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Nice work! What was with the timing? That glitter mine at the end was amazing!!
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Nice work! What was with the timing?

 

no time fuse was used, i pressed the TT then clay over the top. i drilled through the clay and used that to light the bombette. it was pretty much all guess work and the TT burnt a bit slower then expected.

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I love the red/glitter! :)
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Very impressive!
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no time fuse was used, i pressed the TT then clay over the top. i drilled through the clay and used that to light the bombette. it was pretty much all guess work and the TT burnt a bit slower then expected.

 

Either way it turned out very impressive, I like it!

 

Do you have more images of you making the cake, the inserts etc. I always like to see pics of a build process.

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Nice :)
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You can have as much fun doing the preliminary testing as shooting the finished cake.

3/8"-1/2" of C6 will give you 2-3 seconds of delay, D1 glitter only needs to be 3/16"- 1/4" thick for the same delay. Your mileage may vary.

You can press the clay complete with the hole in one step by using a hollow rammer with a brass rod down the middle.

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What was the glitter mine formula at the end vh718 I wouldn't mind giving it a go.
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Nice job. I'm in the middle of making my own cake. Did you use green mix granulated to lift the inserts?

One other question. What did you use for a break charge?

I made some h3 and uncontained it was much slower than i expected. The slow flash...70 potassium nitrate 30 sulfur and 20 dark aluminum was even slower uncontained.

Can you give me some advice?

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You`ll need decent lift for small inserts, 5-7FA packs a nice punch, Whistle mixed with granulated bp makes a good burst charge, i use a level teaspoon of bp and 0.3g of whistle rocket fuel for 5/8" id inserts. Slow flash is typically 5/3/2.
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What was the glitter mine formula at the end vh718 I wouldn't mind giving it a go.

 

srry i didnt get back to you faster, i didnt see this. i used 1/4" pumped d1 glitter with ruby red thrown on top.

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