Topic: Launch of the 3D Printed Rocket at NASA
Launch of the 3D Printed Rocket at NASA
"They launched this 3D-printed rocket at NASA Ames on Saturday with the LUNAR group. She flew straight as an arrow on an Aerotech E15 motor."
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There is no way PLA would hold up to the temps of a larger motor.
After having worked with the taulman 618 nylon for a few weeks this would definitely be my choice of plastic for a rocket.
Cool project though.
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thats pretty cool I wonder how high up it got?
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7 2013-03-22 18:43:06 (edited by stormclad 2013-03-22 18:43:57)
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I saw this in person it was pretty cool but since he was using a replicator he wont be able to print in anything but PLA. My goal once i got my printer set up is design and test rocket motors with printed designs so i could make custom av bays and cluster fincans for cheap. So I could start using these rockets with H or I motors is my first goal after finding a working design
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stormclad wrote:
I saw this in person it was pretty cool but since he was using a replicator he wont be able to print in anything but PLA. My goal once i got my printer set up is design and test rocket motors with printed designs so i could make custom av bays and cluster fincans for cheap. So I could start using these rockets with H or I motors is my first goal after finding a working design
PLA certainly is going to have its limitations when dealing with extreme heat. I think ABS motor mounts and fins would work fairly well for model rocketry.
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9 2013-03-23 03:11:48 (edited by iowajames 2013-03-23 03:12:50)
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Don't forget to stock up on plenty of rocket candy supplies, thick cardboard tubes & kitty litter. Make custom (legality differs in different parts of the world, USA is legal everywhere I believe) rocket engines per project. 
Sounds like something I might like if Solidoodle sends out my new (hopefully straight) Z-Rod soon enough. I experimented in rocket candy engines a lot. The correct formula & dimensions can make a great, slow burning, high pressure engine.
A related Youtube search:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q … Xw7mOgHkqA
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Re: Launch of the 3D Printed Rocket at NASA
Imagine, making spaceships with 3d printing technology
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martin jepsen wrote:
Imagine, making spaceships with 3d printing technology
Yeah...........<Imagining>......... You know what I think I run the other direction if someone tells me I just won a free trip on the worlds first printed space ship 