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Thanks very much for the nice comment. Yep, that was a bit of a unique one, but was a lot of fun. Hoping to have some fun intro next year - there is some IOUs from this year :)

Thanks! I'm glad it made an impression... and I"m glad to see your channel growing more and more.

Thank you!

Thanks and I'm glad you like the extra pictures. I always enjoy seeing some of others setups. Yes, I had many of the consumer shells/canisters wired in series. In The Blue Waltz ending there were 94 Pyroland Weapons of Warfare Nishiki canisters fired in flights of 2s, 3s, and 5s. Those connectors are a bit of a love/hate issue. They are 3M Scotchlok or UY2 splice connectors. They are designed for stiffer wire - phone line/doorbell. Typically the igniter wires are a bit too soft to poke into the gel cap and to where the blade presses across the wires , so you have to check continuity on every connection you make.

Thanks - It did turn out OK, but it was a bit of work . FYI, the eight shorter ones were theses: czcams.com/video/Tcoiq90Y61c/video.html

@@ignite9550 I used two-way hot wheel which was similar to those. That larger wheel really stood out. Was it handmade?

@@jefffannin1980 The middle wheels were from Spirit of 76 SE435 Silver Wheel. They were flanked by Dominator "i-wheels" I'm not sure if they are made any more. And then there were 4 Meg Fortune Wheels czcams.com/video/LtBYEvZoYco/video.htmlsi=Va67nsu48EZOZI4U

Looks like Sky Comet by Pyro Planet. I used them in my show this year.

@@jefffannin1980 found it thank you

Glad you liked the show and I like it provides some ideas. @ExtremeCrewFL and @jeffannim1980, Yes they were Sky Comet by Pyro Planet. I used 4 of them. one each on the left and right positions and two in the center. To align with the music I pulled some of the fuses and fired groups of rows separately. The last row has typical breaks and those were shot separately during the song; e.g., 4:48

Thank you for the comment!! I'm relieved people are liking the wheel and tourbillon section - I had some second thoughts about it. I really wanted to do a wheel section, but it felt a bit out of place for some reason. Hey, at least it all worked...... Well 17 of the 18 wheels. On one, the quick match blew off the visco too quickly.

Thanks Paul! There are some things I would have liked to do a bit different, but we had a good time!

🤣 --- So true!!!

Thanks for the kind comment. it was a lot of fun... we'll see what happens this year :)

The three on each side are the cheap-o e-bay units. Some are labeled "Spray the Fire" The center one is a MOKA FX unit. here are the cheap-o ones in action with some testing I did: czcams.com/video/ClJKKvBQBoA/video.htmlsi=U9w2rMBNtFUPV4GB

That was kind of the idea, with using different brands, but it turns out they were manufactured in the same location. For the most part, I haven't noticed any difference between 11oz can brands, but I not done any additional testing. I suppose there is variations in filling at the manufacture and we probably need to watch out for shrinkflation these days. I wouldn't be surprised if the cans volumes start getting smaller.

@@ignite9550 Right. But in my shop experience in using such chemicals, it's not really about the volume itself of the can, but the brand can make a big difference in duration and pressure (height). Even QC plays a factor. You're only showing two brands and there are many more out there. I'd even go to say more prevalent brands used by auto techs. Was just curious because I'll be in that fire spraying arena pretty soon! Appreciate your insight buddy. Solid stuff. You're the FireTEK spokesman aren't ya?

@@hangar4avs There certainly can be differences, but I think this gives you a good idea of what you can do. Just don't push it to the limit. FWIW, I have been typically using using the Walmart Super Tech brand due to cost, but I have used many of the other brands - other than CRC which is typically twice the price at retail. One issue that has come up lately is that some of the straws are different diameters and the smaller ones won't seal against the o-rings at the solenoids and it doesn't seem to be brand specific - based on last year. Anyways, I hope it was helpful and I do like my fireTEK system 😁

@@ignite9550 Wow. I never thought of that. Straw differences! lol FireTEK is nice for sure. Laurian hooked me up with a system. Fantastic guy with immediate support. We talked about you a bit as well. :) Thanks for your help bud.

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the sub. What system are you most interested in?

@@ignite9550 I have a cheap 4 cue and a couple ignite modules. I think I'll get the cobra next!

It really comes down to the inconvenience of lugging the laptop around with the extra antenna and the concern that most laptops may not run very long on battery power when I know some of my controllers can run for hours. There are a handful of shoots I've done with fiends and with clubs where were are out in a farm field or up on a plateau where we are not running generators or where it is quite cold, so it is nice to just walk out with the handheld remote and fire the show or segment. Also some of the testing I do for my backyard shows would be a bit more complicated if I was lugging a laptop around - examples: Line Rockets: czcams.com/video/Wj50XJ8Wf2c/video.htmlsi=wo5TJOZ0x4QIrI4g fireballs: czcams.com/video/rZPe4CuiFHs/video.htmlsi=j-Fh-bXk6bC8AKy4 Spectroscopy: czcams.com/video/NzhYCzedQh4/video.htmlsi=3f0SiuqI6iUFK71p

Yeah, Don pointed that out. My bad. When doing math I only counted one rail, not both. There should be a correction that shows up in the right top corner

Do be careful. We set these up well away from people and have them on a larger base board for stability. Audience is behind a rope so even if they were to fall sideways, the flame is far away from anyeon. I have seen people modify these for propane. They remove the valve going into the solenoid and have had to change or make their own nozzles. Also, propane won't give you the same type of flame - propane out of a 20lb tank is a bit more "softer". Also with propane and hoses, you have the potential for leaks and fires - as have happened on even some high end equipment. czcams.com/video/un9mC3_cxGE/video.htmlsi=-YLQnMJ5Ltl3pkhB

@@ignite9550 thanks for the info. People don’t get to walk through my haunt (yard) due to too many cords laying in the grass and don’t want anyone tripping. And trick or treaters only have one path to walk to get their candy.

they are various brands of generic DMX machines you can find on ebay - some are labeled "Spray with Fire"

Thank you for the kind comment. I"m glad you enjoyed it. It was a bit of work - but all came together in the end.

Thank you for the comment. I'm glad it was enjoyable.

Thanks for the comment. I hope the school project goes well. If you post it in youtube, come back and share the link.

Thanks. Please do reply back if it works on Shortcut

hopefully some find this useful and create some cool images

... and you have had some pretty stellar long-exposure photos from your shoots. My jealousy is what got me looking into this - LOL

Thanks. hopefully some find it helpful. yeah, I went back and although I normalized all the clips, it does fade off a bit. I guess that is what I get for letting my mind wander off to 1978 space invaders - LOL.

Thank you very much for the great comment. You are going to love SkyWars!!! I won't make it out there this year, but it will alter your view of fireworks going forward - in a good way :)

Thank you for the comment. A lot of things came together this year quite nicely.

Thanks! Yeah, nishiki are difficult to capture on camera. Something to work on - need to find those right camera settings.