![]() ![]() ![]() Depending on the size of the batch you are pouring, you might want to give the bottle a good shaking every once in a while just to keep everything in suspension (don't forget to squeeze some air out first). After placing the top on the squeeze bottle, squeeze out about 25% of the air (to allow for expansion of the acetone vapor), hold your gloved finger over the spout and shake vigorously for two to three minutes or until everything is thoroughly blended. The correct consistency is somewhere around a slightly thickened pancake batter (depends on your recipe). Some experimentation may be necessary to get the proper viscosity of the mix with your chemicals. The acetone/xylene solvent mix is added to the composition in the squeeze bottle at the rate of 35-45% by weight. Good ventilation and no sparks are a must. It is a good idea to dry only as much acetone as is needed for the batch of Go Getters you are making.ĬAUTION: acetone evaporates very quickly, the vapors are heavier than air and extremely flammable. Lastly, the mix is filtered to remove any solids by pouring it through a double layer of coffee filters and stored in an air/moisture proof plastic container and the drying agent is discarded (it's cheap). Only a brief time is needed to absorb the water and then the mix is allowed to settle for a few minutes. CAUTION: be sure to release the pressure in the container by loosening the cap/lid from time to time. Then a small quantity (an ounce or so) of drying agent (I use calcium chloride or "Damp RidTM" in Florida) is placed in an acetone proof plastic container (plastic two liter soda bottle), the solvent is added, the container is capped and shaken to allow the drying agent to absorb the water. First, the desired quantity of solvent mix is prepared. Fresh solvent is best, but if you have any doubts about the dryness, the mix may be dried in the following manner. Both acetone and xylene are hygroscopic (absorb water) so it is important to use dry material. Go Getters are end burners, so you should not have to worry about blowing out the tube.Ī 90:10 mixture of dry acetone:xylene is used as the solvent. If you have the inclination, you might want to try hand-rolling some tubes from Kraft paper with a thinner wall to see if they fly better. While Go Getters made with these tubes go quite nicely, the tubes are still relatively heavy. The tubes are then bundled into a convenient size package (I use bundles of nineteen) with rubber bands and set on plastic film (Saran Wrap), ready for filling. The end plug does not need to be glued in as the parlon, once it sets up, is quite hard and will not blow the plug until the Go Getter is almost done burning, if at all. x 1 1/2" long spiral-wound, machine-made tube with a 1/16" wall thickness and standard 9/16" end plug. I find that, except for occasionally plugging up, the squeeze-type container works very well and gives more control over the flow of material than pouring from a plastic drink cup.ĝave Johnson's book covers the construction of Go Getters in great detail, so I will only point out the highlights and differences. If you do not have access to LDPE containers, you must experiment to find a flexible plastic material that is not affected by acetone. Parlon.->20.->20Īll chemicals are run through a mixing screen a few times and, with the aid of a funnel, are poured into an acetone proof plastic (I use an empty mustard squeeze-type bottle made of LDPE (low density polyethylene)). In Percent-BLUE-ORANGEĪmmonium Perchlorate. These inserts are left to dry for many days, and the one end is dipped in a fire-proof material, like waterglass, to prevent the Go-Getter from taking fire in both ends.īLUE & ORANGE ALUMINUM GO GETTERS FORMULA : ![]() Then poured into tubes filling them about 80%, a piece of black match or thermalite is inserted in the slurry. One tube end is taped or a paper plug is inserted, the finely powdered composition is made into a slurry with plenty of solvent until it has the consistency of pancake batter. Go-getter construction uses unchoked paper tube 9/16" to 5/8" diameter by 1-1/2" in length, usually described as M-80 tubes. The thrust of a Go-Getter is produced by a fierce burning composition, without a nozzle or a core which is necessary in most rocket motors. The flight of a Go-Getter may be a slow lazy curve, a straight line up to several hundred feet, a zig zag or they may spin wildly in place, overall they travel in wild unpredictable paths. Each Go-getter is capable flying through the air like a rocket without a stick. They are used in an aerial shell as inserts or the head of a rocket. Go-getters are best described as self-propelled stars. ![]()
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