Newbie Questions

2027 topics in this forum

1. My first 3" Italo-American shell 1 2 3

   By Nickmaslo, July 20, 2015
   • 59 replies
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   • tradami
   • July 27, 2015

2. Shock Absorber

   By wizard7611, July 19, 2015
   • 2 replies
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   • nater
   • July 19, 2015

3. How to make a saxon/girandola?

   By OblivionFall, July 16, 2015   

   • saxon
   • girandola
   • (and 2 more)

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     • saxon
     • girandola
     • wheel
     • spin
   • 2 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • memo
   • July 17, 2015

4. Flash powder question stored in large amounts?

   By Hillbilly66, July 15, 2015
   • 5 replies
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   • pyralex
   • July 15, 2015

5. core size

   By asdercks, July 13, 2015   

   • changing star
   • color
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     • changing star
     • color
     • star
   • 6 replies
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   • wizard7611
   • July 15, 2015

6. Smoothly Wrapped Shells

   By wizard7611, July 15, 2015
   • 5 replies
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   • wizard7611
   • July 15, 2015

7. KNO3 Magnalium Slow Boost

   By DaMounty, June 21, 2015
   • 14 replies
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   • Nickmaslo
   • July 13, 2015

8. First 4" N1 Glitter Shell

   By jrin0630, July 6, 2015
   • 3 replies
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   • braddsn
   • July 11, 2015

9. Should I order flash powder (for break)

   By BeverFever, July 6, 2015
   • 13 replies
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   • MrB
   • July 10, 2015

10. Do I need a permit as hobbyist?

    By FIREoBUGoEFFECTS, July 2, 2015   

    • permits
    • 9 replies
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    • Dragonflightpyro
    • July 8, 2015

11. Black Powder Firecrackers for Special FX? 1 2

    By OblivionFall, June 14, 2015   

    • black powder
    • bp
    • (and 7 more)

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      • black powder
      • bp
      • firecracker
      • salute
      • video
      • film
      • safety
      • safe
      • powerful
    • 32 replies
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    • Tabun
    • July 7, 2015

12. Name of spike-free cylinder shells?

    By AzoMittle, July 6, 2015
    • 4 replies
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    • AzoMittle
    • July 6, 2015

13. Spolettes and Aerial Can & Ball Shells

    By Nickmaslo, July 2, 2015   

    • Spolette
    • Aerials
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      • Spolette
      • Aerials
      • Shells
      • Ball Shell
      • Canister Shell
      • Spolettes
      • Aerial
      • BP
    • 19 replies
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    • Mumbles
    • July 3, 2015

14. Poor lift powder not getting shells and baseball high enough into the air 1 2 3

    By jordanm, June 2, 2015
    • 67 replies
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    • Merlin
    • July 3, 2015

15. Flash powder burns slow

    By lobowarxl, June 15, 2015
    • 12 replies
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    • FIREoBUGoEFFECTS
    • July 2, 2015

16. Ensuring DIY electric igniter coating consistency

    By deer, June 30, 2015   

    • electric
    • match
    • (and 7 more)

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      • electric
      • match
      • e-match
      • igniter
      • fuse
      • diy
      • composition
      • mixture
      • coating
    • 5 replies
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    • stix
    • July 2, 2015

17. Can copper-thermite be used as a substitute for flash?

    By Ubehage, June 22, 2015
    • 18 replies
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    • Nickmaslo
    • July 2, 2015

18. What size canister for first shell

    By BeverFever, June 29, 2015
    • 15 replies
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    • GreginCA
    • June 30, 2015

19. TT Star Recipe 1 2

    By DaMounty, June 8, 2015   

    • Meal Powder addition
    • 32 replies
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    • DaMounty
    • June 28, 2015

20. How do you identify BP/Perc black match?

    By Ubehage, June 26, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • marks265
    • June 27, 2015

21. Rcandy Not working properly 1 2

    By kevinH, September 16, 2014
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    • stix
    • June 24, 2015

22. Potassium sulphate

    By insutama, June 20, 2015
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    • insutama
    • June 20, 2015

23. What went wrong? 1 2

    By BeverFever, June 13, 2015
    • 42 replies
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    • Merlin
    • June 18, 2015

24. Vintage Report Mixes

    By LiamPyro, April 21, 2015
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    • LiamPyro
    • June 15, 2015

25. Charcoal from a felled tree

    By AzoMittle, May 19, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • Arthur
    • June 14, 2015