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[Mixologist]

Not a bad display i think.

What calibre were the mines? As they had no safety fountain and about a 4 second fuse from when you lit them i wonder if they are Cat4? Quite a few of those items looked to be Cat 4 to me actually?

If you can find someone who will do it like this for you then your onto a winner as you will get a little more pyro for your money than pro`s, again tho, no shell finale.

[Spyrotechnics]

As they had no safety fountain and about a 4 second fuse from when you lit them i wonder if they are Cat4

you can get Cat3 mines that don't have a fountain start, but they will still have to have the standard Cat3 delat fuse, perhaps a little video editing has been done to snip out any "gaps" in the display

[David]

If you can find someone who will do it like this for you then your onto a winner as you will get a little more pyro for your money than pro`s, again tho, no shell finale.

Only drawback here might be insurance.

That said, lots of people do Cat 3 at weddings.

Edited by David, 08 April 2009 - 03:55 PM.

[patrickescotland]

I did edit out some of the gaps, a few 5 second delays and approx 20 seconds while I "walked" down the steps to the river bank to light the finale cakes. I also reduced the duration of fireworks like the roman candles and fountains that went on for a minute or two.

The mines were all around 70-80 mm diameter, and had a visco fuse leading to the quick match. The price of the mines was £51 for 5 so @ a tenner each they seemed like very good value and had some nice effects. I particularly liked the silver tourbillions and red stars/crackle effects.

I used cable-ties (3 heavy duty outdoor) to strap the mines to individual wooden posts, hammered deep into the ground. I hope to build some racks for the mines in the future.

One of my other favourites is the bengal lights (colour or strobe) - a row of these by the riverbank and under trees would give a nice quiet effect. I think a (~200 people) wedding does not neccessarily have to have lots of noisy shells and cakes, a few spectacular effects are what people want and 5-10 minutes is probably enough.