when experimenting with homemade pyrotechnics things go wrong and you
pyrotechnics things go wrong and you
pyrotechnics things go wrong and you don’t want to be too close if your
don’t want to be too close if your
don’t want to be too close if your composition explodes I need some sort of
composition explodes I need some sort of
composition explodes I need some sort of a pyrotechnic time delay so for this
a pyrotechnic time delay so for this
a pyrotechnic time delay so for this project I’m using items from around the
project I’m using items from around the
project I’m using items from around the house to make a simple form of a
house to make a simple form of a
house to make a simple form of a slow-burning fuse
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if you’ve seen my videos on making
if you’ve seen my videos on making rocket fuel and smoke flares you’ll
rocket fuel and smoke flares you’ll
rocket fuel and smoke flares you’ll probably recognize these ingredients
probably recognize these ingredients
probably recognize these ingredients this time I’m mixing up thirty six grams
this time I’m mixing up thirty six grams
this time I’m mixing up thirty six grams of my stump remover with 24 grams of
of my stump remover with 24 grams of
of my stump remover with 24 grams of white table sugar this gives me a 60
white table sugar this gives me a 60
white table sugar this gives me a 60 gram composition that needs to be shaken
gram composition that needs to be shaken
gram composition that needs to be shaken up vigorously I have a preheated frying
up vigorously I have a preheated frying
up vigorously I have a preheated frying pan set at medium heat so that when I
pan set at medium heat so that when I
pan set at medium heat so that when I add 1/3 cup of water it boils instantly
add 1/3 cup of water it boils instantly
add 1/3 cup of water it boils instantly at this point I’ll slowly sprinkle in
at this point I’ll slowly sprinkle in
at this point I’ll slowly sprinkle in the 60 gram mixture because I want this
the 60 gram mixture because I want this
the 60 gram mixture because I want this all to dissolve I can stir that in with
all to dissolve I can stir that in with
all to dissolve I can stir that in with a spatula and because the water is so
a spatula and because the water is so
a spatula and because the water is so hot it dissolves completely that’ll need
hot it dissolves completely that’ll need
hot it dissolves completely that’ll need to sit for a minute to heat up and let
to sit for a minute to heat up and let
to sit for a minute to heat up and let the water boil out so it’s a good time
the water boil out so it’s a good time
the water boil out so it’s a good time to prepare my cord this is 100% cotton
to prepare my cord this is 100% cotton
to prepare my cord this is 100% cotton yarn and I’m going to be using about 12
yarn and I’m going to be using about 12
yarn and I’m going to be using about 12 feet of it okay the water is boiled down
feet of it okay the water is boiled down
feet of it okay the water is boiled down to the point where the slurry is getting
to the point where the slurry is getting
to the point where the slurry is getting very frothy which means this solution is
very frothy which means this solution is
very frothy which means this solution is supersaturated it’s time to add the yarn
supersaturated it’s time to add the yarn
supersaturated it’s time to add the yarn into the mix to soak up the chemicals as
into the mix to soak up the chemicals as
into the mix to soak up the chemicals as the last bit of water continues to
the last bit of water continues to
the last bit of water continues to evaporate out it’s important that every
evaporate out it’s important that every
evaporate out it’s important that every bit of yarn is absorbing an equal amount
bit of yarn is absorbing an equal amount
bit of yarn is absorbing an equal amount of the solution holding on to one end
of the solution holding on to one end
of the solution holding on to one end will help prevent the yarn from knotting
will help prevent the yarn from knotting
will help prevent the yarn from knotting up when I pull it out this gets
up when I pull it out this gets
up when I pull it out this gets transferred onto a cookie sheet using a
transferred onto a cookie sheet using a
transferred onto a cookie sheet using a pattern resembling a sine wave and with
pattern resembling a sine wave and with
pattern resembling a sine wave and with about six turns on each side the yarn is
about six turns on each side the yarn is
about six turns on each side the yarn is evenly spaced and fits perfectly now
evenly spaced and fits perfectly now
evenly spaced and fits perfectly now this goes into an oven set to 300
this goes into an oven set to 300
this goes into an oven set to 300 degrees for about 20 minutes and while
degrees for about 20 minutes and while
degrees for about 20 minutes and while the cord is still hot I can nudge it
the cord is still hot I can nudge it
the cord is still hot I can nudge it slightly to prevent it from sticking to
slightly to prevent it from sticking to
slightly to prevent it from sticking to the pan when it cools later on alright
the pan when it cools later on alright
the pan when it cools later on alright the time is up and this court has a
the time is up and this court has a
the time is up and this court has a slightly golden tinge to it and that’s a
slightly golden tinge to it and that’s a
slightly golden tinge to it and that’s a good sign so I’ll leave it out to cool
good sign so I’ll leave it out to cool
