Yeah, 5"' by 1/4" is fine just make sure your pad is solid enough and you'll be fine. A few years ago I made a pad out of an old computer chair 5 legged base and added a 8" square piece of 1/4" steel plate. It handles my mid power stuff just fine. If you wanted a tower you'd be best going with a C-rail which is the standard rail type. If you check out any of the companies that have high power rocket stuff you'll see what I'm talking about. It's overkill for most mid power rockets though.




Mike