One of the few items I have left on my pack is the booster tube.
I sourced a few nearby stores for fitting tubes in PVC, but found none that were even near the proper diameter, so I decided to make my own. Let’s get that 3D printer to work!
Now, the print went over night and when I started it last night, I was tired and used the wrong settings, so it is all spotty and blobby, but the new one above is straight off the printer with no sanding using the correct settings!.
Here are all the parts:
The booster plug just fits inside the outermost part of the booster tube, and is fastened from the inside with an m3 bolt.
All parts of the tube are designed to be screwed together to help when gluing them. I use these brass inserts that I just head press into the plastic and i just love them!
They are simply pressed into the plastic with my soldering iron, so they are melted in place.
All three parts fit together, and all holes are already made into the design.
Apart from the annoying spots, this looks pretty ok!
Here is the new booster tube, printing as I write this, and will keep on printing for another 10 hours or so. It looks much better when printed with the correct settings!
Finally a few shots of the pack with all now painted and fastened parts, apart from the booster tube and frame, which are the last parts to be mounted on the pack.
