parachute he incorporated from one of his previous projects, that brings the rocket back perfectly with hardly any modification.

Most rocket clubs won’t let you fly sugar motors, except on special experimental launch days. However, the “Randomizer” rocket can also be used with commercial “Estes” D12-3 and E9-6 black power motors. So if you go with those, there’s a good chance they’ll let you fly your rocket at any club launch.

The rocket can fly over 1,000 feet high, and depending on the winds, can stay in the air for around 5 minutes while it floats back to the ground, so it’s important to be super cautious where, and when, you launch to avoid doing any damage.

This video completes the rocket building series, and I’m really excited to share my passion for building and launching rockets with completely home-made equipment. In my opinion, it’s the best way to learn about how rocketry really works.

I realize most people aren’t very excited by building rockets, but for those who are, I hope you feel the same sense of wonder and awe as I did in building this series.

In this project let’s use some simple kitchen chemistry to make over 4,000 sheets of flame resistant recovery wadding, for about a dollar.

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Simple Chutes: http://bit.ly/SimpleChutes
N64 Rocket Controller: http://bit.ly/N64RocketController
Screw Lock Sugar Rockets: http://bit.ly/ScrewLockSugarRockets

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Project Inspired By: My good friend Ritchie Kinmont from http://www.sonicdad.com, and a design collaboration we did together for the Randomizer Rocket project.

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume the responsibility for the results. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

This project stemmed from the first rocket launch I did with my friend Ritchie Kinmont (http://www.sonicdad.com) because it was Ritchie that introduced me to the need for recovery wadding.

Ritche had a bundle of wadding he got from the hobby store ($6.00 for 75 sheets), and used about 8 sheets of it in the randomizer rocket.

Recovery wadding helps protect the parachute from hot ejection gasses, which melts holes in the parachute otherwise, causing it to fail. But at about 64¢ per launch just for the wadding, it seems to burn a hole in your hobby rocket money instead.

I understood that recovery wadding was necessary, but it amazed me at how expensive the wadding was, and made me wonder if there was a cheaper alternative.

I read a few articles suggesting that items like baking soda, roach killer, washing soda, etc could all work as makeshift flame retarders, so I began experimenting with all of them.

Over the course of a month, I tested various recipes of the different powders dissolved in water by themselves, and combinations of the powders mixed in water as well. Some worked better than others, and in the end I decided just to keep it simple by sticking to baking soda.

Baking soda is a common household item, and when it gets heated up, it releases CO2 gas, which suppresses fires.

I found that about 1 Teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in about ¼ cup of room temperature water made a saturated solution, and if I soaked a paper towel in the solution and let it dry out, the treated paper wouldn’t be able to catch fire anymore.

I did notice that in every test I did, the paper would smolder as long as it had access to air though, so there is still some risk of a fire hazard if left to smolder in a warm dry place with combustable materials nearby. But in all my testing, the paper didn’t even scorch when the ejection charges went off.

Surprisingly, when I tested a sheet of the expensive commercial recovery wadding, the whole thing went up in flames in a matter of seconds. That blew my mind, and made me wonder what justified charging such a high premium for it.

In further experimenting, I verified that using crepe paper from the dollar store (the streamers you hang from the ceiling for parties) is extremely fire resistant as well. Just double-check the label to make sure it’s marked as fire resistant on the package. So far it’s actually been the most flame retarding wadding I’ve ever used.

Crepe paper is extremely cheap (2 rolls for $1), but you have to use more of it to make sure your parachute is protected.

In conclusion, I feel that the baking soda and water solution is the most practical and economical option for the average hobbyist. You can make as much rocket wadding as you want, and it pro-rates out to about 0.025 per sheet, making it about 300 times cheaper than the name brand stuff.

Ritchie and I have tested this wadding over and over and over again with rocket launch after rocket launch, and in every case it’s held up better than the commercial wadding, and doesn’t even scorch on ejection charges from Estes black powder motors, or my homemade Sugar Rockets.

The best part about using baking soda as a flame retardant, is it’s completely non-toxic, edible, and bio-degradable.

