Backyard Chemist - 30-12-2014 at 20:54
Does anybody know how to make fast burning fuses without black powder
Bert - 30-12-2014 at 21:38
What do you want the fuse to do. "Fast". 100 fps? 7km/sec???
And what does the fuse need to light at the other end.
Backyard Chemist - 30-12-2014 at 22:29
I am thinking somewhere about 40 inches a minute.
Bert - 31-12-2014 at 10:45
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As your main interest appears to be pyrotechnics, you might want to read a few references in the sciencemadness.org library-
Chemistry of powder and explosives - Tenney Davis
If you don't have easy access to common pyrotechnic chemicals, you will probably find the ingredients for THIS even harder to access- But it fits your
description: Home made thermalite fuse equivalent
And since it 'a New Year's Eve-
[Edited on 31-12-2014 by Bert]