<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">NRVR members, <div><br></div><div>I have confirmed with Ben and Elaine Russell that the propellant making class will be held on Saturday NOVEMBER 10. Enrollment will be limited to 12 people. Mark your calendars! Please confirm your participation by sending an email to me. </div><div><br></div><div>Eric<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">--<br>Sent from my iPhone<div><br></div></div><div><br>On Sep 8, 2018, at 4:54 PM, Eric Paterson <<a href="mailto:egpaterson@gmail.com">egpaterson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">NRVR members,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I talked to Ben and Elaine Russell (Gainesville, VA) about offering their <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 252, 255);" class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class="">"Introduction to Propellant Making” class here in Blacksburg. </span></font></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(252, 252, 255);" class="">The class covers the following topics:</span><div class=""><ul style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 3em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">How to safely handle and store chemicals and propellants</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">What’s needed to get started</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Clothing, gloves etc.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Chemicals</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Mixers</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Casting sets mandrels and caps</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Liner / casting tubes</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Motor hardware</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Vacuum systems</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Process of mixing and packing AP based propellants. The student mixes and packs their own 54mm reload.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Overview of Burnsim motor design and simulation program</li></ul><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(252, 252, 255);" class="">You'll leave the class with</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><ul style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 3em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">A 3 grain 54mm J class reload which you mixed and packed. The reload can be flown at an experimental launch by those with Level-2 certification.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">A 3-ring binder containing all the class materials and discount coupons</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc outside;" class="">Tru-Core 54 mm 3 grain casting set which includes a 5/8” x 14” AL mandrel and casting caps. Packing stick included.</li></ul><font color="#ff2600" class=""><u class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); background-color: rgb(252, 252, 255);" class="">Tuition is </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class="">$325</span></u></font><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""> per student. I am thinking of holding the class jointly for a small group of NRVR members and VT students on a Saturday sometime this fall.</span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class="">Would you take this course given the $325 tuition? I would like to get an idea of the general level of interest among NRVR members before reaching out to our students. </span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class="">Eric</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font color="#141414" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20);" class=""><br class=""></span></font><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>