Testing Canister Shells & Fusing Techniques to Fire like a Cake

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Testing Canister Shells & Fusing Techniques to Fire like a Cake

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Күн бұрын

After our tests we can confirm that the only inconsistency lies within the time-fuse built into the shell itself. That is out of our control. What IS in our control is the pace at which the shells leave the mortar rack tubes. We started with the 10 second a ft fuse then the 3 second a ft fuse. Then, we tested the 0.03-1.25 second a ft quick fuse and finally the 0.01-0.03 second super quick hobby fuse. I think our favorite pace was definitely the 1.25 second quick fuse since the shells exited the tube at the same pace as a 1/1 cake would fire. Hope this helps and hope you all enjoyed!

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@CodyBPyrotechnics 2 жыл бұрын

@________GHOST________ 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE THE LAST SET RAPID FIRE EPIC.............

@wxrob8740 2 жыл бұрын

1200g zipper cake hell yeah

@super00su 2 жыл бұрын

It would be smart if a manufacturer would make a 500 mine cake with 1.75' tubes fib/HD tubes. So it just shot a mine but you can drop you favorite Canerster shells inside. They could also make single shot 1.75' mines. You pop the top of drop in a canister shell put in rack and fuse the them all together. Every shell then has a mine effective.

@MajDuty 2 жыл бұрын

I kind of loved that last one with the super quick fuse

@tylerwright497 2 жыл бұрын

Do more fuse linking videos with different affects please!

@joshuacarroll9679 3 ай бұрын

This video just solved all of my consumer shell problems. Thanks Cody!

@77Brainfreeze 2 жыл бұрын

This seems like a good idea for pre-staging a show. I don't like setting up my racks too soon and having them sit in the garage but with this technique you could get all your timings down and run the fuse days in advance and then dump the shells in day of in 30 minutes. Worst case your fuse goes off which is a lot safer than having a rack go off. It also looks like it would be cleaner for taping against fuse jump.

@penguinclub924 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like the last 2 quick fuses would look good on a angled rack. Nice video. ❤️

@just_ruby_fps 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea my rack will be here soon i can use this style for new year’s

@MerynMTG 2 жыл бұрын

Just imagine using that 0.1 quick fuse on a rack full of those triple break ball shells. My mind can't even fathom.

@isualum13 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't do this exact fusing method but I did use the quick fuse to fuse together the last 10 shots of my finale rack a few years ago with quad break shells. It was intense.

@jackedup5452 2 жыл бұрын

I had done this a couple of years back with a repurposed Excal tube rack and my last pack of quick fuse. The sound of the lift charge alone was enough to sober up the drunk people. Just got a box of fuses, including the four that you used plus three other speeds, so it's on again this NYE.🤙🏽

@brian70Cuda 2 жыл бұрын

The sound alone with the last fuse was so very cool:) Loved it Cody and thank you!!

@shamrockpyrotechnics 2 жыл бұрын

That’s was friggin awesome. I love that idea. I think I’m going to have to order me some extra tubes an try this. Thanks for the idea Cody.

@rcppop3090 2 жыл бұрын

Dude Cody man I love your channel bud. I been watching for years but FINALLY made it to a firework store in Pahrump for my fireworks for the 4th of July 2022! I’m in Northern Ca so we only are allowed to buy the Safe & Sanes but I live in a community that doesn’t pay attention to them rules haha literally the police will drive by and comment on how nice the fireworks are and actually cheer on their PA’s hahahaha I got a case of Brothers Unmatched 5” cans a case of Cobra box assortment that I won’t get again and a case of Mob Madness 500g cakes. Such an epic time we had! Keep up the good work brother IM HOOKED!

@Jedimichael 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine hooking up several 100 shells with that super quick hobby fuse. SO much work for a few seconds of awesomeness.

@seanknapp2662 2 жыл бұрын

I just did my whole show last night the way you showed how to cake fuse mortars. 265 mortars and 63 cakes. I tested a few identical mortars side by side the week before. I did notice about 10-15 ft less in lift. It wasn't too noticeable so I decided to fuse them all cake style. It was worth being able to fire them EXACTLY when you want to with a firing system, but I will pry not be doing it again. HUGE problem is that not all cannisters are the same. I had about 20% of the mortars break EXTREMELY low, like dangerously low shooting crackle pretty close to the spectators. You could masking tape the cannisters to the point of being a tight fit in the tube, but that's way too much time for every mortar. Maybe just a finale rack? It is a neat concept and I did use half fiberglass tubes with no issues.

