Brief:
The Odd'l Raise is an adjustable standoff for 1/8" rods. One of them apparently dropped into the box when my Wedgie kit was shipped so I thought I'd add a short review. You can now put your clothes pins back on the line :)

Construction:

The Raise is a merely a coil spring with a short piece if brass tubing attached to the top. The lowest coil of the spring is bent outward to keep tension on the rod. It is so simple but seems to work great. All you need to figure it out how to use it is the simple diagram provided in the instructions.

I found it easy to install and move around. It was quite easy on my personal rod that doesn't get used much. However, MDRA's rods sit out a lot and many are slightly corroded. It was harder to work the Raise onto one of those, but it wasn't too bad.

I installed the Raise on a rod at MDRA's ESL-144 for the whole day to get a wide range of rockets on it. The first pair of photos show an Estes Trident on the pad. Here, the Raise's arm is twisted inward so the rocket rests on that.

The next pair show the other mode - with the arm bent outward. In this case, the spring coil itself holds the Fatboy at the lower end of the bottom lug.

The final example again shows the Raise set to hold the rocket at the launch lug. However, the Sprint was old and the spring bound slightly between the rod and the lower body. This worked out, but you should check that your rocket slides freely (and will not snag the support arm).

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5