Man that video at the top of that article covering the "dangers of fireworks" was unbearable to watch. It had it all: mass hysteria, fear-porn, news talking heads pretending like they're subject...
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Man that video at the top of that article covering the "dangers of fireworks" was unbearable to watch. It had it all: mass hysteria, fear-porn, news talking heads pretending like they're subject...
Yeah, the 2021 video's camera angle and lens makes it look like the fireworks are RIGHT next to the house, but they're not as close as the video makes them look. Each station is 120-130ft away from...
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No seriously though, I'm curious - I'd like to hear how other experienced pyros plan and deal with this. I know I've seen a few threads on here about it, but I've got a few questions.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of this! Unfortunately, I thought it it LAST minute this year and didn't have a chance to incorporate it. Great idea and great show!!
I agree with Birdman. Shows like this may seem boring (especially on video) to us who have seen numerous highly choreographed firework shows. But in-person, shows like this are VERY enjoyable. I...
Even with a Cobra firing system using a SMPTE timecodes I still do this with firework cake timing and effects :D. But otherwise, my shows started out exactly like this - I'd fuse my shows on...
I really appreciate it! I think the same, as far as trying to keep things fresh. It's hard to keep shows "patriotically" fresh due to the limited patriotic songs to choose from (that's not overly...
My 2nd "pyromusical" for our July 4th show. I put pyromusical in quotations as I didn't plan on doing a show this year due to price increases and supply, but friends and family convinced me to at...
With wholesale and consumer prices of 1.4 product reaching astronomical levels due to a multitude of issues with China and shipping (and 99% of the industry being strained by import issues), it made...
>and an extra 9mm magazine
LOL!!!! I love it.
Only other cause I can think of would be the masking tape. Masking tape typically has more of a 'papery' material than other tapes; making it more absorbent than other tapes. Meaning, it might've...
I've heard and seen that sometimes the zip-ties can pinch the fuse just enough to stop the flame. Were all the stops of the fuse flame at or very near the zip connection?
If so, I'd be more...
Ohhhhh....I apologize, I completely overlooked his detailed response on the setup. Yup, gotcha. Makes much more sense now.
That was a really good show! But you got to admit, your flame pot catching on fire right at the exact moment the lyrics says "Somebody call 911, shorty fire burning on the dance floor" couldn't have...
I think we're all still curious on the details. That is an absolutely crazy failure rate. You say the MJGs failed, but they all fired and just didn't light your cake - am I reading that right? If so,...
I typically have a 80-90% (guesstimating) success rate when taping MJG initiators to the end of green visco mortar fuses. However, so far I've had a 100% success rate taping about a 2-3 inch cut...
I noticed they all had cork plugs as well. The plugs were stapled in from the sides. Judging from the comments on here, it seems like you're right. It may have been caused by them not having support...
I purchased 8x 76mm Dominator Mines this year (2 Gold Blink and 6 Red to Blue) - ALL but one blew out it's bottom plug upon ignition nearly canceling it's intended effect. During the show, I noticed...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WFunDT2a3U&t=408s
I had a family tribute from 0:00 to 6:50. Main body of the show starts at 6:50 (some...
This is also my largest show this year. I have 206 products. About half of it is regular consumer stuff and the other half is 1.4 pro product. It'll be about 100 comets/mines, 20 slices and the rest...
What a joke. As the famous saying goes: "ATF should be a store, not a government entity".
I appreciate everyone's response. It's provided me with a variety of options I can handle.
I knew I've seen it done before, but I've personally never done it so wanted to get some ideas of how...
I will have two racks of shells. One rack will be standard chain-fusing with unaltered shells designed for the show scripting. The other rack is my back up to immediately send something in the air in...
I think it's a valid complaint IMO. I've had the same experience as you. The type of effect is just as important to me as how large the effect is (if not more important in some cases). Seeing the...
With this year's lack of supply in quick fuse, does anyone have any experience using electronic initiators in 5" consumer display shells?
I've always used quick fuse to immediately send up...
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