mabuse00 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) Hi guys, it's been some time I did something, but cant stay abstinent much longer I always wanted to try stingers. Lot's of tubes are ready, 1lb and 8oz, but their wall thickness is only 3mm (or little under 1/8 of an inch). Will that be sufficient to make stingers, considering the erosion of the side holes and consequent loss of thrust? What kind of spindle and side hole diameter would you prefer for your stingers?In my opinion it would be nice if the fuel does not need to be superhot to get good performance. I know the proposal from the rocket tool scetcher of course, but it does not give a side vent diamater.Also the nozzle of 1/3 tube diameters doesnt seem very hot to me. Edited November 18, 2018 by mabuse00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Sorry, I missed this post, let me get up to speed here.... Have you looked at this tut from Mixer? https://www.amateurpyro.com/forums/topic/11737-speed-ballszipperszips/?p=157859 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSM Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi guys,it's been some time I did something, but cant stay abstinent much longer I always wanted to try stingers.Lot's of tubes are ready, 1lb and 8oz, but their wall thickness is only 3mm (or little under 1/8 of an inch).Will that be sufficient to make stingers, considering the erosion of the side holes and consequent loss of thrust?What kind of spindle and side hole diameter would you prefer for your stingers?In my opinion it would be nice if the fuel does not need to be superhot to get good performance.I know the proposal from the rocket tool scetcher of course, but it does not give a side vent diamater.Also the nozzle of 1/3 tube diameters doesnt seem very hot to me. I like wall thicknesses of roughly 1/4 to 1/3 the ID of the tube (i.e. 3/16" to 1/4" for a 3/4" bore, etc.). Try the 1/3 Dia. spindle and see how it works. Mine really move. I think the side port has more of an affect than the nozzle. A higher spin rate greatly aids the stability, and the bottom port is for upward thrust. It seems it's not too difficult to balance the two, but may take a bit of fine tuning on your particular tools, tubes and compositions. Gee, sounds like rocket science ! WSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabuse00 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Thank you. I decided to settle on a 6mm spindle with 2mm venthole-drilljig for a 19mm/1lb tool.The hole can be enlarged afterwards if necessary... These zippers are interesting too. I saw this arrangement - nozzle above the spindle - in some consumer fireworks, with dimensions similar like shown in Mixers thread. I'll try both ways. I'm locking forward to test this next year, when my trusted toolmaker has finished my new toys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvanblo Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) Ah yes, zippers... what I like to refer to as 'zingers'. I built several of them this year. Pretty much the exact same as what you show in that video. Good fun, not easy to get just right though. I'm going to scale it up to 1/2 ID and see what happens. I have an exact dimension drawing of those little zingers, if you're interested. Here is my version in action: As far as stingers, I'll see if I can get some specs for you... though it may be a bit late for you... since it's now 2019. Edited June 20, 2019 by yvanblo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidh Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 OP, your tubes sound like they will work, as long as your driver comp isn't too terribly hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvanblo Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Here is a skylighter article on stingers. Very helpful. https://www.skylighter.com/blogs/how-to-make-fireworks/stinger-missile-making Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts