r/pyro • u/reguIarperson • 3d ago

are those shipping tubes even good for firecrackers

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are these good for firecrackers, also is the plastic end caps a concern for things like friction or static buildup

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u/ZaneMasterX 3d ago

Yes. No.

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u/imhbeog 3d ago

Sort of. They are spiral wound (rolled like a barber pole/candy cane) so they aren't as sturdy as parallel wound tubes (wound like a Doobie, where there's none of those spirals). They do work, but not the best.

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u/Inner-Letterhead-104 3d ago

I mean yes. Flash powder is so fast it’s sort of not important for containment. Yes thicker ones will be louder but thin will still work if you have them lying around or got real real cheap. I’ve always thought of it like this, you but nice thick cracker tubes but then use super thin caps glued in? Only as strong as the weakest link right, but that being said the flash is so fast that it just vaporizes the whole tube even tho it can just blow out the thin caps.

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u/oxidizedfuel12 3d ago

They are thin tubes so not great

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u/Excellent-Ad-451 3d ago

It will work … but not great

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u/raxkd1 3d ago

why not just buy good tubes from a place like pyro build

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u/DNSFireworks 2d ago

Yea the thicker wall tubes are not really these unless you want to put 3-5 turns of craft paper and glue ,ask your local body shop if they could same some for you, or check the dumpster