fredhappy Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 A 3 inch peanut I ve shot recently. Stars were rolled 9 mm shimizu violet#1 to veline orange. Unfortunately the camera did not accurately pick up the colour changes. The salute was just a 60 grams binary salute with half a teaspoon full of sponge titanium. Fun to build and fun to shoot. Do comment please... 3 inch peanut violet to veline orange round rolled 9 mm 3 inch 60 gr 7030 binary salute with sponge Ti.AVI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algenco Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 very nice !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no6 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBang Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It was very nice peanut.Wondering if I should try it ...Would there be any problem and do this with 2 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 nice shell,it looked like it broke in two on lift,has anyone seen that vid on you tube about piggybacking small shells looked exactly the same as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 nice shell,it looked like it broke in two on lift,has anyone seen that vid on you tube about piggybacking small shells looked exactly the same as this. Jimbo, that was the ascending tail comet. They come apart all of the time. Nice shell guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredhappy Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Ok , thanks for the replies and comments guys. I don't attach the shells too firmly to one and another, especially when the second shell is a salute. You want a little bit of separation when you start attaching salutes. Timing could be a bit better, the salute should go off right after the peony vanishes. I really like making peanuts and triplets . They are fun to build, and quite spectacular to watch. I've posted another triple 3 inch here somewhere. Hopefully I can shoot some more this weekend, and I'll try and upload it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) I don't want to argue,but I looked at it again and I still think it broke in two and if it didn't it definetly looks like it did,unless that broken bit of comet followed the exact same trajectory as the salute,I'll put my money on broken bit going up the middle and each shell with some of their comet still attached going up either side,but I'm not 100%,also fred how was it fused, it was as if it was top fused and bottom fused separately because if it was fused so the 1st break ignited the 2nd break then the 2nd break couldn't have gone if in fact it did break in two. Edited March 17, 2011 by jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredhappy Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 I don't want to argue,but I looked at it again and I still think it broke in two and if it didn't it definetly looks like it did,unless that broken bit of comet followed the exact same trajectory as the salute,I'll put my money on broken bit going up the middle and each shell with some of their comet still attached going up either side,but I'm not 100%,also fred how was it fused, it was as if it was top fused and bottom fused separately because if it was fused so the 1st break ignited the 2nd break then the 2nd break couldn't have gone if in fact it did break in two. Ah, I see what you mean. You are referring to the two shells separating or "breaking apart"as you call it. That is correct and I tried to do that on purpose ! I use a piece of toiletrol as a spacer between the shells. This serves no other purpose than to separate and fixate the shells during manufacturing and also make loading easier. It is not meant to stay intact after launch for all I care. Since it is a loud 70/30 salute, I want the ballshells to separate a bit on liftoff , otherwise you'd risk that the peony somehow destroys the salute on break. One or two rising comets came off during liftoff, it looked a bit messy I agree. A far as I know piggy backing is just dumping another ballshell on top of a single shell. The liftcharge should ignite the topshell reliably. This same principle applies to my method of fusing. Lower shell just bottom fused, top shell just turned upside down so that the crossmatch is exposed to the lift flame. Exotic ways of fusing such as drilling in hemispheres and other alternatives I don't use. I try to keep it simple, and this way of constructing ignites both shells reliably everytime, and I ve build quite a few . Please look at the second picture, there I try to show my method of fusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Ah, I see what you mean. You are referring to the two shells separating or "breaking apart"as you call it. That is correct and I tried to do that on purpose ! Why shut my mouth and call me Mary! My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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