Welcome to my site!
Here are some of the things I’ve done:
- My Summer MusingsMusings on addiction, games as an art form, and Finnish car culture.
- The launch of HenkA short writeup about the launch of Henk, mainly so I can share some of the awesome pictures and video’s it produced
- MM-38 Static Test Attempt #2The first successful test of MM-38. And it only took 2 years.
- Rocketry Compilation 2022Another year, another compilation
- “Perigee-2” Rocket LaunchThe troubled launch of Perigee-2, which chose to pursue its passion of skywriting instead of going up as planned. Also the first launch which had been equipped with avionics (A simple altimeter)
- “Perigee” Rocket Launch (BTIR-2)A rather lengthy report detailing the fantastic launch of BTIR-2, which reached more than a 100 meters of altitude, and was recovered intact to boot!
- BTIR-2 Perigee Design & PlanThe design and philosophy of BTIR-2 ‘Perigee’ Featuring modular design, 3d printing, and cool looking blueprints.
- R-14 Test ResultsA field report of R-14, which produced more than 1.5 kilograms (!!) of force, and was recorded in 4K from a drone!
- R-13 Test ResultsThe test results from R-13, which is the second rocket to break the 1kg barrier, and which set a personal record in strength!
- R-12 Test ResultsA report detailing the test of R-12, and why it went so differently than planned.
- Toilet TuneZ 2000A motion activated music system for my toilet, for fun and profit.
- 2021 Rocketry CompilationThe second compilation, celebrating yet another year of rocketry
- Denneth’s Fantabulous ASCII Games Compendium #1A few small console games I made.
- QND 8 bit Computation SystemMy first foray into the magical world of digital logic, done badly, and mainly out of boredom.
- BTIR-1 TestThe first test of the BTIR system, with very exiting (if unexpected) results
- MIL-C-44072C: Brownies, Chocolate CoveredMy second attempt at baking brownies following military guidelines
- MM-38 Static Test Attempt #1A report of the first (failed) attempt to test MM-38 Featuring rain and horses
- BTIR Project Concept and DevelopmentsProposal for a very simple unguided rocket without parachute, for fun and science
- MM-38 Fuel Preparation And CastingBabies first BATES grain’s, and how they were made
- Rocket Altitude EstimatorA simple program to estimate flight performance, from nakka’s calculations
- Gold CalculatorWant to calculate what your weight in gold would be worth, how about silver? either way this is the program for you!
- Money CalculatorA program I wrote in 20 minutes to calculate my allowance over time, includes the source code and a download
- Igniter, Electrical, Type II, BPA new and improved type of igniter I developed, specially suited for use in MM-38 Goes well with Coffee, Instant, Type 2, Spray Dried
- STS-XLThe 20 times as strong Static Test Stand eXtra Large specifically designed to test MM-38
- R-10 Test ResultsThe 10’th rocket test after rocket 0, the 5th casing 2.0 iteration, also being the first to not suffer from miscellaneous structural failure
- Gifted Engine: MM-H-38A article all about the recently received MM-38 rocket motor, featuring dimensions, a banana, and a design or 2 of my own
- ICBM-B V2Details regarding the newest iteration of the ICBM-B system, featuring premium cellulose construction and actual schematics
- Impulse Calculator 2000A program I wrote to calculate impulse from STTS readings (with download and detailed explanations of the math behind it)
- Prototype Parachute Development (1/2)Development and testing of exploratory parachute systems, also known as me chucking stuff from a balcony
- Miscellaneous March ProjectsA spiritual successor to the January 2021 Report, featuring a flame resistant STTS and radio gizmo’s
- Rocket Flight Computer Version 1.2The first version of a prototype flight computer, which seems to have been doomed from the start and will possibly never fly
- First PEST TestA small cannon to shoot out parachutes. a Rocket Cannon. Rocket. Cannon.
- ICBM-MicroThe small brother of the main ICBM system, developed to allow for low current igniters, for in flight use
- R-9 Test ResultsThe first Casing 2.0 test featuring the improved nozzle assembly, which failed to live up to its potential due to some below average fuel
- January 2021 ReportAs the title implies, some projects and preparations made during January
- R-8 Test ResultsThird test of Casing 2.0, this time with cast gypsum nozzles
- 2020 Rocketry CompilationThe new year special, consisting of a video compilation of all tests conducted in 2020
- R-7 Test ResultsThe second, slightly more successful casing 2.0 test, and some 3D printing shenanigans
- Rocket 6 Static Test Results (Casing 2.0 first test)The first test of the (then) new casing 2.0 design, with a spiky thrust graph and interesting failure modes
- Casing 2.0A in depth explanation of the first casing 2.0 design
- Rocket 3-5 static test results3 more static tests, featuring the first engine to break the 1kg thrust barrier
- Rocket 1-2 Static TestsThe first 2 static tests, with amazing results!
- ICBM And Igniter OverhaulThe first major overhaul of the ICBM system, now 100% more reliable!
- Static Thrust Test Stand (STTS)Details regarding the first iteration of the STTS system
- Minor Rocket Launch FailureA minor failure of the launch, not a minor rocket failing to launch
- The PlanMy very optimistic phase 2 plans
- KNSB Rocket Propellant and LaunchFirst test launch of a Sorbitol based sugar rocket, and the procedure used to make it
- New Rocket Propellant (Gunpowder)Details from a short detour about using gunpowder as rocket fuel (which ended up going nowhere, literally)
- Rocket Launch 3Footage from the trails and tribulation of unguided short range near horizontal rocket tests
- Improvised Ball Mill, FollowupA short followup about the first ball mill experiment, detailing the resulting fuel
- Improvised Ball MillA short about The Wondrous Mechanical Maurits™, which was intended to grind down chemicals and mix them together
- Igniter BoxA write up detailing the first version of the ever evolving ICBM system
- Rocket Launch 2 (Failure)Another test where I grossly overestimated my engine’s performance, and ended up with a smoke bomb instead
- First Rocket Launch (Failure)A very brief report of when I overestimated my rocket performance, and try to launch a rocket made of toilet paper rolls and duct tape It didn’t go well
- 12 Meter TestA very short write up about calculating the speed a rocket reaches traversing a 12 meter rope
- Simulated Weight TestThe one where I got too exited about how my engines were doing and grossly overestimated how much they could propel
- No Bake Rocket ConstructionA step by step breakdown of the old procedure used to make small rocket engines without having to melt the propellant
- The Rockets So FarA short compilation featuring most of the engine tests and experiments performed before starting this site