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Hello all, I'm going to start trying to make timed report shells. Does anyone know a good source to get the cap plugs? Also, any suggestions on making these canister shells? What do you guys like to use for the reports? Could I use flash for the reports or is there something better. Thanks.
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These are what my comet to report inserts look like. The tubes are 1/2"id by 2" long. I used waterglass on the tubes to help with fireproofing then pressed in a half inch by 1/8" thick disc in the end with my timefuse, used woodglue to hold it all together. Then added 5 grams of flash to the tube and woodglued the comets in the end. To see how they work I have a topic titled "small inserts" in this same forum topic.

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Hello all, I'm going to start trying to make timed report shells. Does anyone know a good source to get the cap plugs? Also, any suggestions on making these canister shells? What do you guys like to use for the reports? Could I use flash for the reports or is there something better. Thanks.

 

I was TR's supplier for cap plugs, you have to buy 50,000 of them at one time to make the minimum order so I stopped doing so. Sadly, Cap Plugs offer a 1" Cap Plug for $0.27 each while nine ran about $0.02 each!

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I have a quote request in for my caps again, maybe the world is ready for another 50,000?
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Yes, 1" which will not take 1g of flash...

 

You NEED 1.5" to get enough flash, just ask TR.

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Heh! This has _nothing_ to do with cap plugs, but today I got a promo from Amazon, and 2N2222 transistors (the 'staple' transistor of experimenters) were on sale for only 6-cents each in bags of 100! I hate to say I'm this old, but I remember when they were well-over a buck each!

 

Lloyd

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Cool fact, none the less!

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