Hi All,
Has anyone used either Shimizu's Golden Wave or Alan Yates' variation of it (Nitrate Golden Falls) as fountain comp ???
Question is - Can it be choked or is it too vigorous & will the fountain go bang ?
I am making some fountains for the weekend, as a contrast to the 72 shells I have and I am wondering whether to choke this particular one or leave it unchoked.
All my fountains are 25mm ID with a 12mm choke (if used) & are 250mm long.
Any experiences ??
Cheers,
Phil.
Shimizu's Golden Wave
Started by megabusa, Oct 31 2011 04:58 PM
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#1
Posted 31 October 2011 - 04:58 PM
#2
Posted 31 October 2011 - 05:25 PM
I made Golden Wave No 3 (The KNO3 based one) earlier this year as pumped stars and I have been unsuccesful in getting them to light very well. When I do get the odd one to light, it is very drossy so use a large choke or an unchoked tube. You might need to put an antimony star in as a starter fire because of the high Al content.
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#3
Posted 31 October 2011 - 06:53 PM
Yeah I found it was hard to light.
I did find that my standard prime (BP + 10% Si) would ignite it though, so that was my plan, to ram the 1st increment of prime before moving on to the comp.
I did find that my standard prime (BP + 10% Si) would ignite it though, so that was my plan, to ram the 1st increment of prime before moving on to the comp.
#4
Posted 02 November 2011 - 02:29 AM
Just stick with the tried and true method by adding coarse flake aluminum to a black powder based fountain slowed down with -70 pine charcoal.
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