displayfireworks1
09-23-2011, 08:19 PM
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A Spolette is basically a timed fuse. I am not an expert on this but my guess is that prior to the advent of commercially made timed fuse spolettes were the preferred method of making a timed fuse to ignite a shell. The advantage of using a spolette is that it will give a lot more flame into the shell contents when it reaches its final destination. This may be particularly beneficial when trying to ignite a hard to ignite composition such as the Blue Aluminum Salutes.
When I hear the word Spolette I always remember a story Lou Zambelli told me from back in the day when Italian immigrants were making their way into the fireworks industry in United States. He said one Italian gentleman that worked for Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing at the time stubbornly refused to use commercially made timed fused and insisted on using only Spolettes.
Pyroguide reference
http://www.pyroguide.com/index.php?title=Spollete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nOH1Fm1deI
A Spolette is basically a timed fuse. I am not an expert on this but my guess is that prior to the advent of commercially made timed fuse spolettes were the preferred method of making a timed fuse to ignite a shell. The advantage of using a spolette is that it will give a lot more flame into the shell contents when it reaches its final destination. This may be particularly beneficial when trying to ignite a hard to ignite composition such as the Blue Aluminum Salutes.
When I hear the word Spolette I always remember a story Lou Zambelli told me from back in the day when Italian immigrants were making their way into the fireworks industry in United States. He said one Italian gentleman that worked for Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing at the time stubbornly refused to use commercially made timed fused and insisted on using only Spolettes.
Pyroguide reference
http://www.pyroguide.com/index.php?title=Spollete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nOH1Fm1deI