Focus on safety.

What will follow on this blog is my attempt to build rocket motors in a safe and reliable way.
For the sake of safety I will start small and simple. I will attempt to build a single use C-motor in PVC with KNDX fuel. I will mainly use the descriptions and advice from Richard Nacka's comprehensive website for amateur rocketry enthusiasts: KNDX , PVC-motor.

Mind you that everything I do on this blog is strictly for adults. You should at least be of age 18 before attempting to become an amateur rocket scientist. I would advice that people of age 18 are supervised by parents until they get at least 25 years of age. I can tell from own experience that I my sense for security and carefulness didn't come until I was about that age.

I have been thinking a lot about whether I should write about my endeavours here or not. However I arrived at the conclusion that it is better to write about how to conduct rocketry in a safe way than not write about it at all. After all, you can't really stop kids from experimenting. That is a law of nature. I plead to all youngsters out there. Don't do this until you're at least 25 years of age and/or are a very cautious person. See further Nakka's safety rules and thoughts on which people better not do amateur rocketry:

• Safety rules (important!)
• More safety rules
  
• Nakka's main page (read the introduction)

I will refer to the safety page in every blog post related to my rocket project where safety concerns are of importance.

I haven't barely started myself, but I have read a lot of rocket theory. Besides studying spacecraft engineering at Chalmers University of Technology, I have read books such as Sutton's Rocket Propulsion Elements (2nd edition), and various articles in the subject. I don't know if I will succeed, but I hope my knowledge and common sense will guide me to my goal.

Note that I cannot take any consequences of any unfortunate outcome due to reading and following my steps. My blog must be read with criticism and taken with grave seriousness! If you attempt to conduct rocketry based on anything I have written here you are on your own!
However, I might guide you in your endeavours, but you must take the consequenses of your own actions! I can not be held responsible for your actions. Jada jada jada... I must say this anyway. :P

Edit:
A closer look at local laws and regulations about pyrotechnical substances are very prohibitive and hence impedes my work. I was misinformed and in in my belief that there was a loophole in the law I was really fired up to carry out this project. I will still continue to perform the calculations that are necessary and eventually construct the motor itself, but until I've recieved a wavier and/or a license that permit me to produce rocket propellants I will have to wait with that part.