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BMoore/MontanaMike covered it, but here's the Cobra direct answer:...

I for one am not too worried. As birdman says, I haven't heard any arguments to reclassify as 1.3. If there is a new hoop to jump through, I know very few qualified people that won't jump through...

I don't think there's any likely risk of that being an issue.

Interesting. I haven't started poking anything this year, so don't have any data to compare if this year is different. I generally am uncomfortable when I can't feel powder, so I would try again. I...

Excellent advice - couldn't have said it myself. If you don't feel the lift charge, you're not done. Either keep looking, or stuff flammable material (e.g., fast fuse) and hope that at minimum it...

First time in the town (not City) of Oshkosh, but was in Appleton (just up the road in 2010). Happy it's coming 'home' to WI! Looking forward to a fun week.

New site is always interesting -...

I guess I'll be the contrarian and say it's overkill :)

1) If you're using MJG, your failure rate is very close to zero (in terms of ignition of the match) and even if you did have failure,...

Thanks. Are you saying 500-600 feet end to end, or 250' total spread (125' each direction)?

sohcahtoa, am I right? :) A little Trig from time to time will put hair on your chest.

What straight height are you using for a given diameter comet? I heard rumors there might have been some...

Unfortunately, you always need a permit in wisconsin
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/167#/statutes/statutes/167/_5 (read 167.10)

It's obviously always up to the discretion of...

I picked up a bunch of Raccoon 1.4g slices but am having trouble getting any specs on horizontal spread. Most of what I've got is 13 shot stuff. Has anyone had a chance to shoot them yet and have...

Was looking at buying a fair amount of 1.4g pro single shots for my show this year, but am waffling on the best rack options. Wasn't planning on sticking to a specific brand of firework, but...

What equipment did you use to record your video? I like how it looks.

I'm not sure it really matters what you call it, but I can't wrap my hands around paying 150-200 for 24 cannister shells - period. As long as you're spending at least $1000 dollars, there's a lot of...

I've been a long time user of consumer fireworks, but have more recently been interested in moving into 1.3g product - maybe just as a volunteer in larger shows. It's just a passion and a hobby....

that was crazy... very well done, sir!

I had one 200g cake stop half way through, but otherwise all cakes worked. Attached some green visco for Sunday night to shoot the leftovers.

two thoughts:

1) I've had the same fuse product burn different speeds. In other words, Green Visco, even from the same manufacturer, will often vary in speeds. I think some websites even warn...

MJG had a bunch of the 1 ft initiators with this clear visco shroud on sale, so I bought a few boxes for next year. I'll have to re-use some wire from this years shoot with the quick connect plugs...

you said you are placing white masking tape over it for protection - is that the sole way you're putting fuses together?

awesome to know that test worked good - I had 100% ignition on shells I fused with quick fuse, so agree this method seems safe. We're all learning together :).

Rick - thanks for the good advice!

Great work! Always remember that what we view as "good, but some things failed" is amazing to people that don't study this stuff all day long. I'm a strong believer that the basic mechanics of...

So... back to my own failure of Visco Clips and adding in Kooooou's failure attaching to Visco, I have a new theory after watching various MJG videos. What really triggered this line of thinking was...

wow - that's a crazy fail rate. did the match go off when you looked at them?

rthruska - I had one 25 shot rack that "blew out" with about 10 shells left. I was using Green visco on that rack. I don't think it actually stopped burning - I think a shell went up and knocked...