CPC F42D 1/20 (2013.01) [F42D 1/08 (2013.01); F42D 1/24 (2013.01); F42B 3/087 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method to tamp an explosive, comprising:
providing a tubular length of heat-shrink material, the heat-shrink material comprising an elongated shape having a first end and a second end, the heat-shrink material encompassing a volume within the elongated shape between the first and second ends;
heating the first end of the heat-shrink material to close the first end of the heat-shrink material without heat-shrinking at least a portion of the heat-shrink material between the first and second ends;
inserting, via the second end of the heat-shrink material, a tamp substance into at least a portion of the volume encompassed by the heat-shrink material;
heating the second end of the heat-shrink material to close the second end of the heat-shrink material, without heat-shrinking the at least a portion of the heat-shrink material between the first and second ends, to thereby create a tamp; and
placing the tamp adjacent to an explosive.
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