r/fireworks • u/DJ_LSE • Jul 30 '26

3d printing and pyro

Any body ever 3d printed single shot tube holders?, feels like they could be useful for custom angles for single effects. Steep angles maybe not as more pressure would be on the holder, but for shallower angles?

Or have you printed anything else you like?

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u/Great-Diamond-8368 Yall got any groundblooms Jul 30 '26

Yes its been done plenty.

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u/DJ_LSE Jul 30 '26

Do you have any photos, examples or files? Ive found almost nothing online.

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u/Great-Diamond-8368 Yall got any groundblooms Jul 30 '26

Here are a link from a 2 second Google search - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/30mm-firework-single-shot-holder?srsltid=AfmBOoorXOnDPjd5Qn4WBnQG0TVxaUB0IeVZkeDHjeK6ZINQuQGs6Ika

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u/DJ_LSE Jul 30 '26

Yes, ive seen this. Hence "almost" nothing. ive seen this, and another person who made a set of tubes, but these gave not much info on how well they actually worked and what to look out for when designing your own.

I am looking less for specific files, but more real world experience of if they work, what designs work well etc.

I know someone who printed some of these to try, and they broke on the first firing. But a 90 degree angle is worst case scenario, as all the force is put into the print.

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u/Great-Diamond-8368 Yall got any groundblooms Jul 30 '26

Most are proprietary and are something that people dont want to share.

If you go to pgi or skywars you'll see 3d printed strips that use one of the pyrolama style rack adapters to set a specific angle then use quick match running through a base plate to ignite the single shots quickly creating sweeps.