Welcome to the home of SMT Designs

September 3rd, 2024 - I am downsizing the web hosting to reduce out of pocket expenses. The photos, help files, and even the product line will be visible at least until September 2027. I will not be doing any retail business until further notice. I am always available to chat if you want to discuss projects with me or need replacement parts for the bays you have purchased.
My sincere thanks to all the customers I have been able to help to this point and I do appreciate everyone's understanding now and in the future.
Enjoy the ride and roll the windows down...
Hope to see you at a launch this season!



If there is any of my rocketry designs to the public domain that you need and I have not released, please reach out to me.
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
You can read the licensing in detail at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
 
You can find the designs on http://www.tinkercad.com/ by simply doing a "People" search for "SteveThatcher".
 
I have also tagged the parts with SMTDESIGNS, AVBAY, and ROCKETRY, but you will get more "hits" that way of other
non-related parts.  My intent in doing this is to propagate the footprint standard I created for devices and batteries over the
last years, so the rocketry community could benefit.  I would also like to see my designs come to a greater use by making
them available for no cost to those that have the required equipment.  I would ask that the footprints for carriers and
platforms remain unchanged. I recognize the need to change things when necessary, but changing footprints negates
the universal benefit they provide. Take the time to look at my entire library of parts to get a system view of why things
were done.  I will be available for questions regarding the designs and discussing changes if there is a good case for it.
I would like to see even more device support come out of this.
Thank you!

Here you will find a variety of innovative rocketry products.  They are based on years of experience in the field of electronics, rocketry, science and the advent of 3d printing.

You can find the rest of the story on the About Us page.

Thank you for visiting!

The mainstream product line is a series of 3D printed parts for creating electronic bays for rockets from 38mm and up.  The products consist of modular parts that attach together in a sequence you define.  They handle custom, single, dual, and redundant deployment (L3) designs.  They also allow for re-configuration, re-use, and even easier field upgrades.  Two great places to start would be  Electronics Bay Design - Putting It All Together and Diagrams, How To's & Concepts.  Of note, there are several products that can be used in more traditional electronic bay designs and they can be found in General Rocket Components.

I would ask you to please read about 3D printed products.  Also, if you have specific requirements and you don't see exactly what you need here, contact us and let's talk about solutions for your project.

You can learn more about rocketry and find local clubs with the links below

NAR Logo National Association of Rocketry NAR Tripoli Logo Tripoli Rocketry Association CAR Logo Canadian Association of Rocketry