Yes same here. I couldn't post in some other threads as well.

Thanks for posting Drew ... that is some anomaly.

+1

The PLA+ that I have I don't like. It seems to have quite poor adhesion to the bed, and even inter-layer adhesion didn't seem that good. Now perhaps I need to change some settings on the printer, but so far I am not impressed. I don't remember the manufacturer, I would have to check tonight. I did a...

The quality of your 3d prints look superb George. What printer and filament are you using? Did you do lots of finishing work? We are using the Maker Gear M2 ( https://www.makergear.com/products/m2 ) We bought it because it had good print quality reviews ( https://www.3dhubs.com/3d-printers/makergea...

Here is a video that describes the parachute deployment mechanism for the sustainer. The internal structure is mostly 3D printed. We tried 3D printing the nosecone outer shell as well, but found that the fiberglass is a lot stronger and lighter. The whole thing is designed to handle accelerations of...

Looking like good progress there strud. When I once made up a wooden plug that was too small, I just wrapped one layer of light fiberglass on it to make it a little wider. That way it gave a nice even layer thickness all around. Then I just filled and sanded it to a smooth finish. I also gave it a c...

Found a good picture of the launch abort tower sitting above the Orion spacecraft. It's much bigger than I thought.


Image from spaceflightnow.com.

It will be quite interesting to see what happened. The plume at first looked like it was centered on the ship, but then you see it powering away from the ship with legs deployed. I wonder if one of the engines stopped, I believe it was a three engine landing.

That's awesome news. Congratulations to the whole team. What a remarkable result.

Looking good! What do you fill and seal your wood plug with? What will you use as a final top coat on the plug before using any release agents?

Thanks Drew, that's good to know. Will definitely order narrower cloth to reduce shipping costs next time.