How Do You Build A Level 3 Rocket?

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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Design
1:37 - Recovery 1
2:09 - Fins
2:52 - Subminimum is a dumb term
3:16 - Airframe work
4:14 - Avionics 1
6:50 - Painting
9:27 - Avionics 2
10:11 - Onboard Cameras
10:40 - Power Hatch
12:57 - Parachutes
13:39 - Shear Pins
14:28 - Explosive Charges
15:23 - Micro Center
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@coreysienko9435 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s a painting tip for you with stencils. Use clear coat first over the stencil. If anything bleeds, it’s clear coat. Once you cover that with your paint and peel, you’ll have clean, crisp lines every time. Even on porous surfaces.

@jkit3258 2 жыл бұрын

You can also apply a coat of the base color after the stencil is applied. If there is bleed it will be from the base color and it will seal/fill any area where the bleed of the 2nd color may occur.

@obzelite 2 жыл бұрын

or just use proper stencil vinyl that doesn't bleed. cnc bulkheads, getting pcbs made but half assing the last bit with a hand cut copy paper stencil.

@coreysienko9435 2 жыл бұрын

@@obzelite even with stencil vinyl, I recommend clear coat. I’ve had it bleed through too. Depends on the quality of the surface being painted with a stencil 😁

@DavidSoucie 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say something similar, but I agree with J Kit. Don't worry about clear coat, just give your stencil a couple of light coats with the base color.

@coreysienko9435 2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidSoucie Agreed! Same concept, just depends on whether you plan on clear coating your entire project or leaving your paint unprotected to the elements. You are putting in the time and effort, you be the judge on what's best for your project ;)

@BobbyDukeArts 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! I didn't even know there was a certification system for rocketry. Congrats on getting yours!

@Youdontwannaknow.. 2 жыл бұрын

Bobby dookie!!

@thetruthexperiment 2 жыл бұрын

Does it mean you can buy bigger rocket motors or explosives or something?

@GooseCrack Жыл бұрын

@@thetruthexperiment iirc yea you have access to more powerful rocket motors

@mojaverockets Жыл бұрын

you can make your own motors (any size) without certification. Certification applies to NAR or TRA events

@flare2000x Жыл бұрын

@@mojaverockets NAR won't let you fly at their events with an ex motor though as far as I know. Tripoli will but you need a level 2.

@RocketVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

Great flight! Just a tip for future reference on charges: The turbo encabulator is awesome, but the new micro encabulator saves a lot of space since you don't need a full-length non-reversible tremie pipe, so you can run nano grammeters 👍

@BPSspace 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been trying to find some micro encabulators but they're sold out almost everywhere, have plenty of nano grammeters though so I'm all set there :)

@RocketVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

@@BPSspace Microcenter doesn't have them? I miss Radioshack more and more every day

@ThatGuy-pk6yr 2 жыл бұрын

English?

@RocketVlogs 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatGuy-pk6yr Yep, you got it

@ErikB605 2 жыл бұрын

Also gets rid of the base-plate of prefabulated amulite. To bad you still need ambifacient lunar waneshaft to prevent side fumbling.

@gbedford 2 жыл бұрын

Those winds at LDRS were killing me. I showed up with a handful of LPRs. My nieces who were with me saw me get a bit star struck when I pointed you out. You looked busy, so I didn't want to bother you. Was definitely one of the highlights of last weekend!

@1sciguy1929 2 жыл бұрын

Just a couple tips from when I got my L3, try using the double pull pin switches from lab rat rocketry. In addition to adding a sweet 'remove before flight' lanyard, they are a mechanically simple way to easily arm two altimeters simultaneously. It would also be worth mentioning that I also wired two screw switches in parallel with the pull pin to add dissimilar redundancy for each altimeter. As cool as the power hatch is, just be wary that you are severely weakening the fiberglass by cutting that rectangle - filament wound composite does not like being messed with. Especially be careful with weakening the coupler that holds your two main parts of the airframe together because a rather large moment is applied there during flight. Because of that, I would recommend moving the location of the runcams to somewhere else on the airframe. Just being nitpicky here because clearly it worked, but moving forward with bigger and crazier rockets, these are just a few things to keep in mind. Awesome job!

