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Today I had a bit of spare time so I did some more experiments with the robinson couplings. I think I have finally found the solution.

Using the rockets my Scouts started work on a few months ago, I tried placing some metal washers either side of the joint, to allow me to compress the inner tube without tearing it when tightened. I have managed to tighten the nuts quite a bit now, enough that now the limitation is my grip on the bottle….so very tight!!!

Here’s a picture of the two completed pressure chambers.

I have decided to name these two rockets Dewey and Huey, for the upcoming competition I will rename Weston Wocket to Louie, these are the names of the 3 robots from the film “silent running”.

I pressure tested both to 100psi. They both passed so it looks like I have finally have a working design for Robinson Couplings.

Tonight after Scouts, I held an extended session to finish construction of the 2 parachute modules for the last 2 rockets. They are exactly the same design as the one that flew on Weston Wocket.

We also constructed the two parachutes to go with them.

Once I have found a good way of stopping the leaks in the pressure chambers, we can assemble the last two remaining rockets and give them some test launches.