mormanman Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 You are talking about PETN det cord which has no place in pyrotechnics.I guess so thanks I just wanted to know what it was called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshot Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I think the easiest fuse to make is to roll some BP in a cigarette paper. It's cheap too. 100 fuses for 50 cents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h0lx Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 that would be so unreliable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimus Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 That's basically chinese paper fuse - if made well it's not particularly unreliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerdan Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Tere is this fuse I came across some time ago, and witch I use a lot because I dont have any acces to any chemicals, it goes like this: 1) Crush some matches, around ten should do(cheap, bad quality matches work best).2) Add a few drops of watter, and stir until youget a paste.3) Take a pice of paper of 1"x3" inches and fold it into a V legnth-wise.4) Spread the paste on the paper evenly and fold completley. This fuse is easy to make and works well, if covered with paper tape it is watter-proof, it doesent producea flame, but its good for linking other fuses and fireworks together. I use this for under-watter firecrackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboy25 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 that sounds like a lot of work why not use visco? its cheap realiable and burns under water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudidotdk Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Crushing matches? Not a good idea. Cut off some matchheads, pack them in tape and give it a whack with a hammer and you'll know what I'm talking about.Btw paper won't make any waterproofness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerdan Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 On the contrary, it works well, and you dont smash the matches you simply crush them with a new pencil with no point.Its better using visco but I have no acces at al to chemichals or fuse or anything of that sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboy25 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 On the contrary, it works well, and you dont smash the matches you simply crush them with a new pencil with no point.Its better using visco but I have no acces at al to chemichals or fuse or anything of that sort. so what do you do? i doubt it beats visco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerdan Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I cant get a hold onto black powder, at least not yet, but right now I only have acces to matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormanman Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I cant get a hold onto black powder, at least not yet, but right now I only have acces to matches I know how you feel it sucks and how come you can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadman Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I think there has been some misunderstandings. Crazyboy: He didn't say it beats visco, but that he uses it because he can't get visco. Crackerdan: Pudi wasn't asking if you whack them with a hammer, but showing you that matches are friction/impact sensitive and if you were to whack them with a hammer under the confinement of paper you'll get a report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerdan Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I pretty mutch knew that but I use cheap matches or low quality because they are less friction sentitive, I made a match bomb the other day (look it up on you tube) and I hit it with a block of cement and nothing happened, had to shoot it with a pellet gun before it exploded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudidotdk Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Did I hear the word "kewl"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco_1322 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 ^Nope you read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gods knight Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerdan Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I just tested a "match fuse" witch i used a lot of matches on, and i allmost burnt my hand, i think the burning rate is determined by the ammount of match powder, the more you use the faster the fuse, so it's better to experement at first and not using so mutch match powder. in other words its possibe to make slow burning fuse and really fast burning fuse with the formula above, by just altering the ammount of "match powder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSidewinder Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 The amount of *confinement* for the "match powder" is more a determining factor in whether it burns or explodes, than the amount used. I suggest you read a LOT more on this forum to get an idea of what you're playing with. Just FYI. We here at APC want you to be, and STAY, safe. What you are doing is both VERY dangerous and, I believe, VERY illegal. And I *KNOW* that a "match bomb" is illegal no matter where (in the US anyway) you live, unless you have a license to manufacture high explosives. Even then, it may be illegal. And the Feds have no sense of humor about that sort of thing. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboy25 Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 i agree also if you cant make anything other than match rockets you have no chemicals and your only fuse is from match heads what are you going to light with this fuse? just out of curiosity where do you live that you cant get anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerdan Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 i live in mexico, and here you can only get illeagle fireworks or matterial, i hink even spakelors are illeagle here, darn it . but still, at least i got somthing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty green flame Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Black match made from cotton tape (i.e. Flat cotton string ). Picks up more BP, larger surface are so faster burning. I'm basicly looking for something that would work VERY well in quickmatch, my normal quickmatch requiers a couple of inches to get going, this is not acceptable when making top fused shells. Just looking for some opinions. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozentech Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Black match made from cotton tape (i.e. Flat cotton string ). Picks up more BP, larger surface are so faster burning. I'm basicly looking for something that would work VERY well in quickmatch, my normal quickmatch requiers a couple of inches to get going, this is not acceptable when making top fused shells. Just looking for some opinions. Cheers I use 2 sticks of black match in my quickmatch, never had any failures, and it "gets going" instantly. I have also tried cotton wick sold for making candles, it works well but is pretty expensive compared to regular cotton twine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty green flame Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I'd just like to say that this stuff (blackmatch made from cotton tape) is insanely fast, i was almost thrown on my ass ligting a 5cm piece. Self propelled, huge fire anvelope, excelent Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Crackerdan, I suggest you stop discussing match bombs and matchfuse and such. It's not real pyro, and is just plain stupid. Rule 10 may be of interest to you. I might emphasize the word intelligent. If you can't find chemicals in mexico, you arn't looking hard enough. Chances are, I'd say you're about 13 or 14 as well. Read around here, maybe you'll learn something and prevent yourself from being injured. From your posts, I cringed about 3 times. If you insist on discussing match fuse, and specifically match bombs, I'm going to suspend your posting privelages so all you can do is read. It might do you some good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULTRABUF Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOGIx2MCHY0Thats a foot long piece of my double stranded quickmatch. I make paper tubes now with hot glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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