scottmcgurk Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hi Guys, Looking at getting some confetti cannons fabricated (the large floor steel variety) - but as always have a few questions!! I'm planning to use small maroons as the lifting charge in these (but open to other suggestions) Can anybody give me an idea of dimensions and steel thicknesses which I should supply to the fabricator to get these made up? Cheers Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Bomb-tanks are not really the sort of thing you want an armature (on the advice of "some bloke on the internet") to be trying to fabricate, there's safety issues but there's also practicality/efficiency issues involved. It's also a relatively obsolete (or at least highly niche) technology with much cheaper, safer and more practical systems available to produce virtually the same effect. Rather than starting with a technology could you tell us what the end result you're aiming for is and also the performance / use situations then we can all chip in with suggestions for how to make it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I'm planning to use small maroons as the lifting charge in these (but open to other suggestions) If you were thinking of making up something the same size as the old Le Maitre confetti cannon then you'll find you need to use a larger maroon than that. Much larger. Much much larger. Much larger than we would use to make a bang in a venue the size of the Albert Hall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcgurk Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 No problem guys - points taken The effect is specified as a 'considerable confetti effect' - think xfactor style of effect and you'll get the idea. We're planning to use confetti airbursts in addition to the main effect - but need something to give a sizable fill in the air as experience tells me that the airbursts simply dont hang all that long - a large canon is sticking in my mind to produce this. Have looked at co2 systems, but cost is a prohibiting factor in these and the client doesn't want the co2 plume style of firing - I know air is in option, but again the hardware all seems to carry the same cost issue. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 the "hang time" of confetti is based entirely on the confetti you use not the launching technology. Blocks of flutter-fetti shot high will hang considerably longer than handfuls of confetti (flutter or just shreadded) crudely blown ever will. If this is for a temporary event then flutter-fetti flick-sticks or hand-held CO2 cannons will be a VERY cost-effective way of getting a lot of confetti up in the air and falling over a relatively long period of time. For more permanent installations there are a number of roof-mounted confetti launchers that work like snow-machine's constantly outputting a little bit of confetti. with a bit of imagination you can make a very good approximation of a roof-mounted launcher using a cheap £30 leaf blower... Don't forget that airflow will also play a big part in how it all behaves, if I was designing this I'd be using proper flutter-fetti, in flick-sticks launched by crew/staff and I'd have a few dozen medium duty fans strategically positioned above the audience's head to create lots of upwards turbulence without chilling the audience itself so that the confetti spends a lot of time swirling around in the air before it gets down to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 you wouldn't believe the amount of noise a maroon canon makes until you've used one.if it's a corporate gig, you'll have a laundry bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 If you really want a le Maitre confetti launcher then keep looking on ebay, they usually go for peanuts, which should tell you that people are getting rid of them. The big issue is the NOISE that the launcher maroons make, it's distressing to all but the most hyped up crowd. -Well into ear protection levels. Lots of confetti effect comes from dropping lots of confetti over a period, Only the best flutter fetti hangs well in the air. Sequential launching is the key to having a lot of confetti for a long time. 10 fetti airbursts fired at 1 second intervals will give a long apparent hang time. http://www.terralec.co.uk/confetti_cannons/confetti_distribution_machine/16724_p.html is a motorised fetti drop machine, as the motor runs fetti is pushed out, with a couple you could get a 30 second drop of some size. Their bag of fetti is dirt cheap because it is paper dots which fall in a dump not a flutter. ebay 321472128216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seano Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 The effect is specified as a 'considerable confetti effect' - think xfactor style of effect and you'll get the idea. "X-Factor style of effect" just makes me think Stadium Shots + Flutterfetti, that not what you're after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agermich Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 A show that I have production managed is currently using a Big Shot confetti cannon, on hire from White Light - the effect is excellent and it is very easy to load and use it. These have an air tank that you fill up to the correct pressure using a compressor, you then shut the valve and disconnect the compressor. http://www.artistryinmotion.com/bigshot/bigshot.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 you wouldn't believe the amount of noise a maroon canon makes until you've used one.if it's a corporate gig, you'll have a laundry bill.Guffaw!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scjb Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Another cost effective alternative would be the MagicFX XL Swirl Fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcgurk Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Eventually managed to get my hands on some showtec fx shot units - anybody in Scotland keep the 80cm multi fetti tubes in stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Eventually managed to get my hands on some showtec fx shot units - anybody in Scotland keep the 80cm multi fetti tubes in stock? PM Sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhOhReally Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Hi slipstream, On the look out for 80cm confetti handheld cannons in Scotland too and saw this thread. Does the place you recommended in Scotland still do these. Need them for a photoshoot in Dundee this week if possible. Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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