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3D Printing: Getting Started
Christmas is fast approaching, and you might hope Santa will bring you a 3D printer. If you are new to 3D printing, read on. Select your printer based upon your needs, budget, and willingness to spend uncountable hours fine-tuning the … Continue reading
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Fire & Ice 2025
The weather forecast leading up to Fire & Ice was not good: lots of snow, too much wind, and much too cold. The original date was rescheduled to February 22, 2025. Hosted by the Edmonton Rocketry Club, this was the … Continue reading
2024 Highlights
2024 was a busy year. I built five fiberglass rockets, each one seeming to present different challenges. Finally started to get some good results with one of my GPS trackers, and upgraded to a Creality K1 3d-printer better able to … Continue reading
Fall Fire 2024
Fall Fire 2024 was hosted by the Saskatoon Rockety Society on October 19, 2024, in Kitscoty. As usual, my wife and I drove to Lloydminster on Friday, attended the launch on Saturday, then returned to Edmonton on Sunday. I brought … Continue reading
Calmar in September, Again!
The Edmonton Rocketry Club returned to Calmar for the second time in a month for another model rocket launch, on September 28th, 2024. My Romulus rocket had never been flown yet. Since this was the 2nd launch in September, I … Continue reading