@florida995 Ай бұрын

I was thinking that the whole time watching this video. Lift charges, like any explosive, are dependent upon the pressure exerted against the reaction and will now be a less controlled variable. I agree I wouldn’t do it often

@seanknapp2662 Ай бұрын

@florida995 I won't ever don't again. Crowd is too close at my place to risk that low of breaks

@________GHOST________ 2 жыл бұрын

This idea will work just fine Awesome guys thank you. DUDE THE LAST SET RAPID FIRE EPIC.............

@ZaVic12 Ай бұрын

Wow how did I not see this channel earlier before the 4th of 2024. I’m sad. But next year I’m totally doing this.

@StanlocoInc Жыл бұрын

The last two fuses were insane fast and I liked them the best.

@tim9326 2 жыл бұрын

The last silver fuse was what I usually picked up at my usual spot, as well as some cannon fuse. I would have to say that once you make/use quickmatch sticky match, and/or E-Fire you'll find it hard to resist wanting to use it everytime.

@grantmiller3826 2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm that no mater how the lift powder is contained in the bottom of the tube, be it taped into the shell or just dumped in the tube it will have absolutely no deference in lifting the shell whatsoever! The key here is the width of the shell in the tube, be there not to large of a gap between the tube wall and the shell, no matter how the lift powder is attached or unattached to the shell if the shell is the right size for the tube “meaning it has no more then a 5mm to 7mm gap to the tube wall when loaded, and if the lift powder was correctly weighed for the shell, it will fire.” ✌🏼

@ryanlc9610 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice I just added a case of these shells today to my order! Happy I did!

@isaiahsalinas6821 2 жыл бұрын

Definetly love the last one for a finale

@robertwoods4457 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the last 2 fuses. They were crazy fast and awesome

@dennisk5818 2 жыл бұрын

This opens up opportunities for variations in the display. Multiple racks with variations in the timing within groups in a rack. For the pyro-technician, electrical fusing gives the best control. However, for the occasional technician/pyro-artist, using timing through fusing would provide a great show.

@JmlegendYT 2 жыл бұрын

Nice love the canisters rapid fire.✨🔆

@Pyro_Central 2 жыл бұрын

The more compact your gun powder is the bigger the booom! I make homemade firecrackers with gun powder and the key for it to sound like a salute is making sure it is nicely compacted and tapped up with electrical or duct tape.

@thepainter9549 2 ай бұрын

This right here screams AMERICA! Subbed! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🇺🇸

@TheStrwbrry 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fusing class. This coming up fourth is gonna be lit 😎

@808pyrokka3 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s crazy these neon skies are the shells I’m limited to in Hawaii this year for my budget, and I was like i hope Cody makes another video about them😂 Great video 🔥

@jackedup5452 2 жыл бұрын

I know, cuz. $200 here on da B.I. for dat kit.🤙🏽

@808pyrokka3 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackedup5452 yup exactly what my list price is 😂

@hawaiiboy2826 2 жыл бұрын

Same one I get too

@ladywicked9258 2 жыл бұрын

Just wow 😮. Guess I know what I will be setting up for New Years

@j.hood1191 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this test and new method 🙌🏿💥

@mrkeramoti9956 2 жыл бұрын

I start my day watching your videos

@PyroMotteFullHD 2 жыл бұрын

Works great! At daylight the shells are also very good to see :-)

@satinderjit4 2 жыл бұрын

The one at the end was a holy cow moment

@Proteinpapi210 2 жыл бұрын

That’s fken sweet dude thanks for uploading this for us! As a pyro head in living in Texas I live through your videos!!

@michaellittlejohns7968 2 жыл бұрын

Great video cody

@lordpyro561 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work Pyros

@goodmanboattransport3441 2 жыл бұрын

Also you could feed electric igniters instead of fuse, I'm doing this for new year, thanks Cody

@josiahsimmons9866 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's a little riskier and potentially legally ambiguous, but have you thought about taking black powder, like you'd get for a muzzleloader at a gun store, and "boosting" the lift charge to possibly get higher breaks from the cans?

@NathanRChristie Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Like an extra half teaspoon would get it up there.

@lightitrun5209 2 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. One problem is the internal time fuse of the shells is usually about 2 seconds, translating to about 175-200 ft of height. Lifting the can another 25-100 feet, I think the shell would have already gone off before max height. Guess you should experiment. I remember 2" shell 200 ft safety distance, 3" shell 300ft and so on.

@davidkasparian4089 2 жыл бұрын

Now you're talkin' cody🔥💣💥💙

@h8yupiz Жыл бұрын

I know how I'm doing my next finale rack. This is a great idea!

