Testing Canister Shells & Fusing Techniques to Fire like a Cake
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- After our tests we can confirm that the only inconsistency lies within the time-fuse built into the shell itself. That is out of our control. What IS in our control is the pace at which the shells leave the mortar rack tubes. We started with the 10 second a ft fuse then the 3 second a ft fuse. Then, we tested the 0.03-1.25 second a ft quick fuse and finally the 0.01-0.03 second super quick hobby fuse. I think our favorite pace was definitely the 1.25 second quick fuse since the shells exited the tube at the same pace as a 1/1 cake would fire. Hope this helps and hope you all enjoyed!
After our tests we can confirm that the only inconsistency lies within the time-fuse built into the shell itself. That is out of our control. What IS in our control is the pace at which the shells leave the mortar rack tubes. We started with the 10 second a ft fuse then the 3 second a ft fuse. Then, we tested the 0.03-1.25 second a ft quick fuse and finally the 0.01-0.03 second super quick hobby fuse. I think our favorite pace was definitely the 1.25 second quick fuse since the shells exited the tube at the same pace as a 1/1 cake would fire. Hope this helps and hope you all enjoyed!
DUDE THE LAST SET RAPID FIRE EPIC.............
1200g zipper cake hell yeah
It would be smart if a manufacturer would make a 500 mine cake with 1.75' tubes fib/HD tubes. So it just shot a mine but you can drop you favorite Canerster shells inside. They could also make single shot 1.75' mines. You pop the top of drop in a canister shell put in rack and fuse the them all together. Every shell then has a mine effective.
I kind of loved that last one with the super quick fuse
Do more fuse linking videos with different affects please!
This video just solved all of my consumer shell problems. Thanks Cody!
Just imagine using that 0.1 quick fuse on a rack full of those triple break ball shells. My mind can't even fathom.
I didn't do this exact fusing method but I did use the quick fuse to fuse together the last 10 shots of my finale rack a few years ago with quad break shells. It was intense.
This seems like a good idea for pre-staging a show. I don't like setting up my racks too soon and having them sit in the garage but with this technique you could get all your timings down and run the fuse days in advance and then dump the shells in day of in 30 minutes. Worst case your fuse goes off which is a lot safer than having a rack go off. It also looks like it would be cleaner for taping against fuse jump.
I feel like the last 2 quick fuses would look good on a angled rack. Nice video. ❤️
Good idea my rack will be here soon i can use this style for new year’s
I had done this a couple of years back with a repurposed Excal tube rack and my last pack of quick fuse. The sound of the lift charge alone was enough to sober up the drunk people. Just got a box of fuses, including the four that you used plus three other speeds, so it's on again this NYE.🤙🏽
The sound alone with the last fuse was so very cool:) Loved it Cody and thank you!!
Imagine hooking up several 100 shells with that super quick hobby fuse. SO much work for a few seconds of awesomeness.
Wow how did I not see this channel earlier before the 4th of 2024. I’m sad. But next year I’m totally doing this.
Dude Cody man I love your channel bud. I been watching for years but FINALLY made it to a firework store in Pahrump for my fireworks for the 4th of July 2022! I’m in Northern Ca so we only are allowed to buy the Safe & Sanes but I live in a community that doesn’t pay attention to them rules haha literally the police will drive by and comment on how nice the fireworks are and actually cheer on their PA’s hahahaha I got a case of Brothers Unmatched 5” cans a case of Cobra box assortment that I won’t get again and a case of Mob Madness 500g cakes. Such an epic time we had! Keep up the good work brother IM HOOKED!
That’s was friggin awesome. I love that idea. I think I’m going to have to order me some extra tubes an try this. Thanks for the idea Cody.
I just did my whole show last night the way you showed how to cake fuse mortars. 265 mortars and 63 cakes. I tested a few identical mortars side by side the week before. I did notice about 10-15 ft less in lift. It wasn't too noticeable so I decided to fuse them all cake style. It was worth being able to fire them EXACTLY when you want to with a firing system, but I will pry not be doing it again. HUGE problem is that not all cannisters are the same. I had about 20% of the mortars break EXTREMELY low, like dangerously low shooting crackle pretty close to the spectators. You could masking tape the cannisters to the point of being a tight fit in the tube, but that's way too much time for every mortar. Maybe just a finale rack? It is a neat concept and I did use half fiberglass tubes with no issues.
I was thinking that the whole time watching this video. Lift charges, like any explosive, are dependent upon the pressure exerted against the reaction and will now be a less controlled variable. I agree I wouldn’t do it often
@florida995 I won't ever don't again. Crowd is too close at my place to risk that low of breaks
The last two fuses were insane fast and I liked them the best.
