ddewees Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) This is ten pounds (the second explosion). [Video] Edited June 20, 2015 by ddewees
coogan1997 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) So, Tomorrow im going to be pounding some bp rockets ... But I was wondering what type of hammer or mallet can I use besides a rawhide mallet? I have heard that rubber mallets suck for ramming rockets, will a dead blow hammer be any better? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-27-oz-Dead-Blow-Rubber-Handle-Hammer-N-G27DBHN/205386284 Edited July 11, 2015 by coogan1997
ddewees Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Dead blows work great. They have them cheap, with lifetime warranty at Harbor Freight.
coogan1997 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 Oh thats great! Harbor freight sounds nice but their shipping to PR is ridiculous. Will a dead blow damage my tooling at all ?
mikeee Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 27oz hammer is plenty big for smaller rockets, what size of motors are you ramming?A lighter hammer will allow a better feel for how the fuel is ramming and give you better controlover not splitting the tube if you are not using a tube support.
calebkessinger Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 I would be glad to flat rate ship you something from here. If you can wait a day or two for me to go to town I can get you whatever size hammer you would like.. both harbor freight and grizzly are somewhat close. I use a 12 oz. snap on dead blow for a lot of stuff.. the 24 oz dead blow from harbor freight does pack a bigger punch.. and it has no trouble making good 3 lb. rockets. with me running it of course. I tried to get it to make them by itself but it was just like my older kids and sat around all the time..
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