Mixing And Casting Rocket Propellant - Simplex Ep 2

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Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! Head to http://www.bespokepost.com/bpsspace20 and use code BPSSPACE20 to grab your “box of awesome” and get 20% off your first box. Thanks to Charlie Garcia for teaching and helping me build this motor: @AstroCharlie You can sign up for an Onshape account by clicking this link: https://onshape.pro/BPSSpace Some places to look if you want to learn more about solid rocket motors: https://www.rocketryforum.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rocketry/ https://www.nakka-rocketry.net/ https://ntrs.nasa.gov/ Charlie also has a great series of videos about solids on his channel: @AstroCharlie Every-two-weeks updates happen here: https://www.patreon.com/bps_space Second channel, mostly for KSP: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicmakr 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - APCP Components 6:19 - Bespoke Post Ad 7:33 - Safety 10:35 - Mixing Preparation 12:14 - Mix Paddle Issues 12:50 - Mixing the Liquids 13:33 - Vacuuming the Liquids 14:09 - Adding the Solids 14:39 - Adding the Curative 15:07 - Vacuuming the Propellant 15:29 - Pourable vs Packable 16:55 - Prepping Liner for Casting 18:01 - Casting Hardware 18:37 - Prepping Hardware for Casting 19:04 - Packing Propellant 19:29 - Removing Casting Hardware 20:47 - Voids in the Finocyl 22:15 - Other Resources 22:55 - Outro For more info: https://twitter.com/joebarnard https://twitter.com/bps_space https://www.instagram.com/bps.space/ https://www.facebook.com/bps.space/ http://www.bps.space