The best match rocket ever!!

For this instructable it will only cost you about $5 and most of the tools needed will be found around the house and it will only take you about 10 minutes to make.

2 kebab skewers
roll of duct tape
8x2 inch of aliminium foil
container of any sort
a pair of scissors
a firework fuse
25 matches

Step 1: Step 1

The first step is very easy, all you have to do for this step is to tape the two skewers together with the tape you have at the bottom and top.

Comments

[Irock148]

would it burn if you crushed it

[kruser495]

this is the same as my rocket ecept it has a skewer. try to come up with somthing your own. you copyed me

[Kiteman]

As far as I am aware, match rockets have existed as long as aluminium foil has existed. My dad taught me how to make them, and he made his first one well over 50 years ago.

[kruser495]

doesnt matter mine is the same thing. and it better.

[freakyqwerty]

Being very subtle aren't you! (sarcasm)
Did you relise there was a 'be nice policy'? Mabey that box at the bottom of the reply box is too subtle.
Also try to keep your grammer up to scatch.

[dentsinger]

Match rockets have been around for a long time. All you have to do is wrap the head of ANY match with foil and hold a flame under the head. Even matchbook matches work if angled properly off some steps.

[Bran]

No, he either came up with this on his own, without seeing yours, or built off of your idea. In case you haven't noticed when publishing Instructables, when you post them, you give permission (here it is: license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) to all who view it to use your idea and build off of it. Unless it is blatant plagiarism, it's fair.

[Illamadi]

yeh i didnt see his i made it up a week aga

[chamster]

there's an instructable that shows u how to make a engine and it's just like that except whithout the skewer

[chamster]

how do u make a homemade fuse? Could u dip it in lighter fluid and let it dry? Or mix match head powder in it?

[xiaosijun]

i made a even better match rocket. email me if you are interested. [e-mail]. trust me. i will surprise you

[xiaosijun]

so you bought the fuse instead of make the fuse by match head powder

[ilpug]

WARNING... DO NOT DOE THIS WITH STRIKE-ANYWHERE MATCHES (THE TWO TONE ONES) BECAUSE CUTTING HTEM WITH SCISSORS CAN MAKE THEM EXPLODE, ANDTHAT ISNT A GOOD IDEA IF YOUR HANDS ARE OVER A LITTLE CAN OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE MATCH POWDER.

[ilpug]

i think that this type of project would be better applied in making fireworks instead of rockets... the explosive force of the match fuel is not well directed by the flimsy foil body... more likely to blow up.

[baba sehgal]

this isnt good thats all i have to say

[shinbon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3hNF1zgKpI

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[littledragon]

Does this rocket really fly, I think that its to heavy...

[Illamadi]

yes this match rocket does fly but only around 10feet which is quit a lot considering that two boxes of matches were used

[bigfootduck]

i know an instructable that uses 2 matches and flies 12 feet

[Radiant Creator]

this instructable stinks! I followed the instructions exactly except I used a homemade fuse (some cloth) and the phosphorous just fell out of the rocket. The second time it blew a holle in the side of the rocket!!!

[zeke95]

i kno mine to i think its tooo hevy

[Radiant Creator]

still good instructions and clearish photos however it doesnt work -1.5*

[filiprey619]

great rocket but too much matches

[bigfootduck]

very good instructable! you have good, clear photos. The instructions are extremely easy to follow. Everything makes sense. 5*

[i.see.fish]

I made a mini RPG style barrel to launch it

[liny]

It is useless and childish to say you copied me. I eat breakfast, does it mean you copied? I breathe, does it mean I copied the first one to breathe? It is just useless.... by the way, good instructable. Well explained and good use of photos.

[Illamadi]

thanks ,were abouts do u live im doing a survey for school

[liny]

Umm, if you mean in USA, I do not live in USA...

[Illamadi]

if you dont live in the usa it doesnt matter because i live in the UK

[liny]

Then well, I live in Peru. South America.

[dentsinger]

Now I remember how I became enamored by matches as a little boy. ;)

[Illamadi]

nah its a match rocket and i no the difference between bottle rockets and match rockets got any ideas on how to improve it

[kruser495]

i mad the same thing before you.

[Kiteman]

My only thought would be "does it need two skewers?"

By the way - if you're replying to a specific comment, click the "reply" button under that comment - that way an email is automatically sent to alert the other person that you have replied, and a note appears on their "you" page.

[Illamadi]

ok by de way im doin a survey wer do u live

[Kiteman]

Ouch! Reading that is painful! Please remember that we have several members who do not speak English. They use translation software to access the site, and spelling like that does not translate electronically. It barely translates for me, and I am a native Englishman.

[Illamadi]

ok thanks

[Kiteman]

Actually, I have another thought - a video of a launch would be brilliant.

[Radiant Creator]

it would

[Illamadi]

i did it b4 it went about 22m