[NRVR-Members] propellent making class

[Eric Paterson]

Tweeks, 

It comes with Tru-Core 54 mm 3 grain casting set, not 54mm hardware.   Before we start thinking about scheduling, I want to get an idea of number of people who would be interested.   Since it is hands on, the class would most likely be for < 10 people, although Ben and Elaine wold consider doing it a couple of times.

Eric


> On Sep 8, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Thomas Tweeks Weeks <tom at theweeks.org> wrote:
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> Whoa! Comes with 54mm hardware?!?! SIGN ME UP ERIC!!!
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> Can we do a doodle to figure out the best date Eric?  There's a ton of stuff going on in the fall..  and the more people who can go to this the better.
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> Thanks for taking lead on this.. we've all been talking about something like this for a while.
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> Tweeks
> p.s. Guess I better get myself a 54mm bird (all I have is 38 & 75 right now).
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> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 4:54pm, "Eric Paterson" <egpaterson at gmail.com> said:
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> NRVR members,
> I talked to Ben and Elaine Russell (Gainesville, VA) about offering their "Introduction to Propellant Making” class here in Blacksburg.   The class covers the following topics:
> How to safely handle and store chemicals and propellants
> What’s needed to get started
> Clothing, gloves etc.
> Chemicals
> Mixers
> Casting sets – mandrels and caps
> Liner / casting tubes
> Motor hardware
> Vacuum systems
> Process of mixing and packing AP based propellants. The student mixes and packs their own 54mm reload.
> Overview of Burnsim –motor design and simulation program
> You'll leave the class with
> A 3 grain 54mm J class reload which you mixed and packed.  The reload can be flown at an experimental launch by those with Level-2 certification.
> A 3-ring binder containing all the class materials and discount coupons
> Tru-Core 54 mm 3 grain casting set which includes a 5/8” x 14” AL mandrel and casting caps. Packing stick included.
> Tuition is $325 per student.   I am thinking of holding the class jointly for a small group of NRVR members and VT students on a Saturday sometime this fall.
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> Would you take this course given the $325 tuition?    I would like to get an idea of the general level of interest among NRVR members before reaching out to our students.  
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> Eric
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