@NicholasRehm 2 жыл бұрын

SEND IT! sent my cursor straight to the like button

@rancidmarshmallow4468 2 жыл бұрын

Look up "finger tech power switch". It's a switch designed for small combat robots and as such is super durable/shock resistant, lightweight, and should never back out from vibration. It does require a hex key to turn on but wouldn't fall out like the power hatch link might if, for example, it landed on it at a funky angle

@vb0t429 2 жыл бұрын

Its so impressive and inspiring to see the evolution of these rockets, keep up the cool work!

@beesod6412 2 жыл бұрын

I'm equally impressed and inspired by just how much Joe has grown and evolved. much love

@blyatwastaken9377 2 жыл бұрын

I know I’ve been following for a while

@varmoes 2 жыл бұрын

We had an exchange at some point on Twitter when you were going through a tough patch. Watched every video you made since you came back on KZfaq. You seem to be doing much better and it shows in your content. It’s stellar! Glad to see you back and in great shape!!

@SixOThree 2 жыл бұрын

I hope he realizes how much of an inspiration he is to people, including myself.

@derekmcdonald2168 2 жыл бұрын

Finally! Someone who agrees with me that hot glue is an underrated build material. It’s the best!!!

@ryanthompson7884 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Turbo incabulator reference!

@shaneandshelly 2 жыл бұрын

PAINTING PERFECTION! Put stencil on over RED color paint, spray with RED paint; let dry, THEN spray over stencil with WHITE. : RED seals the seams, and you get the sharpest edges ever when you spray the white........total time saver!

@PatrickKQ4HBD Жыл бұрын

🤯 Thanks!

@TheBookDoctor 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, Joe! That's so awesome. I can't even imagine how it felt to successfully complete that flight and know you had the certification.

@pdcweb 2 жыл бұрын

tip for painting stencils and masks - do the first coat in the body color to seal the stencil and then have at it with the lettering color!

@RobSchofield 2 жыл бұрын

Instead of cutting the ziplock "tails" close up against the cliplock face, cut them a little way back (even about 1/2 cm). When they are latched, you are relying on (usually) just three clicks, so if the lock slips (for any reason), a close-cut tail will just let go. If the tail is a little longer, a slip will not be catastrophic as it will catch and re-grip. Strangely, I was taught this in my stage lighting hobby, and it works - I use it in all my model RC aircraft too.

@Wolfennar 2 жыл бұрын

Finding it pretty funny how just yesterday I was watching an online class about antenna design and the speaker specifically called out rocketry hobbyists for using antennas which are wayyyy too directional and then in your footage there's the exact yagi antennas she was talking about lol. Also, I'm pretty new to this rf stuff but afaik your emitter antenna would probably function better if placed horizontally, as such a monopole antenna mostly emit sideways (when vertical).

@PatrickKQ4HBD Жыл бұрын

I'm window shopping for a mobile ham radio, and almost studying for my technician test. I'm glad you pointed this out, and I'll be looking for it next video. 👍

@Soleilankerbaril Жыл бұрын

hahah I participated in a school rocketry competition last week and we actually developed a omnidirectional antenna for the gps (that also has problems like that).

@shunnothe4371 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Congrats on such a good flight. Just imagine everything that comes from a level 3 certification! Also, QUIET ON THE SET!

@BPSspace 2 жыл бұрын

QUIET ON THE SET PLEASE

@Codebreakerblue 2 жыл бұрын

QUIET ON _SET_

@PatrickKQ4HBD Жыл бұрын

Level 4? 😉

@jflight1691 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting thing you've found with the audio glitch; I found A. Cookbook on the side of the road the other day, but all the pages were blank... And congrats, can't wait for the launch video!

@oswack 2 жыл бұрын

This video made me so happy. If you are ever in LA lets grab coffee!

@Samvip00 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you perfectly summed up High powered rocketry here. Amazing cinematography

@techcompany_ 2 жыл бұрын

So here we come again 🔥

@jakestevenson1270 2 жыл бұрын

Love your thumbnail here, my carbon fiber M1315 minimum diameter is in the background! L.D.R.S. XL GREAT JOB!!! SEND IT AGAIN!!!!!

@herblederble23 2 жыл бұрын

6:49 I'm glad to know Loctite epoxy is also tasty. My personal favourite is the raspberry and blueberry flavours of Loctite theadlocker, I always have a couple of drops as a treat :)

@ProSureStrings 3 ай бұрын

Mmmmm, I’ll have to try that!

