u/DoodleDude545

New way to make cheap, simple rocket nozzles.

New way to make cheap, simple rocket nozzles.

Hi all, I'm new to this community, so if I'm breaking any rules, please let me know.

This is from a static fire I did almost two years ago now to develop a solid rocket motor using nothing but hardware store components (except for propellant). This was only my second time making propellant, so the grain was pretty terrible. However, from what I could find, I invented a new way to make cheap and effective rocket nozzles. I used washers to make the throat, and JB Weld putty with a 3D-printed mould to form the converging and diverging sections. All of this was built into a PVC pipe coupling, which was then attached to the PVC pipe casing. Here is a link to a more detailed breakdown. The benefits of this technique is that it does not require any special tools, only a 3d printer.

From what I have seen, no one else has used a technique like this. If this is not the case, however, please let me know.

u/DoodleDude545 — 1 month ago