I got the big selection box last year and the rockets did not have a whistle, they were quite crap. A little pop and some stars that's it. The pack of 5 rockets look so much better, there big and most probably give of a good bang.
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Posted 23 October 2006 - 04:15 PM
I can't believe my ears!
I got the big selection box last year and the rockets did not have a whistle, they were quite crap. A little pop and some stars that's it. The pack of 5 rockets look so much better, there big and most probably give of a good bang.
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I got the big selection box last year and the rockets did not have a whistle, they were quite crap. A little pop and some stars that's it. The pack of 5 rockets look so much better, there big and most probably give of a good bang.
Regards
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Posted 23 October 2006 - 05:25 PM
Having worked in manufacturing I suspect they don't do them for these reasons:-
Less easy to automate production than tubes (that goes for the cones as well), awkward shapes.
Less space for labelling/marketing bumf.
The manufacturer can't make them look huge easily, so they will look small compared to the rest of the range.
Less easy for schoolchildren to assemble perhaps?
Cynical, moi?
Then definitely more reason for us amateurs to keep them alive.
I really do like the idea of "moving" fireworks, it just adds a whole new dimension to them.
My goal will be to move onto Girandolas: But not just yet!
Provided they are made and more importantly, fired in a safe way, in a safe place, what can do more fun than something shooting pretty sparks in all (most) directions?
...and then later to have it take off like a UFO.
This area interest me much more than firing shells. (but each are an artform in their own right)
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PS: I'm all for Schoolchildren being able to assemble less in ALL cases!
I can't believe my ears!
I got the big selection box last year and the rockets did not have a whistle, they were quite crap. A little pop and some stars that's it. The pack of 5 rockets look so much better, there big and most probably give of a good bang.
Regards
Honestly, I can't make any claims that the stars where the greatest I've ever seen, but the ones I got from the big selection box last year certainly screeched very loudly as they went up.
Maybe my theory on the selection box being sourced from different manufacturers is correct and they even sourced the rockets from different places!?!? - It's the only explaination that I can think of for the difference between are selection boxes last year.
(Will update after the 5th Nov. and let you know if mine screech this year!)
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Posted 02 November 2006 - 09:53 PM
Catherine Wheels are fun things I remember from my childhood days and it seems a shame to loose them and why I don't know? - What can be move fun than a firework that moves? (or more likely doesn't which is just as funny!) They are also relatively easy to make and "fairly" safe(ish) (That's if you nail it securely and are a good distance away)
It think it's a natural progression from fountains and slightly safer than rockets (Not lifting, bursting on the ground, going off course, etc) and far safer than firing shells (Which of course most of us don't do anyway as we don't have a CAT 4 licence
LONG LIVE THE CATHERINE WHEEL!
And indeed they do live on... http://www.chinesefi...kes.html#wheels
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 04:51 PM
And indeed they do live on... http://www.chinesefi...kes.html#wheels
Thanks for that, and welcome to the forum if no one else has welcomed you before! (Or just ignore me if you have been here for years
)They are a reasonable price as well.
Next old firework of yesteryear to track down is the Jumping Jack (Various other names for a thin tube folded back and forth on itself and tied with string: Smolders a bit, then bangs and jumps randomly on the ground)
Edited by Shrubsole, 03 November 2006 - 04:52 PM.
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 07:19 PM
The jumping jack was withdrawn from sale to the public in the same year as tourbillions (1977 I think), so any that you buy will be cat 4
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 08:31 PM
The jumping jack was withdrawn from sale to the public in the same year as tourbillions (1977 I think), so any that you buy will be cat 4
They were a little "unpredictable", but making them Cat 4 is a little OTT in my opinion. Standing next to a Jumping Jack or 12 inch mortar and I know which I would choose!
Was it way back in 1977? How time flies!
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 08:47 PM
They were a little "unpredictable", but making them Cat 4 is a little OTT in my opinion. Standing next to a Jumping Jack or 12 inch mortar and I know which I would choose!
Was it way back in 1977? How time flies!
I agree, I don't see why we can't still have them tethered to a stake on wire so they don't stray too far.
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 10:11 PM
Was a Jumping Jack like a Squib. I am sure I had some of theose (squibs) when I was a kid and remember getting chased by one that I lit....
Cheers chap, been lurking for a few weeks really. More because I want to make my own pyro, but I am still not sure if that is a good idea.....
Thanks for that, and welcome to the forum if no one else has welcomed you before! (Or just ignore me if you have been here for years
Cheers chap, been lurking for a few weeks really. More because I want to make my own pyro, but I am still not sure if that is a good idea.....
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 12:43 AM
The Jumping Jacks that I remember were like Quick Match fold back and forth on itself. So basically a small paper tube folded like this: W - Only with more folds WWW
This was tied in a certain way with string or paper tape to stop it from unspringing until a section burnt through.
I think they were banned along with anything that had an "erratic flight". (They should have seen my first cathrine wheel: That was more than a bit "Erratic"!
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This was tied in a certain way with string or paper tape to stop it from unspringing until a section burnt through.
I think they were banned along with anything that had an "erratic flight". (They should have seen my first cathrine wheel: That was more than a bit "Erratic"!
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Posted 09 December 2006 - 05:23 PM
the rockets you get from Lidl's are brilliant, value for money, good quality, i will always go back to them.
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Posted 09 December 2006 - 10:58 PM
I got a couple of 30mm cakes from lidl this year - "haleys comet" and used them quite recently. One of them blew itself to bits, and shot a few bombettes horizontally. Nobody hurt, I was using decent distances, but it was a bit of a surprise!
I agree about the rockets though, i got a pack from there and they were very nice.
I agree about the rockets though, i got a pack from there and they were very nice.
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