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[al93535]

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[Jerronimo]

Congrats Al, those were two fantastic shells.
I liked the win39 one the best, good star ignition,good duration, well timed and a nice hard break, a top job.
The one with the hummers and salutes was nice to, but I think it maybe broke a little to low?

I haven't made anything in quite a while now, but these shells make me want to run to my shop and make something.
U also kept the filesize of the videoclips low without compromising to much quality I think,nice work.

All in all very nice shells/video's,keep up the good work.

Edited by Jerronimo, 08 May 2006 - 11:30 AM.

[paul]

Wow, al !!!

The Winokur shell really is impressive. Nice and massive burst! But I don?t know which shell I like best. The humming sound of the second one is great. Never got a hummer to work by myself.

Anyway, I agree with Jeronnimo: Now I want to begin again, too. Rushing out of my room and build my new 6" ... Thanks for the inspiration.

[r.burgy]

very impressive al.i got a question,i just recieved my 4in. tubes in the mail.they are 24in. long(is that long enough).also they are cardboard and a little less than 1/4 in. thick. will these be ok? im a newbe and have pefected my 2in. im going to stick with 4in. and below for a while.
really enjoying the info on this thread.you guys are a major help.keep up the good vids guys
thanks

[FrankRizzo]

Al,

How big were the stars in your Win39 shell, and what did you use for a prime?

[al93535]

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[r.burgy]

r.burgy: A 24 inch long mortar for a 4" shell is just right. I would also think 1/4" thick walls would be fine. These should make some very safe mortars! Are they already plugged?

FrankRizzo: They were pumped 1/2" by 1/2" cylinders. They had no prime. Most glitters and black powder based stars don't require prime. Of course I always test new stars with my star gun to test.

thanks al,no they are mail tubes, they came with plastic ends--no good.i was going to just glue them to a piece of 3/4 plywood squares then drill holes to stake them to the ground.would this work or do you have a better idea?

[al93535]

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[r.burgy]

10-4
thanks

[Karl]

Jeez, a 4" mortar plugged with Plywood?! 1 1/2" thick plugs with nails to secure it should be OK. My 4" Mortars use 3" thick Pine plugs with 10 nails equaly spaced out to keep it in place.

But Aircraft Plywood should hold pretty much anything, good luck!

Stay Green

[al93535]

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[Karl]

al93535:

Half of those pictures dont work, whats up?

[Richard H]

PhotoBucket, like many of its peers, is a big steaming pile of digital s**te.

[damocov]

Eloquently put - but I'd agree, a very big pile.

[al93535]

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