Re: Fiberglass mortars?

Jason, to be perfectly honest, steel mortars are very costly, but last
several lifetimes. You usually inherit these from some other pyro,
just as mine were passed along to someone else. I inherited mine from
an earlier professional pyro. They are far too costly for casual
amateur use. Still, be aware that they exist.

IIRC, I made only six, but at that time I had access to people who
would cut and weld them for me at no cost, only barter. Lincoln
Heliarc welds at that. Nice, when done by an expert that weld hi-tech
physics together for a living, and build mini-submarines as his hobby.
You meet guys like this only once in a lifetime. It's sort of a finge
benefit when you are a graduate assistant in a major research facility
earning next to no pay.

I fully realize the problem for newbies, but realize that I was a
newbie when I started in fireworks, so I understand your point. I was
lucky, because in the early days a lot of thing were simply handed to
me...something I now try to do for others.

Harry C.






On May 30, 11:22 am, jlmemt <jlm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 30, 6:29 am, ned <nedgor...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:





On May 28, 7:47 pm, jlmemt <jlm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Are fiberglass mortars worth buying for ball shells and maybe single
canister shells?

I read the five pages of topics I got from a search, but didn't really
find a convincing answer. I found some 6" fiberglass mortars cheaper
then I can buy ready made HDPE mortars.

I will obtain some steel for eventual multi breaks, but probably won't
get into multis this year. Even then I will still want to do some 6"
pattern shells, etc that should not require steel.
If so, the next question is if anyone has any experience with Ace
pyro's fiberglass mortars? They are $15.19 for a 6" gun.

Thanks.

Jason

In this neck of the woods, fiberglass has become the material of
choice for mortars. HDPE is much heavier, especially when toting a
rack full of 6" guns, and steel represents a significant shrapnel
danger, even when dug into the ground. Just make sure the fiberglass
guns are well made ones, with a solid plugged end and a reinforced
open end.
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Thanks for all of the input.

I would have no source, that I know of, for ready made steel guns. I
would have to obtain the pipe and have a good welder weld them. First
I thought of having my father weld them, or weld them myself, but
neither of us have any serious experiance or training in welding. I
have decided that would not be a safe or acceptable option!
I still plan to have and use at least some steel guns, but with weight
and cost I really don't want to use steel when it is not nesaccary, as
for light pattern shells.

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