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Using simple kitchen chemistry to make over 1,000 sheets of flame resistant recovery wadding, for about 0.26¢

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Randomizer Rocket: http://bit.ly/TheRandomizerRocket
Mini Fire Logs: http://bit.ly/MiniFireLogs
Laser Blowgun: http://bit.ly/LaserBlowgun
Liquid Nitrogen Experiments: http://bit.ly/FunWithLN2

Playlist: Build and Launch a Rocket (From the ground up): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDYIZ0o1HPKTKWkl8_u09uQ_DSZZ5CRh

How To Make A “Randomizer” Rocket: http://bit.ly/TheRandomizerRocket
How To Make “Screw-Lock” Sugar Rockets: http://bit.ly/ScrewLockSugarRockets
How To Make Plastic Table-Cover Parachutes: http://bit.ly/SimpleChutes
How To Make Fire-Resistant Rocket Wadding (For Pennies): http://bit.ly/RocketWadding
How To Make A Rocket Launching Blast-Pad: http://bit.ly/RandomizerBlastPad
How To Make Rocket Igniters (Electric Matches): http://bit.ly/RocketIgniters
How To Make An N64 Rocket Launch Controller: http://bit.ly/N64RocketController

Music by Scott & Brendo “One More Time” Instrumental
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/scottandbrendo

Project Inspired By: My good friend Ritchie Kinmont from http://www.sonicdad.com, and a design collaboration we did together for the Randomizer Rocket project.

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume the responsibility for the results. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

This project stemmed from the first rocket launch I did with my friend Ritchie Kinmont (http://www.sonicdad.com) because it was Ritchie that introduced me to the need for recovery wadding.

Ritche had a bundle of wadding he got from the hobby store ($6.00 for 75 sheets), and used about 8 sheets of it in the randomizer rocket.

Recovery wadding helps protect the parachute from hot ejection gasses, which melts holes in the parachute otherwise, causing it to fail. But at about 64¢ per launch just for the wadding, it seems to burn a hole in your hobby rocket money instead.

I understood that recovery wadding was necessary, but it amazed me at how expensive the wadding was, and made me wonder if there was a cheaper alternative.

I read a few articles suggesting that items like baking soda, roach killer, washing soda, etc could all work as makeshift flame retarders, so I began experimenting with all of them.

Over the course of a month, I tested various recipes of the different powders dissolved in water by themselves, and combinations of the powders mixed in water as well. Some worked better than others, and in the end I decided just to keep it simple by sticking to baking soda.

Baking soda is a common household item, and when it gets heated up, it releases CO2 gas, which suppresses fires.

I found that 1 Teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in about ¼ cup of room temperature water made a saturated solution, and if I soaked a paper towel in the solution and let it dry out, the treated paper wouldn’t be able to catch fire anymore.

I did notice that in every test I did, the paper would smolder as long as it had access to air though, so there is still some risk of a fire hazard if left to smolder in a warm dry place with combustable materials nearby. But in all my testing, the paper didn’t even scorch when the ejection charges went off.

I still haven’t found a way to use household chemicals to treat paper to be completely fire-proof, but no matter how strong you heat this make-shift wadding, it will not burst into flame. And that’s a really good thing!

Surprisingly, when I tested a sheet of the expensive commercial recovery wadding, the whole thing went up in flames in a matter of seconds. That blew my mind, and made me wonder what justified charging such a high premium for it.

In further experimenting, I verified that using crepe paper from the dollar store (the streamers you hang from the ceiling for parties) is extremely fire resistant as well.

In conclusion, I feel that the baking soda and water solution is the most practical and economical option for the average hobbyist. You can make as much rocket wadding as you want, and it pro-rates out to about 0.025 per sheet, making it about 300 times cheaper than the name brand stuff.

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How To Make “Screw-Lock” Sugar Rockets that lock and load within seconds, and have a built in parachute ejection charge, so you can get your rockets back safely.

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Simple Chutes: http://bit.ly/SimpleChutes
N64 Rocket Controller: http://bit.ly/N64RocketController
Rocket Igniters: http://bit.ly/RocketIgniters

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Music by Scott & Brendo “Kitten Air” Instrumental
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Project Inspired By: A previous project on making Sugar Rockets (http://bit.ly/RedneckRocketry). I wanted a way to lock and load them into a homemade rocket, so they’d eject a parachute in a way that was light weight for the rocket, but still safe.

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume the responsibility for the results. Although sugar rockets are the slowest burning of all rocket fuels, this project should not be attempted without adult supervision, proper permits, adequate training, and at a location far away from people, property, and anything flammable. Misuse, or careless use, of rocket propellants may result in serious injury, wildfire, and in extreme cases, death. Ignition of an incendiary or explosive material may not be legal in your area. Check local laws and inquire with local rocketry clubs on how to safely make and launch sugar rockets. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

I’m really excited to share my passion for building and launching rockets with completely home-made equipment. In my opinion, it’s the best way to learn about how rocketry really works.

In a previous project (http://bit.ly/SugarRocket) I made rocket motors using PVC, sugar, kitty litter, and stump remover.

They worked so well they made me want to design a rocket they could be used with, and my friend Ritchie Kinmont with http://www.sonicdad.com was instrumental in making that project actually happen.

I made this tutorial to be a more comprehensive sugar motor tutorial, going over all the things you’d need to do to make a successful motor that will work with the “Randomizer” rocket, and addressing some of the issues and challenges I’ve faced in the past with failed attempts.