This idea will work just fine Awesome guys thank you. DUDE THE LAST SET RAPID FIRE EPIC.............
Very nice I just added a case of these shells today to my order! Happy I did!
Definetly love the last one for a finale
The last silver fuse was what I usually picked up at my usual spot, as well as some cannon fuse. I would have to say that once you make/use quickmatch sticky match, and/or E-Fire you'll find it hard to resist wanting to use it everytime.
I liked the last 2 fuses. They were crazy fast and awesome
Nice love the canisters rapid fire.✨🔆
This opens up opportunities for variations in the display. Multiple racks with variations in the timing within groups in a rack. For the pyro-technician, electrical fusing gives the best control. However, for the occasional technician/pyro-artist, using timing through fusing would provide a great show.
The more compact your gun powder is the bigger the booom! I make homemade firecrackers with gun powder and the key for it to sound like a salute is making sure it is nicely compacted and tapped up with electrical or duct tape.
Wow that’s crazy these neon skies are the shells I’m limited to in Hawaii this year for my budget, and I was like i hope Cody makes another video about them😂 Great video 🔥
I know, cuz. $200 here on da B.I. for dat kit.🤙🏽
@@jackedup5452 yup exactly what my list price is 😂
Same one I get too
I can confirm that no mater how the lift powder is contained in the bottom of the tube, be it taped into the shell or just dumped in the tube it will have absolutely no deference in lifting the shell whatsoever! The key here is the width of the shell in the tube, be there not to large of a gap between the tube wall and the shell, no matter how the lift powder is attached or unattached to the shell if the shell is the right size for the tube “meaning it has no more then a 5mm to 7mm gap to the tube wall when loaded, and if the lift powder was correctly weighed for the shell, it will fire.” ✌🏼
Just wow 😮. Guess I know what I will be setting up for New Years
Thanks for the fusing class. This coming up fourth is gonna be lit 😎
I will definitely have to try this once I get a good supply of canisters on hand.
The one at the end was a holy cow moment
Now you're talkin' cody🔥💣💥💙
I know how I'm doing my next finale rack. This is a great idea!
That’s fken sweet dude thanks for uploading this for us! As a pyro head in living in Texas I live through your videos!!
I start my day watching your videos
this is a great setup
i had not seen this one before
thanks fellas
Awesome video guys! Definitely wanna try and make my own cake with the excalibur platinum shells.
This is great, I will be using this method!!
OMG is right!! Awesome!!
👍👍👍👊😎
Great fusing technique!
Thank you for this test and new method 🙌🏿💥
Works great! At daylight the shells are also very good to see :-)
Neon skies are pretty nice, btw I just learned something new! I’ll have to do a rack with this technique.
I grabbed a pair of these last New Years and they had really big breaks with bright colors highly recommend 🚨
Ok so I just learned a lot and I’m grateful man that’s awesome to make the shells like a cake when using the quickest fuse is just amazing thanks Cody Man U never disappoint
The audio sounded a lot better in this vid, definitely might try this out.
Awesome, great info Cody. Thanks!
Also you could feed electric igniters instead of fuse, I'm doing this for new year, thanks Cody
Man I love your videos and this one is definitely one of the most useful informative videos out there. Keep these kind coming definitely going to try this fusing technique next year.
thank u very much cody b for this video i love how u do new videos all the time this one was awesome and those shells were very nice thank u for the video
Nice work Pyros
That was very cool, learnt something there, thank you
I remember the good old days of 2019 when you could buy all these different fuses at your local tent or store for less than $8 a roll.
Bro that was sick
Bro you guys about to hit 400k by the end of the week
Great video cody
I know it's a little riskier and potentially legally ambiguous, but have you thought about taking black powder, like you'd get for a muzzleloader at a gun store, and "boosting" the lift charge to possibly get higher breaks from the cans?
I was thinking the same thing. Like an extra half teaspoon would get it up there.
I thought the same thing. One problem is the internal time fuse of the shells is usually about 2 seconds, translating to about 175-200 ft of height. Lifting the can another 25-100 feet, I think the shell would have already gone off before max height. Guess you should experiment. I remember 2" shell 200 ft safety distance, 3" shell 300ft and so on.
