in a previous project we made some
homemade fuses that can double as
improvised sparklers for holiday
celebrations in this project we’re
upcycling these fuses into super simple
fuse propelled bottle rockets
[Music]
to make a little rocket like this will
first need to gather up some simple
materials like wooden skewers electrical
tape aluminum foil scissors and a batch
of our homemade fuses let’s get to work
cutting up the aluminum foil into pieces
about two inches tall and three inches
wide now make sure the shiny side is
facing up and set it flat down on the
table let’s go ahead and grab a piece of
fuse cord and cut three pieces off the
end so we end up with two pieces about
one inch long and one piece right around
the two inch mark now carefully place
these three pieces about an eighth of an
inch from the bottom edge of the foil
but allow the longer fuse to stick out
the end now let’s fold the side over and
press it down to hold the pieces in
place then crimp the foil down around
the center fuse as tightly and neatly as
possible now the top of our foil can be
folded down and pressed flat so we can
continue rolling it all the way to the
end at this point just pinch the foil
around the fuse and begin to roll it so
it forms a tight seal at the base now
it’s time to bring out the electrical
tape this will hold it all together and
we can start by folding one small piece
of tape over the top and then back on
itself to seal off the tip now let’s go
ahead and cut another piece about three
inches long to wrap around the rocket
nozzle you can do this by lining the
edge of the tape flush with the base
then wrapping the entire length of tape
as tightly as you can the result should
be a tightly reinforced propelling
nozzle our simple rocket motor is done
so now we can attach a wooden skewer to
give it some stability and direction
these little Rockets seem to work best
with a skewer length around six and a
half to seven inches now simply tape the
rocket motor firmly to the top of the
skewer and with that our little fuse
power rocket is finished you can tell if
it’s ready by laying it sideways over
your finger just below the rocket nozzle
if it balances that means you’re good to
go the skewers are naturally sharp on
the bottom which makes them fairly easy
to stand upright and when you’re ready
for launch go ahead and light the fuse
you can see when the fuse works this way
up into the rocket motor the extra fuel
catches fire and builds up so much
pressure that it shoots the rocket
skyward as small and simple as they are
these little Rockets take off with
surprising power and can blast over a
hundred feet away of course once you
know how to make one it’s easy to make a
whole bunch
and all for just a few cents each I got
into my wife’s scrapbooking supplies and
made some little rocket skins that slide
on over top just to see how they look
then I went ahead and made a whole bunch
more
I tried lighting a few of these Rockets
at the same time and was excited to see
they are all fairly consistent now if
you don’t want to make a customized case
don’t worry these rockets fly higher and
further without one anyway well now you
know how to turn some dirt cheap
homemade fuses into customized bottle
rockets just try to keep track of where
they go that’s it for now if you liked
this project perhaps you’ll like some of
my others check them out at the king of
random calm my friends at audible.com
have really stepped up to support these
project videos and offer the king of
random fans a free gift right now
they’ve got best-selling audiobooks like
The Hunger Games and Ender’s Game that
you can download and listen to for free
all you need to do is check out
audible.com slash the king of random and
sign up for a 30 day free trial
while you’re there you can choose from
over a hundred and fifty thousand other
books in loads of different categories
and if you don’t like the book you got
you can always exchange it for a
different one with no questions asked
it’s there great listen guarantee thanks
again to audible for their support and
for offering you a free gift at
audible.com slash the king of random
homemade fuses that can double as
improvised sparklers for holiday
celebrations in this project we’re
upcycling these fuses into super simple
fuse propelled bottle rockets
[Music]
to make a little rocket like this will
first need to gather up some simple
materials like wooden skewers electrical
tape aluminum foil scissors and a batch
of our homemade fuses let’s get to work
cutting up the aluminum foil into pieces
about two inches tall and three inches
wide now make sure the shiny side is
facing up and set it flat down on the
table let’s go ahead and grab a piece of
fuse cord and cut three pieces off the
end so we end up with two pieces about
one inch long and one piece right around
the two inch mark now carefully place
these three pieces about an eighth of an
inch from the bottom edge of the foil
but allow the longer fuse to stick out
the end now let’s fold the side over and
press it down to hold the pieces in
place then crimp the foil down around
the center fuse as tightly and neatly as
possible now the top of our foil can be
folded down and pressed flat so we can
continue rolling it all the way to the
end at this point just pinch the foil
around the fuse and begin to roll it so
it forms a tight seal at the base now
it’s time to bring out the electrical
tape this will hold it all together and
we can start by folding one small piece
of tape over the top and then back on
itself to seal off the tip now let’s go
ahead and cut another piece about three
inches long to wrap around the rocket
nozzle you can do this by lining the
edge of the tape flush with the base
then wrapping the entire length of tape
as tightly as you can the result should
be a tightly reinforced propelling
nozzle our simple rocket motor is done
so now we can attach a wooden skewer to
give it some stability and direction
these little Rockets seem to work best
with a skewer length around six and a
half to seven inches now simply tape the
rocket motor firmly to the top of the
skewer and with that our little fuse
power rocket is finished you can tell if
it’s ready by laying it sideways over
your finger just below the rocket nozzle
if it balances that means you’re good to
go the skewers are naturally sharp on
the bottom which makes them fairly easy
to stand upright and when you’re ready
for launch go ahead and light the fuse
you can see when the fuse works this way
up into the rocket motor the extra fuel
catches fire and builds up so much
pressure that it shoots the rocket
skyward as small and simple as they are
these little Rockets take off with
surprising power and can blast over a
hundred feet away of course once you
know how to make one it’s easy to make a
whole bunch
and all for just a few cents each I got
into my wife’s scrapbooking supplies and
made some little rocket skins that slide
on over top just to see how they look
then I went ahead and made a whole bunch
more
I tried lighting a few of these Rockets
at the same time and was excited to see
they are all fairly consistent now if
you don’t want to make a customized case
don’t worry these rockets fly higher and
further without one anyway well now you
know how to turn some dirt cheap
homemade fuses into customized bottle
rockets just try to keep track of where
they go that’s it for now if you liked
this project perhaps you’ll like some of
my others check them out at the king of
random calm my friends at audible.com
have really stepped up to support these
project videos and offer the king of
random fans a free gift right now
they’ve got best-selling audiobooks like
The Hunger Games and Ender’s Game that
you can download and listen to for free
all you need to do is check out
audible.com slash the king of random and
sign up for a 30 day free trial
while you’re there you can choose from
over a hundred and fifty thousand other
books in loads of different categories
and if you don’t like the book you got
you can always exchange it for a
different one with no questions asked
it’s there great listen guarantee thanks
again to audible for their support and
for offering you a free gift at
audible.com slash the king of random
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