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#1 Tigz

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:01 PM

Where can I get quick fuse or quick match in the U.K?

I can only find 1 decent source but they are sold out and prices are also quite high.

Thank you

#2 c.brad

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:07 PM

there is a website that sells quickmatch but it is expensive depends how desperate you are wirelessfireworks.co.uk i think he does quick fuse as well

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:21 PM

Wooooow thats expensive !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:29 PM

there is a website that sells quickmatch but it is expensive depends how desperate you are wirelessfireworks.co.uk i think he does quick fuse as well


Yup thats the one i was talking about. He is very expensive!

Also why does the U.S get fuse so cheap. Its like a dollar or 2 for some decent quick fuse.

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:37 PM

havn't got a clue i gues its just got a lot bigger factories and the government of the us are not as fussy about different people buying explosive objects

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:41 PM

havn't got a clue i gues its just got a lot bigger factories and the government of the us are not as fussy about different people buying explosive objects


I dont see why the UK government have a problem with fuses. Hey if someone wanted to make a bomb or something that can just get a fuse from a firework etc.

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:47 PM

I dont see why the UK government have a problem with fuses. Hey if someone wanted to make a bomb or something that can just get a fuse from a firework etc.



I dont think its a terrorist reason, i think its more along the lines of fire hazard and explosion hazard just like all cat 4 material. QM in a length over 1 meter doesnt half go off with a right old pop, now imagine a boz of maybe 50-100 50 meter rolls going of at once !!!! If they didnt restrict it then yo could potentially have half a container of it sat on your drive ( highly unlikly but its a possibility). Infact ime not sure fuse come under cat 4 its just suppliers dont sell it to joe public.

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:47 PM

Also if wirelessfireworks.co.uk can get them, then why cant other sellers get them.

Makes me think it might be worth importing them myself if their is such demand. The regualtions cant be that high if wirelessfireworks are selling them without problems.

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:53 PM

I dont see why the UK government have a problem with fuses. Hey if someone wanted to make a bomb or something that can just get a fuse from a firework etc.


the government haven't a problem (well not yet anyway) its royal mail ect that have a problem, All cat4 wholesalers or cat4 firework company's can legally sell you quick match as its not classed as cat 4 and as long as you can prove your not at 14 year old kid causing trouble they will be happy to sell. the only problem is transporting it to you. so the only legal route without costing the earth is to pick it up your self.

Edited by PyroPDC, 19 October 2010 - 04:55 PM.


#10 Steve

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 05:26 PM

All types of fuse, not just quickmatch is ADR rated LQ0 and IATA forbidden in Limited quantities. This basically means you can not transport it by anything less than a full ADR complient consignment, no limited quantity exceptions are allowed. The only people you can find who will post it to you for less than £40 shipping are likely beaking the law in this respect. I'd say make your own blackmatch based quickmatch. It's pretty swift, you can knock out about 100m of blackmatch in a hour including setup. If you get some gummed paper, it's a fairly smooth process to enclose it.
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 06:27 PM

Well if you know / work for any cat 4 display companies then I am sure you can get visco etc for pennies a meter.
Shame I don't know any.

#12 c.brad

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 06:51 PM

pyrotubes do 100m of blackmatch for £22 (its got to be a good deal)
hope it helps people

quick question : on pyrosurplies the 2inch tubes are thay anygood for mortar tubes as they look pretty solid

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 07:17 PM

pyrotubes do 100m of blackmatch for £22 (its got to be a good deal)


Sorry, it's really not.

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 07:30 PM

pyrotubes do 100m of blackmatch for £22 (its got to be a good deal)
hope it helps people


this is just one strand so you would need 5 strands plus gummed paper to fold over match total cost to about £60 per 50M:lol:

quick match costs between £10 to £20 per 50M roll and is easy to find, just email your local firework company and tell them your lokking to buy some quick match for model rockets which is legal and you dont want to pay £2 per meter from your normal sources.

Edited by PyroPDC, 19 October 2010 - 08:42 PM.


#15 Mixologist

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 08:08 PM

Just had a look at your site mr PDC, 16" er eh, impressive, What you gonna do if the cloud is low??!




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