The ‘Screw-Lock” version features threaded PVC risers, that allow the motors to quickly be changed, for faster turn-around times, and they have built in ejection charges for popping out the parachute at apogee.

I played around with ejection charges in the “Redneck Rocketry” video (http://bit.ly/RedneckRocketry)

I realize most people aren’t very excited by building rockets, but for those who are, I hope you feel the same sense of wonder and awe as I did in building this series.

Most rocket clubs won’t let you fly sugar motors, except on special experimental launch days. However, the “Randomizer” rocket can also be used with commercial “Estes” D12-3 and E9-6 black power motors. So if you go with those, there’s a good chance they’ll let you fly your rocket at any club launch.

The rocket can fly over 1,000 feet high, and depending on the winds, can stay in the air for around 5 minutes while it floats back to the ground, so it’s important to be super cautious where, and when, you launch to avoid doing any damage.

Rockets are not toys, and this video is mainly for educational and demonstrational purposes. If you’re going to attempt making a rocket yourself, I highly suggest you check local laws and inquire with local rocketry clubs on how to safely make and launch them.

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PVC Sugar Rockets are upgraded with “Screw-Lock” adaptors and black powder charges, so they can be locked and loaded within seconds, and eject parachutes for safe recovery.

Full project video: How To Make “Screw-Lock” Sugar Rockets : http://bit.ly/ScrewLockSugarRockets

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Banger Balloons: http://bit.ly/BalloonsBangers
Rubber Band Handgun: http://bit.ly/RubberBandHandgun
Electric Igniters: http://bit.ly/RocketIgniters

Playlist: Build and Launch a Rocket (From the ground up): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDYIZ0o1HPKTKWkl8_u09uQ_DSZZ5CRh

How To Make A “Randomizer” Rocket: http://bit.ly/TheRandomizerRocket
How To Make “Screw-Lock” Sugar Rockets: http://bit.ly/ScrewLockSugarRockets
How To Make Plastic Table-Cover Parachutes: http://bit.ly/SimpleChutes
How To Make Fire-Resistant Rocket Wadding (For Pennies): http://bit.ly/RocketWadding
How To Make A Rocket Launching Blast-Pad: http://bit.ly/RandomizerBlastPad
How To Make Rocket Igniters (Electric Matches): http://bit.ly/RocketIgniters
How To Make An N64 Rocket Launch Controller: http://bit.ly/N64RocketController

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Project Inspired By: A previous project on making Sugar Rockets (http://bit.ly/RedneckRocketry). I wanted a way to lock and load them into a homemade rocket, so they’d eject a parachute in a way that was light weight for the rocket, but still safe.

WARNING:

This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume the responsibility for the results. Although sugar rockets are the slowest burning of all rocket fuels, this project should not be attempted without adult supervision, proper permits, adequate training, and at a location far away from people, property, and anything flammable. Misuse, or careless use, of rocket propellants may result in serious injury, wildfire, and in extreme cases, death. Ignition of an incendiary or explosive material may not be legal in your area. Check local laws and inquire with local rocketry clubs on how to safely make and launch sugar rockets. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Project History & More Info:

In a previous project (http://bit.ly/SugarRocket) I made rocket motors using PVC, sugar, kitty litter, and stump remover.

They worked so well they made me want to design a rocket they could be used with, and my friend Ritchie Kinmont with http://www.sonicdad.com was instrumental in making that project actually happen.

I made this tutorial to be a more comprehensive sugar motor tutorial, going over all the things you’d need to do to make a successful motor that will work with the “Randomizer” rocket, and addressing some of the issues and challenges I’ve faced in the past with failed attempts.

The ‘Screw-Lock” version features threaded PVC risers, that allow the motors to quickly be changed, for faster turn-around times, and they have built in ejection charges for popping out the parachute at apogee.

I played around with ejection charges in the “Redneck Rocketry” video (http://bit.ly/RedneckRocketry)

I realize most people aren’t very excited by building rockets, but for those who are, I hope you feel the same sense of wonder and awe as I did in building this series.

Most rocket clubs won’t let you fly sugar motors, except on special experimental launch days. However, the “Randomizer” rocket can also be used with commercial “Estes” D12-3 and E9-6 black power motors. So if you go with those, there’s a good chance they’ll let you fly your rocket at any club launch.

The rocket can fly over 1,000 feet high, and depending on the winds, can stay in the air for around 5 minutes while it floats back to the ground, so it’s important to be super cautious where, and when, you launch to avoid doing any damage.

Rockets are not toys, and this video is mainly for educational and demonstrational purposes. If you’re going to attempt making a rocket yourself, I highly suggest you check local laws and inquire with local rocketry clubs on how to safely make and launch them.