@redoorn 2 жыл бұрын

this is a great setup i had not seen this one before thanks fellas

@johnroyea8866 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video guys! Definitely wanna try and make my own cake with the excalibur platinum shells.

@Knulp14 2 жыл бұрын

Great fusing technique!

@cadenmorgan743 2 жыл бұрын

Bro that was sick

@B-T619 2 жыл бұрын

I will definitely have to try this once I get a good supply of canisters on hand.

@elliottdeiters4630 2 жыл бұрын

thank u very much cody b for this video i love how u do new videos all the time this one was awesome and those shells were very nice thank u for the video

@ryannewyspyrotechnics2421 2 жыл бұрын

Ok so I just learned a lot and I’m grateful man that’s awesome to make the shells like a cake when using the quickest fuse is just amazing thanks Cody Man U never disappoint

@PyroFizz_NE 2 жыл бұрын

The audio sounded a lot better in this vid, definitely might try this out.

@carsnpyro3484 2 жыл бұрын

Neon skies are pretty nice, btw I just learned something new! I’ll have to do a rack with this technique.

@justtosaythis2087 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love your videos and this one is definitely one of the most useful informative videos out there. Keep these kind coming definitely going to try this fusing technique next year.

@milkdrunkmedia5461 2 жыл бұрын

I grabbed a pair of these last New Years and they had really big breaks with bright colors highly recommend 🚨

@GeneralTechFireworks 2 жыл бұрын

nice one bro...

@dnrk10 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, great info Cody. Thanks!

@lightitrun5209 2 ай бұрын

Too bad I didn't find this video before I loaded 250 tubes, the old fashioned way. Thank you so much. Crossfire a thing of the past. I forgot to mention, when I ordered my premade tubes (250) to go in my custom made racks a few years ago, I ordered the smaller of the two I.D.'s available. I've gotta clean my tubes before use and sometimes remove the outside labels so the shells drop in. Thanks again.🎆🎇

@pyro7060 2 жыл бұрын

This is great, I will be using this method!!

@justingordon2293 2 жыл бұрын

Bro you guys about to hit 400k by the end of the week

@lloydbellis7360 2 жыл бұрын

That was very cool, learnt something there, thank you

@joeltweet5028 2 жыл бұрын

One on my favorite videos by you. A+++

@melvinspringer5486 2 жыл бұрын

I understand the whole concept, and it is quite impressive. If you fused the shells "like normal" and use the Quick Fuse on top of the rack, you would get the same effect, but you would have to wait about 3 more seconds after the quick fuse is lit. That eliminates the drilling, fusing, and glueing at the bottom of the tubes. Is it worth all that work, or would waiting 3 more seconds give you the same exact effect?

@mattm3901 Жыл бұрын

If you're trying to time the effect, it is typically much easier to do with shorter and faster fuse because you are removing potential inconsistency. If you just want a rapid fire finale or fan effect without specific timing, you can just fuse the top of the rack as you would normally. This is most important when timing between shots is a concern, such as in fan sweep or slice effects.

@melvinspringer5486 Жыл бұрын

@@mattm3901 I like your thought process Matt. Makes perfect sense. I've been doing manual lighting of fuses for many years, and I have gotten the timing down pretty accurately by using measured length, spacing,and fuse styles. I guess I'm proud of myself because I know the difficulty of the process, and to be able to watch my own builds launch without having to touch any of my boards during a show gives me that adrenaline rush. When I have spectators ask me which type of control system I use, I tell them the old school manual fuse lighting system. They give me that stare of confusion. Ha. I'm still learning new tricks everyday, and I should have been a pyrotechnician, instead of a musician. 🤣 I value someone's opinion/explanation of processes they've adapted Very Much! So thanks for the explanation in detail. 💯💪

@zackthechargerman Жыл бұрын

Hey Cody, I really hope you see this, I wanted to ask you a question about the fusing in this video. We are looking to do something similar, but had an idea on how to do it without all of the small length fuses, and wanted your opinion on it. Would it be possible to drill your holes in your tubes, (as you did here), but instead of drilling them at angles, drill them straight across the tube, and then just run one long fuse through each one tube? Then there's no gluing to keep each individual fuse in place, and it's one fuse going all the way through your rack. I'm curious if you think this will work! Please respond, thanks.

@TheBakoman5 2 жыл бұрын

a stacato firering is sooooo awesome 😍

@bigpirdy 6 ай бұрын

THAT WAS BADASS!!!

