Hmm, well I can't presume to speak for Cobra, but I've been in business myself for 40+ years and to accuse a company of "false advertising" is a pretty serious charge.
First of all, Cobra is not a...
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Hmm, well I can't presume to speak for Cobra, but I've been in business myself for 40+ years and to accuse a company of "false advertising" is a pretty serious charge.
First of all, Cobra is not a...
There are still videos on their website that say quickplugs are no extra charge. Is this a “lie?” I would call it more of an oversight. When things change within a company, it’s virtually impossible...
I also did my order in January. I order for 2 other guys besides our show, and it's currently sitting at the freight depot 100 miles from here waiting for a driver to bring it to our location (I...
Well it turned out to be a non-starter. The person who asked me about the gender-reveal show had seen a tik-tok video featuring a reveal that had the mom and dad pushing a "plunger" like a cartoon...
How does one put together a gender reveal show? How long do they tend to be? Do you put the reveal at the very end, the beginning or the middle? (I have a lady asking about one for her daughter...
Here's a list of things we've done since 2014 to improve our show. Up until then we were handlighting in the back yard and our wives hated it, but put up with it because they knew we loved doing it....
The part with the train had stupid sound EFX though. You're hearing a steam train but it's a diesel engine, natch. Entertaining though, it takes Dave Letterman's idea of dropping stuff and running...
It looks like those visco shroud initiators should work the same as a standard red shroud in a poked-cake situation. Is this true, or is a guy better off going with standard-shroud initiators for...
Time for a little "Dave's Magic Tape" branding!
I have all my finale mortar racks loaded and fused, cakes all poked but not matched yet, soundtrack done last week, and script done as of last night. All that's left is to haul it to the field and...
I would just say:
You can mix talons and initiators so long as you make sure you don't space your cues too close together. Keep cues on the same module at least two seconds apart, set modules to...
Seems like every year things are a bit different.
I've noticed on several cakes I've pre-poked (so far) that I don't seem to feel the lift charge if I poke right above or next to the fuse. Should...
I actually don't mind it this way -- I'll just put the single one in the middle.
I got these this year, in March. Thanks for the pics, I had pulled out the whole plug.
I don't know if this makes any difference to you, but this is the same box I mentioned in another thread...
I was pre-poking some cakes last night and on these, there is not a red ematch port as shown in the pictures -- there is a hole in the first tube that has a plug in it. I assumed you just pull that...
We managed to score one of those assortments this year. They look great!
I always make it part of our Audiobox mp3 soundtrack. That way it not only plays automatically but it gives us assurance that the sound system and Audiobox are working correctly before the actual...
This has been around for several years but it's worth posting again so newbies can use it. It's an introduction to use for your fireworks show, courtesy of Jeff Collins Voiceovers, one of the forum...
Thanks Dave, I always assumed that the rocket needed support for the motor end while it was launching but I see that isn't the case.
I don't like that launcher that FinnAmerican posted, it's too...
Skyrockets became legal in Montana last year so I want to add a few to our show. I would like to set up an array of maybe five rockets that would all go up at once at some key point.
Anybody got...
After many years of hauling our trash to a landfill that's 10 miles away (because our local landfill is closed at night), we made a deal with a local contractor. He will bring his roll-off trash...
Assuming they are kept dry and cool, is there any limit on the shelf life on the MJG Initiators? I just found a couple boxes I ordered in early '21 (from Cobra) that I didn't realize I still had. ...
I know Alabama can be a pretty humid place, so it may not be a good idea to leave everything set up in the field overnight due to one factor: DEW. Even here in Montana, in the summer, everything is...
Is there a listing anywhere of what cakes include an e-match port? I get that they don't want people who don't know what they're doing using those ports BUT it's not always obvious to spot the ports...
Looks like product is going to be much more plentiful this year than last year, but I'm just wondering if there is a typical "best time" of the season when selection is at its peak? Is there a...
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