3D printable Visco fuse machine

[FrankRizzo]

*Bumping* this topic from the dead. Instead of finicking with powder funnels and tracer threads, wouldn't it be easier to use the hank method of blackmatch manufacture, run the wet match through a sizing/smoothing die, dry it in manageable lengths on a frame, then use a machine to apply the thread wraps to the dry match?

Edited December 6, 2019 by FrankRizzo

[markx]

*Bumping* this topic from the dead. Instead of finicking with powder funnels and tracer threads, wouldn't it be easier to use the hank method of blackmatch manufacture, run the wet match through a sizing/smoothing die, dry it in manageable lengths on a frame, then use a machine to apply the thread wraps to the dry match?

 

I'm not at all sure the match shall survive all of that manipulation without damage. One probably can not use a conventional visco machine to perform the wrapping of match....at least not without some modifications.

[Arthur]

Fuse of any type needs the finest most consistent powder. there is no point in making fuse that will be of inconsistant speed due to powder variations. It may be necessary to use a finer mesh range than usually picked for lift or burst. say 100 to 120 mesh rather than 80 to 160.