@The.Talent 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Joe! I just graduated engineering at uni and I’ve got a job, but im missing the education experience and thinking about what subject I should self-teach. You’re Videos always inspire this. Also, I wish there was a micro centre in Australia. Best we have is a joke store called Jaycar. It’s usually about the size of a shoebox and staffed by a retired cab driver and 3 pieces of limp spinach. It only stocks the most generic of components and I will have to order online for at least 50% of the components I need anyway. Micro centre looks like Disneyland.

@SixOThree 2 жыл бұрын

I live one state over from a MicroCenter. But even then it's an 8+ hour drive! I might as well be in Australia. Also, congrats on graduation.

@The.Talent 2 жыл бұрын

@@SixOThree cheers mate!

@starlightrocketry9775 2 жыл бұрын

Congradulations on the L3 joe

@jameskobel10600 2 жыл бұрын

It was super cool being there to see your certification! It was a fantastic flight!

@haydendorockets 2 жыл бұрын

Great video gunchboss! Glad to see you're using only the best connectors for your power hatches ;)... I also think you've convinced me to "send it" and get my L3 sooner rather than later.

@KawaiRonin 2 жыл бұрын

6:51 The boss becomes the Intern. Very humbling. I'm taking life lessons from this.

@oddzc 2 жыл бұрын

Been following this chan for a while, its really enjoyable to see the evolution of the design and your skills. Nice job and congrats on level 3 certification.

@ryanflowers3398 2 жыл бұрын

LOL at the Turbo Encabulator, but 100% on the Hot Glue! Love that stuff.

@joalde 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a micro center sponsor. Nice job man!

@sightlok 2 жыл бұрын

A good technique for painting with stencils is to first apply the same color paint before painting it in the right color. This fills up any gaps between the stencil and the surface. This means you won't have any bleeding from the color applied after.

@liambrinton9935 2 жыл бұрын

Got my l1 and l2 last fall. this is making me want to go all the way. the cost is not on the otherhand XD

@SilntObsvr 2 жыл бұрын

I did rockets for the first time in grade school, around 1970. There were no "High Power Rocketry" certifications back then; in fact, due to NAR Safety Code, it was technically *illegal* to launch even a G motor rocket (these days, High Power is H and higher impulse). When I flew them again in the 1990s, I got my NAR Level 1 on the first try; to make a point I used *no epoxy* in the entire rocket, and super glue only to hold lead shot ballast at the tip of the nose cone. All rocket parts were plywood or paper (aka cardboard) tube, all structural glue was Titebond II, except for PVC pipe cement for the quick-change positive motor retention system I designed (pipe cement bonded the threaded plastic pipe piece to the actual motor mount tube). The rocket flew flawlessly on an Aerotech H128, recovered correctly (using motor ejection and a deep bed of blow-in insulation material to protect the parachute, and recovered with no damage (as required). No long after that, I dropped out of hobby rocketry, because I couldn't see being able to launch anything bigger than that rocket even once a year. Not just the cost of motors/propellant reloads -- but the travel cost to get anywhere it was legal/safe to launch bigger vehicles.

@lamarched21 2 жыл бұрын

I love micro center. I try to visit them every time I visit the states.

@satoru3893 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for easy and detailed construction of high power rockets!!

@sgibbons77 2 жыл бұрын

Love all your videos! You make it feel like I'm right there with you. Great video skills, and great content. THANK YOU!!

@maartentoors 2 жыл бұрын

15:27 LOVE the T-shirt 'Dare mighty things'!! I want one!! Can't wait to see the next episode!

@OrangeDurito 2 жыл бұрын

Went to my first model rocketry launches last Sunday and it was a dream come true. I was volunteering for CanSat 2022 competition. Although I have been studying about rockets for years now, seeing them actually fly and all the subsystem work is whole different feeling. You always said that you learnt by doing and I am trying to inculcate that in myself as well. Extremely excited to start my own journey. You're an inspiration Joe!

