Burtgummer

Yea, I was thinking of using a small piece of visco to open up a gap, and in the worst case, the visco itself would ignite creating a few seconds of delay. I will try my hand at true quickmatch after reading that website that portfire linked. I just put a 100g batch of BP on the ball mill, and I'll use it tomorrow for some blackmatch.

1 question about the blackmatch while we're at it. How thick does the cotton string need to be? the stuff I have is rather thin. It isn't thread for a sewing machine, but it doesn't 'seem' as thick as the stuff I see on the website portfire linked. Should I possibly double back the strong before running it through the BP? Or does size not matter that much? hehehe.....

You didnt know what it was then!

You were referring to sticky match but calling it Quickmatch and state in your second statement "or thought I did" so you didnt!

to make satisfactory quickmatch just make thin strands of blackmatch and make a 3 or 4 layered paper tube 1/4" ID to put it in.

Whilst some will say that many paper turns are unnecessary and I agree that 2 layers are enough it does makes it faster and especially so with poor blackmatch

Thicker paper wraps will be of comparitable speed to thin commercial quickmatch.

Please take a look at this website for why I was considering it a variation of quickmatch. http://www.pyrounive...kquickmatch.htm

Thanks for that link portfire. I'll be making that nifty little machine tomorrow. I've hated making previous batches of black match, but it looks almost fun with that method. I used to only make about 10 feet of black match at a time, because so much slurry would get on my hands, nd and I would just get annoyed with it.

Alright, I know what sticky match is, or thought I did. I was under the impression that sticky match was so-called because it would stick to surfaces easily.

In fact, here is a video of a 2 foot length I made using this method.

I'll see if I can make some blackmatch that works alot better in a papre tube, as my previous tests with 2 strands were at the speed of fast visco, about 6s per foot.

Well, I would prefer not to use blackmatch at all. I've been making quickmatch by simply running the sticky side of masking tape through a pile of granulated black powder. I then fold it lengthwise, and use another piece of masking tape the same length to make a tube of granulated black powder. This is a very easy way to make short lengths of quickmatch, but I think if I pinch it (like a lift cup), it might not burn through. I do know that is one end isn't open, it will make a rather loud report.

I'd love to get 2 of these mortars. I've got some 2.75" plastic hemis that have been wanting some attention, hehe. However, I'm in California US, so we would need to check on shipping prices for these.