What's the difference between a fireworks tube that is parallel (or "convolute") and one that is spiral? Well they're made differently and it's easy to tell by the way the paper is wound. Paper towels or toilet paper are both wound parallel. But the paper tube inside them is wound spirally.

So in making fireworks, when do you use parallel tubes and for what? Well, for some fireworks making applications, parallel and spiral tubes are interchangeable. But in general, parallel tubes are used to make fountains, rockets, whistles, hummers, and mortars. Chose a parallel tube whenever you want the strongest wall strength for your fireworks device. For instance, when ramming (hammering) rockets, you will want maximum wall strength. Skylighter offers a wide variety of parallel tubes for rockets in what are considered to be standard sizes. But if you need a shorter or longer tube, you may want to buy the uncut 24-36 inch tubes and cut them yourself, using any sort of saw. More resources on making fireworks and finding the right tube for your pyrotchnic device.

Item No.	I.D.	Wall	O.D.	Length	Description	Unit	Price	Qty.
TU1020	3/8 nominal	1/8	5/8	2-1/2	Spolette, whistle, rocket, fountain tube (slightly larger than 3/8, actual ID .40)	100 ea.	$23.95
TU1008	3/8	3/32	9/16	3-1/2	2 ounce rocket	100 ea.	$39.49
TU1012	3/8	3/32	9/16	24	Candle, falls, torch	25 ea.	$24.95
TU1013	3/8 Nominal	1/8	5/8	2	Spolette, whistle, rocket, fountain tube (slightly larger than 3/8, actual ID .40)	100 ea.	$22.68
TU1017	3/8 Nominal	1/8	5/8	2-3/4	Spolette, rocket, whistle (slightly larger than 3/8, actual ID .40)	100 ea.	$35.95
TU1019	3/8 nominal	1/8	5/8	3	Spolette, whistle, rocket, fountain tube (slightly larger than 3/8, actual ID .40)	100 ea.	$24.78
TU1021	3/8 nominal	3/32	9/16	3	Spolette, whistle, rocket, fountain tube (slightly larger than 3/8, actual ID .40)	100 ea.	$25.71
TU1022	3/8 nominal	1/8	5/8	3-1/2	Spolette, whistle, rocket, fountain (slightly larger than 3/8, actual ID .40)	100 ea.	$26.72
TU1002	3/8	3/32	9/16	1	Hummer, bee	100 ea.	$16.29
TU1028	1/2	1/8	3/4	5	4 ounce rocket, fountain, driver	100 ea.	$49.40
TU1033	1/2	1/4	1	1	Hummer tube	100 ea.	$20.95
TU1038	1/2	5/16	1-1/8	1	Hummer	100 ea.	$19.95
TU1052	5/8	3/16	1	32	8 ounce rocket, uncut*	25 ea.	$52.26
TU1051	5/8	3/16	1	6-1/4	8 ounce rocket	50 ea.	$58.39
TU1062	3/4	1/8	1	7-1/2	1 pound rocket, fountain, driver	50 ea.	$32.60
TU1065	3/4	1/4	1-1/4	30	1 pound rocket, uncut*	25 ea.	$68.95
TU1066	3/4	1/8	1	30	*1 pound rocket, uncut ^NE extra strong wall (.135 - .145")**	10 ea.	$55.79
TU1068	3/4	1/4	1-1/4	7-1/2	1 pound rocket, fountain, driver	25 ea.	$23.10
TU1060	3/4	1/8	1	3	1 pound stinger rocket	50 ea.	$16.54
TU1077	7/8	1/4	1-3/8	10	2 pound rocket	50 ea.	$77.30
TU1078	7/8	1/4	1-3/8	36	2 pound rocket, uncut*	12 ea.	$46.79
TU1100	1	1/4	1-1/2	12	3 pound rocket, fountain, mortar	12 ea.	$18.52
TU1101	1	1/4	1-1/2	36	3 pound rocket, uncut*	6 ea.	$25.34
TU1150	1-1/2	1/4	2	16	6 pound rocket	20 ea.	$69.95
TU1151	1-1/2	1/4	2	36	6 pound rocket, uncut	10 ea.	$69.95
TU1213	2	1/4	2-1/2	36	2 Inch Mortar, uncut*	10 ea.	$63.95
TU1210	2	1/4	2-1/2	12	2 Inch Mortar	20 ea.	$58.89

All tubes are natural kraft color unless otherwise noted.
Tubes marked with an asterisk * have machine rolled ends. They are not cut perfectly flush.
Tubes marked with ^NE are high quality tubes manufactured by New England Paper Tube.
Tubes marked with # have a slightly oversized I.D. (.400).
Dimensions are in inches, weights in pounds. I.D. refers to inside dimension. O.D. refers to outside dimension.