Pipe Diameters

[Pyromarty]

I've looked with the search button. ( i got it working!!!:lol: ) and i can't seem to find any info on... firing 1 3/4 shells.. what size HDPE do you need does 2"DR11 it's 1.91" ID will that work?:confused:

[johnny_boomboom]

PyroMarty...

That would be the Holy Grail... I have 200+ of them.

[Pyromarty]

Thanks Buddy! i'm gonna get about 250' from this guy i found it for .94$ per ft. here i go !!

[SoonerKid]

Thats pretty good price considering post Hurricane Katrina prices.
I was able to get 2" SDR-11 3408 HDPE for .62 cents a foot before katrina now its .82 cents here!

[johnny_boomboom]

.94 / ft isn't a bad price... Enjoy...!!!

[MrX8503]

Seems like HDPE would be alot cheaper than getting fiberglass. So would HDPE be able to withstand a shell explosion? If HDPE is just as durable, i might make the switch from fiberglass.

[SoonerKid]

Here is a thread on the Old forum.
http://www.pyrouniverse.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=330

Here are some other links as well!
http://www.pyropage.com/HDPE/HDPE.vs.steel2.html
http://www.pyropage.com/HDPE/HDPE.vs.steel3.html

[MrX8503]

one thing hdpe has over fiberglass is that hdpe absorbs explosions and just warps, but fiberglass breaks apart. But at least the fragments of the fiberglass are safer than pvc or steel fragments.

[JustADad]

Last year I was looking for some good artillery shells and came across Excalibur. Not knowing what to look for I randomly picked the Excalibur one. After using them i was impressed and were much better shells than the previous year.
This year i'm planning to make a rack, with these shells, but the place I bought them from, American Eagle, was kind of expensive. Does anyone know of a place where I can get these shells in mid michigan?
Also, the wholesale stores that i checked out online were out of my price league. So i'm going to have to buy them retail. Hopefully planning this early will give me enough time to get Excaliburs and a rack ready for the 4th. My gf thinks i'm wierd for thinking about this in January.

Well buying online is pretty much not an option considering the shipping cost would not be cost effective unless I bought a ton of fireworks.
I would be content with buying a case of it, but i wouldnt be able to meet the minimum.
So i guess i'm looking for it cheap retail, at American Eagle's site it says it retails for $70, and i dont think i would be able to pay that much for 1 box.

I feel dumb for asking this, but how excatly is the tin foil covering the tubes before lighting it? Is it individual or over the whole thing?
Can someone show me a picture?

Would this place be a good place to get some cheap visco fuses?
Also are there any disadvantages/advantages between 1/8" and 1/16"? They are priced differently so i was wondering why.

thanx for the info.
Right now he's out of stock of the 1/8 visco. I guess i'll just wait.

Seems like HDPE would be alot cheaper than getting fiberglass. So would HDPE be able to withstand a shell explosion? If HDPE is just as durable, i might make the switch from fiberglass.

one thing hdpe has over fiberglass is that hdpe absorbs explosions and just warps, but fiberglass breaks apart. But at least the fragments of the fiberglass are safer than pvc or steel fragments.
I may be getting paranoid in my old age, but am I detecting a certain familiar pattern here? Could this be the THIRD comming? I may be getting religion after all!

[johnny_boomboom]

JustADad... looks like the 3rd tme is the charm... HE's Back!!!!!!!!!
Beware...

[MrX8503]

Huh? :confused:

[Pyromarty]

:confused: Huh

[Dan]

Guys, I think JustaDad might be referring to a person that was banned from this site, and MIGHT be back under a new screen name, posting here again. Although I don't see where he got the quote from, as I don't see it in this thread.

Dan

[RudyG]

But you can always see someones posts from all the threads.

Rudy

[JoeRatman]

I checked, the answer is no. This not the third comming.

[johnny_boomboom]

That's good to know... thanks Joe... Welcome MrX... sorry for the confusion

[psnpd]

I recently purchased fiberglass tubes, already had hdpe tubes. Now reading previous posts say hdpe is better. My question is, is that true or are they equal.

Thanks, psnpd

[JustADad]

That's good to know... thanks Joe... Welcome MrX... sorry for the confusion
Ditto MrX.

[MrX8503]

I recently purchased fiberglass tubes, already had hdpe tubes. Now reading previous posts say hdpe is better. My question is, is that true or are they equal.

Thanks, psnpd


I would also like to know the answer to this question.

Anywho thanx for the welcome, no matter how confusing it was.

[Deweycoon]

If you have read that HPDE is better then fiberglass or maybe the other way around this is someones opinion.
They are both more then adequate for 1.4g.

[yeagerb]

IMHO - HDPE is a little more durable than fiberglass. What I mean is, if I drop a 15" HDPE from 6' onto the concrete floor of my garage, it bounces around a little but remains intact without splintering or chipping. If I do the same with a fiberglass tube, it will bounce around a littie and will usually result in a crack or chipping which gets me wondering what the integretory is of the tube wall and thus I end up pitching it as I will no longer trust it. Fiberglass seems more ridgid and can more easily break vs HDPE. Again this is MHO.

[lamrith]

I would agree with Yeag on this point. However from what I have heard many european's use the glass tubes? The glass does look prety cool, and can let you build a slightly smaller rack, so over the course of building 50-100 racks you would save some wood.. glass is I think cheaper right now than HDPE also. Weight is up in the air. the glass I have seem almost as heavy as HDPE, the weight is all in the clay/resin/whatever, plug as the base. I don't have a scale that is sensitive enough to weigh them and get a definite result.

For me already having 400+ HDPE, I will be staying with it. I like being able to throw a motar at a crew member that is acting up and not worry about hurting the tube when it hits thier head!!:twisted: Bahh, I mean when I drop it building racks..:mad:

[Marty]

Both have their pros & cons. My suggestion is that if you rack em', stick with 1 kind. Then all the equipment is the same as you build up your inventory over time.
I have worked with other crews that arrive on the site with paper, steel, and HDPE. OMG, what a setup nightmare. The steel being loose had to be buried, then trying to find racks the same length for a "V" or "W" configuration was nearly impossible.

[St1dinoh]

i'm struggeling with this as well.

currently i've got 100 15 inch HDPE (thanks noel), but i was thinking of trying out the new fiberglass ones. from what i'm hearing i think i like the HDPE better, but the lighter racks are interesting.

so as far as i know colin is currently the only one selling the fiberglass tubes....am i correct?