Newbie Questions

2022 topics in this forum

1. 2FA Alternative for Lifting

   By JackC, December 18, 2015   

   • blackpowder
   • cremora
   • 4 replies
   • 4.2k views
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   • Peret
   • December 19, 2015

2. Standard tube sizes? 1 2

   By OldMarine, October 2, 2015   

   • Tubes ID OD NEPT thickness
   • 42 replies
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   • OldMarine
   • December 18, 2015

3. What is the 'most common' delay for 5" shells?

   By Ubehage, December 14, 2015
   • 6 replies
   • 1.2k views
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   • braddsn
   • December 17, 2015

4. Useful tube for DIY mortar? 1 2

   By deer, April 20, 2015   

   • cardboard
   • tube
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     • cardboard
     • tube
     • diy
     • mortar
     • 20
     • 5/8
     • inch
   • 30 replies
   • 15.4k views
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   • FlaMtnBkr
   • December 16, 2015

5. First Rocket Tooling 1 2

   By OldMarine, December 9, 2015   

   • Multipurpose rocket
   • 28 replies
   • 3.8k views
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   • mikeee
   • December 14, 2015

6. Visco fuse lengths for can shells

   By DaMounty, June 13, 2015
   • 15 replies
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   • DaMounty
   • December 9, 2015

7. What makes crosettes explode?

   By OblivionFall, December 8, 2015   

   • crosette
   • star
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     • crosette
     • star
     • pumped
     • pump
     • tt
     • gold
   • 19 replies
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   • gregh
   • December 9, 2015

8. Can Firework Shells Break Perfectly?

   By wizard7611, November 19, 2015
   • 7 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • dagabu
   • December 8, 2015

9. Possible Stars/Comets with the chems I have?

   By OblivionFall, December 5, 2015   

   • star
   • comet
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     • star
     • comet
     • composition
     • magnalium
   • 13 replies
   • 3.1k views
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   • MrB
   • December 7, 2015

10. How to make blackmatch and then make quickmatch from that?

    By OblivionFall, December 7, 2015   

    • blackmatch
    • quickmatch
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      • quickmatch
      • quick
      • black black
      • sticky
      • how
      • to
      • make
      • powder
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
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    • Mumbles
    • December 7, 2015

11. Granulated Cork?

    By wizard7611, December 3, 2015
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • FloridaCracker
    • December 3, 2015

12. Parlon Or Veline?

    By wizard7611, November 30, 2015
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • FloridaCracker
    • December 2, 2015

13. Hot BP without ball milling? How? 1 2

    By OblivionFall, November 23, 2015   

    • bp
    • black
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      • black
      • powder
      • hot
      • fast
      • mill
      • green mix
    • 27 replies
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    • starxplor
    • December 2, 2015

14. Flash explained

    By Ubehage, September 25, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • JoshW
    • December 2, 2015

15. Safe Flash Powder?

    By wizard7611, November 20, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Sparx88
    • November 23, 2015

16. Golden Comets

    By wizard7611, November 19, 2015
    • 17 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • gregh
    • November 21, 2015

17. Anyone have experience with "blue" slow flash?

    By Ubehage, September 24, 2015
    • 12 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • OblivionFall
    • November 19, 2015

18. problems with green stars

    By pyrogenius007, October 29, 2015   

    • compositions of green stars
    • 11 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Carbon796
    • November 14, 2015

19. Break Powder Identification

    By CaverCork, October 29, 2015   

    • Cheap Chinese Shells
    • 11 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • dusty56
    • November 11, 2015

20. Fertilizer as source of potassium nitrate?

    By PyroNinjaah, October 24, 2015
    • 20 replies
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    • Nickmaslo
    • November 2, 2015

21. crossetes

    By MadMat, November 1, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • PIL
    • November 2, 2015

22. Best Paste For Small Ball Shells? 1 2

    By LiamPyro, August 4, 2015
    • 46 replies
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    • Nickmaslo
    • October 29, 2015

23. Beginning with shells, lots of questions

    By pyrodoc, April 1, 2015
    • 9 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Nickmaslo
    • October 29, 2015

24. performance of BP for lift

    By MadMat, September 30, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • supercritical86
    • October 28, 2015

25. Bottle rocket

    By FLpyroBP, October 1, 2015
    • 14 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • FLpyroBP
    • October 15, 2015