@georgesmith8113 2 жыл бұрын

OMG is right!! Awesome!! 👍👍👍👊😎

@BongoisaPyro 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's badass

@bradbucklin2692 Жыл бұрын

Badass! Good job guys

@MaggieBauman Жыл бұрын

you need to do this A LOT MORE!!!

@woktonm 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Germany the effects are really nice, i wish we had stuff like this in germany the only thing that wasn't so nice were the last two rows, which were too fast to enjoy the effects. looked like one big effect. (with leftovers swept together) should look better if you load all the mortars with the same effect and then maybe angle them from side to side but whatever, keep going

@d.gomoore1948 2 жыл бұрын

SUPER COOL!!!!

@dh-pyro3946 2 жыл бұрын

Awe man that was dope, thanks for the video

@Raina2122 2 жыл бұрын

Love from India🇮🇳

@lovillatabuco7935 2 жыл бұрын

This is just so cool to watch keep it up man

@muhtay0h 2 жыл бұрын

Good work Cody!!!!! 🤩🔥🧨💥🎆🎇

@OtherMike5000 2 жыл бұрын

*NICE RACK*

@ngarmy6602 2 жыл бұрын

Were nice work ❤💪

@DanKuzzz 2 жыл бұрын

You said to watch out for the round car board circles at the bottom of the tubes??? They should not be any since you have removed them at the start of the process when loading the shells. Nice video Guys, I enjoyed it!

@XiCareless 2 жыл бұрын

YEAAAHHHH THAT WAS DOPE

@PyroMan 2 жыл бұрын

Nice test!

@bigc3723 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna see the super super fast fuse on salute shells

@nitroneal48 2 жыл бұрын

That was epic

@vodkatonic814 2 жыл бұрын

This was a very interesting video!

@Monstermix24 2 жыл бұрын

that was so cool

@rickdale4921 2 жыл бұрын

This episode was Awsome wow, loved it 👏

@fnarhkfreak 2 жыл бұрын

That is freaking awesome

@qspyropit6175 2 жыл бұрын

Super cool fusing method!!! Great for Finale racks. I loved your videos on the SFX brand. I did my whole 4th of july show last year with Superior Fireworks products. I think I sent you the link.

@rodrigorosas8966 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yea making my own cakes now 😁😁

@kendoran7189 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, very informative

@javierbautista3726 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video!

@ramon7531 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid

@npavento 2 жыл бұрын

You may be able to skip the hot glue if you use a strip of hvac aluminum tape over the top of the fuse. You may even get an increase in speed if your fast fuse is the paper type.

@CodyBPyrotechnics 2 жыл бұрын

The hot glue is to keep the lift charge from shooting the fuse out of the tube before it gets to the next tube in the rack. Hard to explain but that’s why we do it lol

@npavento 2 жыл бұрын

@@CodyBPyrotechnics I understand why you are glueing. The suggestion is that taping would do the same thing and be easier. Lots of 500 gram cakes use tape to hold the fuse.

@markmartinez8000 2 жыл бұрын

@@npavento I don't know but trying to peel the backing off of hvac tape is quite time consuming in itself

@marlanhardie7474 Жыл бұрын

And the hot glue has no chance of ignoring the fuse?

@knot289 Жыл бұрын

I remember the good old days of 2019 when you could buy all these different fuses at your local tent or store for less than $8 a roll.

@benplaunt44 2 жыл бұрын

That was cool

@michaelbuchanan-fu2tg Жыл бұрын

Love it

@lamontjiles6154 2 жыл бұрын

Dat was dope

@youliveyoulearnyouburn 2 жыл бұрын

Now I gotta try that technique 👍🏾😉

@youroutdoors5453 3 ай бұрын

If you drill the holes into the tubes, can you still use them the regular way, or is there a greater chance for them to explode?

@jamesgant88 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting...and freaking awesome!!!

@ChiraqVet Жыл бұрын

Damn those shells were $80 at boomland in Missouri on the 3rd when I went up there.

@kenkos179 2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome

@stephenwatt7140 Жыл бұрын

Can you load and fuse artillery shells the same way?

@andrewrogers5264 2 жыл бұрын

How many uses do you get out of the tubes after drilling?

@cesaryamilcanals4832 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tan buena explicación,lo voy hacer 😝😻✌️🙏🌎🇵🇷

@user-oh6do1hw2t 8 ай бұрын

What size hole did you drill? Did you match the fuse to the end of the drill bit?

@jordanbigelow9759 7 ай бұрын

Firework fuse is 2-3mm thick so definitely no bigger than 4 mm. Gives enough room to slide the fuse in without having to worry about hurting the fuse or creating too big of a hole to fill in with the glue