@aakashdevkota6932 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@dmacpher 2 жыл бұрын

That ITAR ear ringing - RIP

@rocketsandvibes 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely well done Joey from Joey.B rocket reviews, you are part of the inspiration that got me designing and 3D printing my own model rockets. My rockets aren’t as advanced as yours but the parachute deployment process is rather unique and I haven’t seen it anywhere else on the internet. But aside from that keep up the amazing work :)

@PatrickKQ4HBD Жыл бұрын

Well don't leave us hanging! How do you deploy your parachute?

@rocketsandvibes Жыл бұрын

@@PatrickKQ4HBD I use fairings instead of the usual nose cone design, everything is packed into the fairings and when the blast of air from the motor (which would usual blow the nose cone off which takes the parachute with it) the fairings get pushed out and they separate. Leaving the parachute protected and in the ideal position to open

@emmanuel2939 2 жыл бұрын

Joe, I am your big fan from Hong Kong watching your channel from 2018 hope your Channel won't stop uploading videos keep up the great work!👍

@VinceGBro 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of painting tips, but you should try picking up a cricut! You can cut perfect vinyl stencils that you can spray over and peel off.

@rlaxton666 2 жыл бұрын

Many years ago, I was at a fish and chips shop in Melbourne, Australia and was asked "Do you want minimum chips or less?" Your discussion of minimum and sub-minimum gave me flashbacks.

@marekpietrak8279 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Joe! Wish you the best ahead in your racketeering journey! It is very impressive how far you've gone and I cannot wait to see where your adventures take you. Hopefully you can make this your everyday job if it isn't already :D

@clayspurlock6849 2 жыл бұрын

just a little comment to support and say Congrats! and thank you for the wonderful video, can't wait for the next one

@raptordragneel6978 2 жыл бұрын

man this turbo encabulator is so good, has so many use cases

@johnpurvis4016 2 жыл бұрын

Every video makes me even more excited for the bps projects and for my own rocket building ❤️

@enque01 2 жыл бұрын

Joe is one of the big inspirations that caused me to quit my job and start my own company. It's a tiny one-man company that does whole-systems engineering and it still looks stupid since I havent finished anything yet but I love it. I love my new life.

@BertVerschuren 2 жыл бұрын

Wish we had kind of a Microcenter here in Belgium, but helas…

@MonkeyspankO 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Snappy pace, lots of nice close up video and good jokes!

@eis3nheim 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, just amazing, you're really motivational and one hopes to reach your level one day. Bless you.

@FateV 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see your still uploading!

@BlueBearSpeedcubing 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know if this was already posted but for the painting with stencils, try to paint the rocket in red, then apply the stencil, then spray the stencils also with red, let it dry and then spray a layer of white above it. This re-painting with red spray color seals all the cracks for the white layer. Should result in way cleaner edges! This is a technique from painting clean edges on walls ;) Congrats for the Launch!

@INSPIREFLIX 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to have you back!!!

@andymuzzo8568 2 жыл бұрын

To infinity and beyond. Awesome work mate

@ethangerrard8026 3 ай бұрын

You make something incredibly difficult seem totally doable - way to go!

@110Genesis 2 жыл бұрын

Inspirational as always Joe. You're amazing!

@julianlauterfeld6273 2 жыл бұрын

Just a quick tip for painting, if it needs to be very sturdy good looking and fast there are 2k spray can's. You can speed up the curing of the 2k paint by like you do with normal epoxy heating it to around 60°C. If you store the paint in the fridge you can get up to 24h once activated so you have time for multiple layers and sanding if necessary. Looking forward to the flight video ☺️

@cumabear1243 2 жыл бұрын

My guy, your videos are making me want to get into model rocketry! So cool!!

@lloydchukwuma9518 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats Joe for your L3 certification and this awesome rocket. Love your videos, keep on uploading quality content so KZfaq gets more useful each time !

@projectrocket 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. Great Launch.

@epicdaniel508 2 жыл бұрын

That’s so awesome! Such a great video and congrats!

@adamclark8554 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Keep it up. Been following for years glad to see it work!

@Francois_L_7933 2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to work in the aircraft engine industry and to tie down the wiring for their strain gauges they used some waxed carpet string-tape that get knotted at frequent intervals. This is unbelievably strong, doesn't break, doesn't get loose and is super light.

@AminalCreacher Жыл бұрын

that shot of the rocket through the hole in the metal after the camera falls over is so good

@frikjmaser 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You for the Turbo Encabulator reference, well done sir 👏

@gnanke 2 жыл бұрын

HAHA! Turbo-Encabulator!!! Also, props on L3

@drierwhisper729 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Really liking that red on the rocket.

