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I Belong To:: Tripoli Rocketry Association

About Me:: Recently retired from Dow Chemical Co. I own and operate a small business "QuickBurst" and have been for the past five or six years. I have been involved with High Power Rocketry for about the same length of time.

My Website:: http://www.quickburst.net

My Interests:: Rocketry, fishing and camping. I do a lot of research motors.

Things I'd Like To Do:: Pay it forward by helping others reach their goals.

People I'd Like To Meet:: The guy that stold my car.

I Can Provide Expertise On:: Ignition of rocket motors.

Favorite Rockets:: I have several, my L-3 bird comes to mind then my two stager.

Favorite Music:: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Santana, The Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the list goes on and on.

Favorite TV Shows:: Lost.

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At 7:14am on December 13, 2007, David Bachelder said…: No I never have. I was under the impression that tungston was brittle and difficult to work with. Another thing, will silver solder work with tungston?

My matches are made with 50 gauge Nichrome. I'm supposing the Nichrome is less expensive as well. Any more I buy the chips then attach leads myself. Less work.

DB

At 10:04pm on December 12, 2007, Harry Keyes said…: David
Have you ever tried tungsten wire as a bridge wire for an ematch? The company where I work uses Hamilton microliter syringes for gas chromatography and the small manual injection ones come with very fine tungsten wire for cleaning the needle. I tried a few with a 9 volt battery and they light up like a Christmas tree bulb for a second before they burn through. The lab techs were throwing them away, but now save them for me.
Just curious
Harry Keyes

At 6:03am on November 5, 2007, David Bachelder said…: TamEx is a research motor simulator. It is pretty much a plain jane thing. Its the only software I have been able to use with any luck. It will do Bates grain and Slotted grain motors, I don't think it will do moon burners or any of the other grain configurations. Most of it is me, I'm not exactly a motor expert. There are many others that have a great deal more knowledge than I.

I'm sure that BurnSim is a great program, I just haven't taken the time to learn it. I'll see if I can find a link to the download for you and post it here.

TamEx is the program I was introduced to early in the EX process and I have stuck with it.

At 8:42pm on November 4, 2007, Johnnie Paul said…: Tell me more about TAMEx...

At 1:56pm on October 30, 2007, David Bachelder said…: Still in Lake Jackson, I'm from Wichita (originally). I guess I need to change that, sometimes I take things to literally.

At 8:54pm on October 25, 2007, Darrell Mobley said…: Hey, David! I hope you enjoy Our Planet as much as I am!

At 1:59pm on October 25, 2007, Whitney Richard said…: Hey David, Welcome to the Planet. I can't wait to try some of your new igniter kits. I'll be ordering soon.

Whitney R.

At 2:23am on October 25, 2007, Michael Jenkins said…: Quickburst igniters rock.

At 8:46pm on October 24, 2007, David Bachelder said…: The Hot Coils have been very successful ... glad to hear it too. Next time try the E-Match Kits. They will work with all electronics that I know of. They are very popular in California.

At 8:36pm on October 24, 2007, Brian Coyle said…: Welcome Aboard!

There's some of your hot coil's inside my icon. ;)