This right here screams AMERICA! Subbed! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🇺🇸
This is just so cool to watch keep it up man
Now that's badass
Too bad I didn't find this video before I loaded 250 tubes, the old fashioned way. Thank you so much. Crossfire a thing of the past. I forgot to mention, when I ordered my premade tubes (250) to go in my custom made racks a few years ago, I ordered the smaller of the two I.D.'s available. I've gotta clean my tubes before use and sometimes remove the outside labels so the shells drop in. Thanks again.🎆🎇
I understand the whole concept, and it is quite impressive. If you fused the shells "like normal" and use the Quick Fuse on top of the rack, you would get the same effect, but you would have to wait about 3 more seconds after the quick fuse is lit. That eliminates the drilling, fusing, and glueing at the bottom of the tubes. Is it worth all that work, or would waiting 3 more seconds give you the same exact effect?
If you're trying to time the effect, it is typically much easier to do with shorter and faster fuse because you are removing potential inconsistency. If you just want a rapid fire finale or fan effect without specific timing, you can just fuse the top of the rack as you would normally. This is most important when timing between shots is a concern, such as in fan sweep or slice effects.
@@mattm3901 I like your thought process Matt. Makes perfect sense. I've been doing manual lighting of fuses for many years, and I have gotten the timing down pretty accurately by using measured length, spacing,and fuse styles. I guess I'm proud of myself because I know the difficulty of the process, and to be able to watch my own builds launch without having to touch any of my boards during a show gives me that adrenaline rush. When I have spectators ask me which type of control system I use, I tell them the old school manual fuse lighting system. They give me that stare of confusion. Ha. I'm still learning new tricks everyday, and I should have been a pyrotechnician, instead of a musician. 🤣 I value someone's opinion/explanation of processes they've adapted Very Much! So thanks for the explanation in detail. 💯💪
a stacato firering is sooooo awesome 😍
Oh yea making my own cakes now 😁😁
*NICE RACK*
Love from India🇮🇳
you need to do this A LOT MORE!!!
Badass! Good job guys
THAT WAS BADASS!!!
You said to watch out for the round car board circles at the bottom of the tubes??? They should not be any since you have removed them at the start of the process when loading the shells. Nice video Guys, I enjoyed it!
Greetings from Germany
the effects are really nice,
i wish we had stuff like this in germany
the only thing that wasn't so nice were the last two rows,
which were too fast to enjoy the effects.
looked like one big effect. (with leftovers swept together)
should look better if you load all the mortars with the same effect
and then maybe angle them from side to side
but whatever, keep going
That is freaking awesome
Awe man that was dope, thanks for the video
This episode was Awsome wow,
loved it 👏
Very interesting...and freaking awesome!!!
SUPER COOL!!!!
One on my favorite videos by you. A+++
That was epic
YEAAAHHHH THAT WAS DOPE
Hey Cody, I really hope you see this, I wanted to ask you a question about the fusing in this video.
We are looking to do something similar, but had an idea on how to do it without all of the small length fuses, and wanted your opinion on it.
Would it be possible to drill your holes in your tubes, (as you did here), but instead of drilling them at angles, drill them straight across the tube, and then just run one long fuse through each one tube? Then there's no gluing to keep each individual fuse in place, and it's one fuse going all the way through your rack. I'm curious if you think this will work! Please respond, thanks.
that was so cool
Were nice work ❤💪
Now I gotta try that technique 👍🏾😉
Awesome video, very informative
Great vid
THAT LAST ONE WAS NEW YEARS EVE READY.
That is totally awesome
Super cool fusing method!!! Great for Finale racks. I loved your videos on the SFX brand. I did my whole 4th of july show last year with Superior Fireworks products. I think I sent you the link.
Can't wait to try this! 💯💥💥
That was cool
I wanna see the super super fast fuse on salute shells
Good work Cody!!!!!
🤩🔥🧨💥🎆🎇
Dat last one was mean👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
This was a very interesting video!
nice one bro...
Awesome Video!
Looking forward to new years displays
Nice test!
That was awesome
Dat was dope
I love neon skies I get two boxes every year
That was awesome!!!
I like this! However, I think impractical for me due to the design of my racks. Also, with no main lead line, one failure equals a dead rack. Have you experienced that? I do really like this method. Once the holes were drilled it seems like you’d save time assembling racks. I hate using zip ties, but no other good alternative. This solves that.
Well, this is technically the same thing as a 500g cake even fused the same way. A 500g cake has no main line either, so we just take our chances with that like we would a regular firework cake.
@@CodyBPyrotechnics hmm, yes good point. I’m curious enough that I’ll probably try it. Nice video!
Have you done a test to see what happens if you double load a shell? I think the top would be a really low break