good sign so I’ll leave it out to cool for about 5 to 10 minutes when the cord
for about 5 to 10 minutes when the cord
for about 5 to 10 minutes when the cord is fully cool you can see it’s become
is fully cool you can see it’s become
is fully cool you can see it’s become stiff and retains the shape from when it
stiff and retains the shape from when it
stiff and retains the shape from when it was bait now I can just cut these
was bait now I can just cut these
was bait now I can just cut these strands at the base of the turns using
strands at the base of the turns using
strands at the base of the turns using some scissors and I’ve got a nice piece
some scissors and I’ve got a nice piece
some scissors and I’ve got a nice piece of fuse cord ready to go the cord is
of fuse cord ready to go the cord is
of fuse cord ready to go the cord is easy to cut and a few of these strands
easy to cut and a few of these strands
easy to cut and a few of these strands will get cut down smaller to be using a
will get cut down smaller to be using a
will get cut down smaller to be using a batch of smoke flares I made in another
batch of smoke flares I made in another
batch of smoke flares I made in another project look for how I built those in a
project look for how I built those in a
project look for how I built those in a different video
different video
different video okay testing out the fuse the first
okay testing out the fuse the first
okay testing out the fuse the first thing I notice is it lights off really
thing I notice is it lights off really
thing I notice is it lights off really quickly and continues a steady and
quickly and continues a steady and
quickly and continues a steady and progressive burn even with a little
progressive burn even with a little
progressive burn even with a little breeze it’s still got a nice flame
breeze it’s still got a nice flame
breeze it’s still got a nice flame shooting off the back and seems to burn
shooting off the back and seems to burn
shooting off the back and seems to burn steady at about 3 seconds per inch
steady at about 3 seconds per inch
steady at about 3 seconds per inch sweet I tried making different fuses
sweet I tried making different fuses
sweet I tried making different fuses this time soaking a coffee filter in the
this time soaking a coffee filter in the
this time soaking a coffee filter in the solution and laying it out for baking I
solution and laying it out for baking I
solution and laying it out for baking I also tried soaking some paper towel then
also tried soaking some paper towel then
also tried soaking some paper towel then twisting pieces of it in the shorter but
twisting pieces of it in the shorter but
twisting pieces of it in the shorter but thicker fuses after they were baked they
thicker fuses after they were baked they
thicker fuses after they were baked they were very drying and very rigid and cut
were very drying and very rigid and cut
were very drying and very rigid and cut a strip of the coffee filter first and
a strip of the coffee filter first and
a strip of the coffee filter first and tested it with a rock on top to see if
tested it with a rock on top to see if
tested it with a rock on top to see if it would fizzle out when it lost contact
it would fizzle out when it lost contact
it would fizzle out when it lost contact with the open air surprisingly it
with the open air surprisingly it
with the open air surprisingly it continued to burn on underneath the rock
continued to burn on underneath the rock
continued to burn on underneath the rock and kept on burning right out the other
and kept on burning right out the other
and kept on burning right out the other side one of the paper towel fuses was
side one of the paper towel fuses was
side one of the paper towel fuses was lit but maybe twisting it wasn’t such a
lit but maybe twisting it wasn’t such a
lit but maybe twisting it wasn’t such a good idea because when the pressure
good idea because when the pressure
good idea because when the pressure built inside was gone in an instant I
built inside was gone in an instant I
built inside was gone in an instant I tried another one and got pretty much
tried another one and got pretty much
tried another one and got pretty much the same result when this one was lit
the same result when this one was lit
the same result when this one was lit without anything holding it down it went
without anything holding it down it went
without anything holding it down it went airborne so as far as consistency
airborne so as far as consistency
airborne so as far as consistency reliability and aesthetics Co I’m pretty
reliability and aesthetics Co I’m pretty
reliability and aesthetics Co I’m pretty happy with the results using the yarn
happy with the results using the yarn
happy with the results using the yarn well there’s how I made some cheap but
well there’s how I made some cheap but
well there’s how I made some cheap but functional slow-burning fuses with
functional slow-burning fuses with
functional slow-burning fuses with things around the house if you like this
things around the house if you like this
things around the house if you like this project perhaps you’ll like some of my
project perhaps you’ll like some of my
project perhaps you’ll like some of my others check them out at the king of
others check them out at the king of
others check them out at the king of random calm
random calm
random calm [Music]
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you [Music]
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