bubbelpower Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Actually Al, it looks suspicially similar to the other 6" you made=)
Mumbles Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Well, thats probably because he uses the same materials. Now stop being a dumbass and post whoring.
Pretty green flame Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Al, if i may ask, what burst to carrier ratio do you use, you break looks very nice, my BP covered grass seeds never look that nice.
Pyrohawk Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Those aren't grass seeds. I believe those are rice crispies from the look of them.
al93535 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Yes I plan on entering this one into the competition. Pretty green flames, I use 4:1 meal on rice crispies (you got it pyrohawk!). For some reason though I can never quite get the last bit of meal to stick to the crispies. I don't know why, its very strange. So I just made another 750 grams of burst. 150 grams crispies and 600 grams of meal. I was left over with 72 grams that didn't stick. Oh well, close enough. I also add 1 gram of loose flash to the center of my shell. Pic of the pasted 6" http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/al93535/6newpaste.jpg
weknowpyro Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 has anyone ever made miny shells i'm talking amount european type shells like in the size of 1 inch long and 2 cm diameter.
Pretty green flame Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 has anyone ever made miny shells i'm talking amount european type shells like in the size of 1 inch long and 2 cm diameter. I have, although they are a bitch to make if you arent a little chinese kid with small fingers they are great for use in cakes. But they need a very powerfull break i.e. whistle or flash to break them. I once took apart a class III fan cake and it was full of these little suckers and the show they provide is more than amazing.
weknowpyro Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Lol ok sounds alright. Its just i really dnt have a launcher for something like an aerial shells anyone tried ping pong balls?(sounds cheap)
justanotherpyro Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Why hassle with those? You can buy the tiny easter eggs. I plan on making a multi shot cake with these little things, but thats low on the list of my projects.
Chris Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 Lol ok sounds alright. Its just i really dnt have a launcher for something like an aerial shells anyone tried ping pong balls?(sounds cheap) Well yes, but I can't recommend pingpong balls, as it is just a hassle to work with them. The walls are so thin and 'sloppy' that it's not very fun to make shells of them.
PyroPicasso Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Ping pong balls are NOT cheap they cost about $1.00 American for 6 of them when you could by 48 plastic Easter eggs for that much. Not to mention that the eggs are two times larger. Or if you need something small just roll your own tubes almost anything is better then ping pong balls.
justanotherpyro Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Easter eggs vary in size. I'm sure you could find one that would suit your needs.
aquaman Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 The only problem with Easter eggs is they only sell them when Easter is around so stock up .It won't be long when it's summer and your sitting around saying man I wish I bought some Easter eggs, so I would get a couple bags now while they're still here.
justanotherpyro Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 I had that problem a while ago. You can buy them online year round, but its kind of ridiculous. I managed to procure a few hundred from my girlfriend though. A lot of people just have them laying around in a closet somewhere. A little cake with these things is seeming very appealing.
Rogue Chemist Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 I made a pingpong ball shell once....the lift caught it on fire before the break.
FrankRizzo Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Another problem with the eggs is that they're almost always made of polyethylene, which doesn't lend itself to the use of solvent glues like normal plastic hemis made from polystyrene. You end up wrapping the heck outta them with expensive filament tape to get decent breaks.
al93535 Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Finished 6": http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/al93535/6newdone.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/al93535/6newdone1.jpg Working on the 4" can now
Draco_Aster Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Another problem with the eggs is that they're almost always made of polyethylene, which doesn't lend itself to the use of solvent glues like normal plastic hemis made from polystyrene. You end up wrapping the heck outta them with expensive filament tape to get decent breaks. You can buy hobby/model glue really cheap from toy stores and hobbie supplies. It dissolves the plastic while bonding so would be ideal for a tight grip between the hemis.
weknowpyro Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 can somone put a pic of one of these eggs i have no clue wht they are.
optimus Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 There's this great site I've found called google..... http://images.google.co.uk/images?svnum=10...plastic&spell=1
Mumbles Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 You need to read more. They are called "easter eggs" at least 3 or 4 times on the last page. Maybe try typing in "plastic easter eggs". Oh look, I got 10 image hits on the first page of what I want.
weknowpyro Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Anyway, In the european shells i was thinking of putting a straw in the middle full of falsh with the fuse in the end comeing to the endcap and the fill around the tube withs stars and bp would this be a good way of getting it to work?
PyroPicasso Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 I think this will help you out when making small Italian shells.
FrankRizzo Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Another problem with the eggs is that they're almost always made of polyethylene, which doesn't lend itself to the use of solvent glues like normal plastic hemis made from polystyrene. You end up wrapping the heck outta them with expensive filament tape to get decent breaks.You can buy hobby/model glue really cheap from toy stores and hobbie supplies. It dissolves the plastic while bonding so would be ideal for a tight grip between the hemis. No, model glue doesn't dissolve PE. If it did, solvents like methylene chloride, toluene, MEK, acetone, or xylene could be used instead. The chemical resistance of PE is what makes it such a good plastic for so many different products. It's also quite easy to injection-mold.
justanotherpyro Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Another problem with the eggs is that they're almost always made of polyethylene, which doesn't lend itself to the use of solvent glues like normal plastic hemis made from polystyrene. You end up wrapping the heck outta them with expensive filament tape to get decent breaks.Who says you have to use expensive tape? Paste with 3 horizontal wraps of light craft. It gives me a powerful, symetrical break every time.
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