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[seymour]

Pyrotrev, Digger and Cooperman have already covered most things, but I'll throw in my bit.

It's best to use your fastest meal possible for spolettes, particularly ones for a short delay, as the grain will be thicker, and better able to resist the pressures involved with lifting.

Another tip is to ram your spolette considerably thicker than needed, and bore in as far as needed until the solid (non-bored) section is the thickness required. This means that it is even thicker, therefore stronger than otherwise, and it also guarantees that the fire is passed into the shell, due to the intense inferno of fire resulting from the cored section. This is really just a more extreme version of the indent described by Cooperman.

The flat (non-bored) end, which is the end lit by the shells lift, is scratched to provide a rougher surface, aiding in ignition.

Have fun!!