@craftsman123456 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Congrats on the level 3

@Darthsinduk 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing as ever. Keep up the good work

@sky361 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Epoxy really does have a kick and nice taste. Thanks for the recommendation :)

@Overitall805 2 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to your content...great stuff.

@joshk7461 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!! Totally nailed it 😎

@jamesowen8623 2 жыл бұрын

this is awesome! congrats on the L3!

@Lightraymuse 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you be responsible with your health and a big congratz Man.

@TheCyberCrewLD 2 жыл бұрын

Was awesome to see so many BPS interns scurrying around the desert, but I hope you remembered to feed them all.

@StevenIngram 2 жыл бұрын

Nice build, can't wait to see it launch. :)

@carsonpete 2 жыл бұрын

Nice build, never thought of the push in type key, I switched to magnet switches so it’s much easier.

@ffoska 2 жыл бұрын

Hot glue is a Godsent. Works every time. Also I like to desolder screw terminals, and directly solder the wires to the pcb for mission critical stuff, fix pcb connectors with zip ties to the board itself (probably not a great idea if the connector has to be pulled out fast for some reason ) add some more hot glue, say some prayers, knock on some wood and it's ready to go. Zip ties, hot glue and tape are the holy trinity of engineering probably, if your hardware does not have all three it's destined to fail.

@sabre0smile 2 жыл бұрын

Many congrats on the flight!

@quincyfortier5637 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great rabbit hole!

@LastBastionLabs 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Loved the video and the build. One trick for stencils is to seal the stencil with the base color before going with final color.

@aerosfilis-eona 2 жыл бұрын

The fact you managed to put in a turbo encabulator in your rocket blows my mind, must have been quite the advancement in prefabulated amulite pyrotechnics to get it to this state! Big advancement to amateur rocketry.

@Cover1987 2 жыл бұрын

Quiet on the set plz! Thank you again for your next masterpiece of rocketry and entertainment! I think im not the only one who loves your videos. Regards from germany!

@goofheesakkers1810 2 жыл бұрын

I know its probably nit picking, but i agree with the comment on the connector hatch, i think its good to get in the habit of not letting the 2 redundant systems share one or more parts, you dont think it could fail, but u probably think the same about all the other parts

@getrekta4226 2 жыл бұрын

Best ad segment I've seen in a while

@chrisvandergriff504 2 жыл бұрын

Good job, Joe. You keep rocking it, buddy.

@jacobmiller9468 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously appreciate the TURBO INCABULATOR reference 👍

@carsonmast 9 ай бұрын

Ive been watching your videos for a long time and i been wanting your falcon 9 heavy rocket forever.

@themadscientest 2 жыл бұрын

You should get a vinyl cutter for laying graphics, they also make really nice masking stencils and I'd have one if it wasn't so costly.

@cabanford 11 ай бұрын

I want to get back into model rockets again - was simple 3 stage Estes rockets as a kid... Hoping to go have some fun with my amazing grandson 😎😎😎

@bennyfactor 2 жыл бұрын

Real clever use of those wagos!

@cabe_bedlam 2 жыл бұрын

A top tip I use when doing airbrushing stencils is to hit it with the base colour to help seal it first. Then any bleed is basically invisible and you finish with the top coat as normal.

@danfitzgerald2734 2 жыл бұрын

I built a custom designed rocket when I was a kid, about this size, and put a pile of Estes D engines in it. I admired it for years then finally decided to launch it. When I launched it, it took off so fast and kept going higher until it disappeared. Never saw it again. Hahaha.

@karlheinz1695 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding stencil bleeding, I suggest a first coat of the base color you're covering up. That way any bleed will not show.

@forerunnert 2 жыл бұрын

This is the way. Clear paint also works well.

@svg98 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the L3!

@hackmedia7755 2 ай бұрын

Another advocate of the turbo encabulator. Looking forward to the unilateral phase detractors in the next build.

@slayer1505 2 жыл бұрын

Just went out to the Black Rock desert event last weekend to launch a 2 stage rocket to 150k. Unfortunate to say that the wind killed the flight, but it’s videos like these that remind me to brush the dust off and try again!