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Pre-Assembly: Build the Firebolt Jumbo

Make sure you are using safety googles, gloves, and all appropriate PPE.

  1. Take a DRILLED & TAPPED 1/8 NPT PLUG (which has a 1/4-20 hole drilled and tapped through the middle) and thread a FIREBOLT into it using approximately 3 wraps of TEFLON TAPE.

  2. Put two E-MATCHES through the hole in the 1/4-20 bolt and glue with 5 MINUTE EPOXY on the head end of the screw. You will need a POPSICLE STICK.

  3. On the other end of the screw, you may be able to push a small amount of epoxy on, but don't get it in the plug's threads.

  4. Put Once expoxy is dried, put a preselected amount of BLACK POWDER in a little packet of BLUE TAPE, with the e-match head inside of the packet.

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  1. Take the two TENDER DESCENDER BODIES and put the appropriate amount of black powder in them.

  2. Close the bodies and thread a firebolt into each one, using approximately three wraps of Teflon tape.

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Pre-Assembly: Pack the Main Parachute

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