HobbyistPyroCO
02-15-2025, 05:24 PM
Hello All,
I appreciate the wealth of knowledge from everyone in this community.
I have a question that I can’t seem to answer after searching these boards, and google.
I am upping my game progressively every year and with that comes new challenges. In essence, I need to figure out how to light one igniter into a poked cake, and have that ignition also light another cake via visco fuse chain, or some other method. I’ll have way more product than the number of cues I have available, so simply igniting each item with it’s own cue isn’t an option. Additionally, I’m not concerned too much with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th items (cakes) being “spot-on” with timing respective to the same item at another firing station (L,C,R), just keeping it close. My thought is that if I’m igniting a new set of 3-4 cakes after the preceding set, then my timing will kind of come back together for the L,C,R stations every minute or two.
So, does it work to try to insert a length of visco, alongside the igniter in the lift charge of the first item, have that also ignite and burn over the approx. desired time and light the next item (like long fuse technique but on a smaller scale)? Or do I need to plan on poking the tube for the lift charge of the initial item, AND poking the lift charge of the last tube to insert quick fuse leading from it to the lift charge of the first tube in the next item? Either way, I’m securing all cakes with duct tape (together) and staking the bundle into the ground.
Any thoughts are much appreciated!
I appreciate the wealth of knowledge from everyone in this community.
I have a question that I can’t seem to answer after searching these boards, and google.
I am upping my game progressively every year and with that comes new challenges. In essence, I need to figure out how to light one igniter into a poked cake, and have that ignition also light another cake via visco fuse chain, or some other method. I’ll have way more product than the number of cues I have available, so simply igniting each item with it’s own cue isn’t an option. Additionally, I’m not concerned too much with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th items (cakes) being “spot-on” with timing respective to the same item at another firing station (L,C,R), just keeping it close. My thought is that if I’m igniting a new set of 3-4 cakes after the preceding set, then my timing will kind of come back together for the L,C,R stations every minute or two.
So, does it work to try to insert a length of visco, alongside the igniter in the lift charge of the first item, have that also ignite and burn over the approx. desired time and light the next item (like long fuse technique but on a smaller scale)? Or do I need to plan on poking the tube for the lift charge of the initial item, AND poking the lift charge of the last tube to insert quick fuse leading from it to the lift charge of the first tube in the next item? Either way, I’m securing all cakes with duct tape (together) and staking the bundle into the ground.
Any thoughts are much appreciated!