The first thing we made was the body tube. To make it cut out three long pieces of butcher paper. Next we tapped the end of one strip to a PVC pipe then in a spiral we wrapped it down the tube then tapped the other end in place. We then evenly spread wood glue on one of the other stips then placed it directly on top of the first piece and wrapped it. The last strip of paper we put glue on, then wrapped it in the opposite direction as the two other strips so that there's no chance of the tube unraveling. The next day we came back to school the tube was dry. We cut the ends because they were pointed from the corner of the paper. Once we cut them we slid the tube off the PVC pipe. We realized after cutting it that it was only 12 inches long instead of our original plan to make it 15.
Next we made the fins. The first thing I did to make them was draw one fin that was the actual size we were making them. I lined up the drawing on a piece of balsa wood then used a pushpin to outline the drawing. After that I used a pencil and connected all of the dots I made with the pushpin. Then I cut it out with a razor cutter and traced that fin to make four more. We cut four but in the end decided to only use three. We attached the fins to the body by first sticking them on with super glue, then putting a layer of wood glue on both sides of the fins.
For The nosecone, we ended up using a PVC That Andrew brought in. It fitter fealty into the body of the rocket.
Next we made the fins. The first thing I did to make them was draw one fin that was the actual size we were making them. I lined up the drawing on a piece of balsa wood then used a pushpin to outline the drawing. After that I used a pencil and connected all of the dots I made with the pushpin. Then I cut it out with a razor cutter and traced that fin to make four more. We cut four but in the end decided to only use three. We attached the fins to the body by first sticking them on with super glue, then putting a layer of wood glue on both sides of the fins.
For The nosecone, we ended up using a PVC That Andrew brought in. It fitter fealty into the body of the rocket.