On Apr 26, 8:40=A0am, james_kai...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 26, 6:38=A0am, missmonkeysh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > I told you last week about the young man with the toilet paper shells.
> > Well, he showed me a new idea he was using and it was, in my opinion,
> > ingenious. I'm sure some of you have already seen this, but I hadn't.
> > It seems to work well, even though it might seem like more work at
> > first. He had cut coffee bean sacks into like 7x10 sheets and simply
> > pasted the two turns of burlap around the shell,. He had these little
> > Dollar Store shears (which are supposed to be able to cut a penny) and
> > he snipped the over-hanging burlap so it would lie down around the
> > time fuse and also the bottom. He used then two turns of what appeared
> > to be pasted liquor bag paper. When dry, he uses another liquor bag as
> > his outer wrap to hold the lift.
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> > I have spent many, many years practicing the art and science of large
> > canister shell building. We don't vary our materials or techniques
> > much. There are very few areas within which we experiment, as the
> > proven methods always prevail. Yet, what has caught my interest lately
> > has been Kevin's experiments with household items; trash per se.
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> > Have any of you similar unusual methods?
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> > Regards,
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> > Regina
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> Msmonkey,
> Using the burlap as spiking?
> If the paste keeps the burlap from pulling loose from the ends, and
> good paste job on the "under the front seat" bags.
> Sounds a little like Maltese spiking.
> I've spiked 3, 3" canisters made from some old wrapping paper tubes,
> and even had some tubes that were just shy of sliding inside for end
> cap sup****t.
> Used that ribbon that can be "curled" with a pair of scissors to spike
> and reg. craft for the finish.
> Here's one I experimented on with offset
spiking.http://pyrotechnics.no-ip=
..org/files/dsc00908.jpg
> I tried this 'cause using string would make it fit too tight in the
> tube.
> It's also close to 2-3/4 which is the size of the tube I have for
> shooting 2-1/2 plastic balls.
> Haven't shot any yet, but confidence is high.
> How's the friend's hand doing, and how's he adjusting?
> Tell him there's some that's concerned.
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Dan,
Dan,
First, Thanks for asking about Hans. Although he had a nasty
infection, his hand is almost completely healed. In about three more
weeks he will be starting physical therapy. He has only the use of his
index finger and thumb and the index finger is not in great shape. His
middle finger is not much more than a stub and will never move. The
tendons of the middle finger were severed in the palm and the finger
itself was crushed. What they did sew back on is primarily there as
additional grip-aid once he recovers use of the hand.
Okay, back to fireworks. Yes, he uses the burlap instead of
traditional spiking. I can't say that it does any better job than
string, but it was fun to watch him make the shells and they fired
well. He's quite a tweaker and has much more time than I to
experiment.
You ribbon shell looks cool. When you fire it, let us know how it
performed.
Regards,
Regina
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