Arw Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 hey guys.what's C6 composition?I search in google and find nothing.tnx
braddsn Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 It is a fast burning charcoal composition. Its similar to TT, but burns much faster. It's good for a big bright palm effect, but you have to roll/cut the stars very large due to the fast burn-speed. Hope this makes sense.
Mixer Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) Chrysanthemum 6 Potassium nitrate 55 Charcoal 33 Sulfur 7 Dextrin 5 Edited July 19, 2016 by Mixer
schroedinger Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 Buy a copy of Shimizu FAST and you cover the most basics of pyro.
LiamPyro Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 I would reccomend C6 especially if you are a beginner, it looks nice and is easy to light. The first star composition I ever made, actually. Also, you can add metals/coarse charcoal to it and alter the effect.
Arw Posted July 20, 2016 Author Posted July 20, 2016 I would reccomend C6 especially if you are a beginner, it looks nice and is easy to light. The first star composition I ever made, actually. Also, you can add metals/coarse charcoal to it and alter the effect.so it doesn't need prime!
LiamPyro Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 I've always primed it, but it probably isn't necessary. However, a thin coat of BP is a good way to ensure ignition. I personally prime every star I make.
OldMarine Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Another reason to prime all stars: I never bothered to prime my charcoal stars since they light so easily and was having good luck with them in cylinders. I decided to try color stars and planned the shells based on my previous experience. The prime required for the color stars threw my stars per cylinder way off because of the larger diameter. Now i prime every star.
dynomike1 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) Even a layer of meal and silicone won't hurt. Edited July 21, 2016 by dynomike1
LiamPyro Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Even a layer of meal and silicone won't hurt.Yeah... silicone. Just chop up a few breast implants and toss em into the mix! Jokes aside, how much silicon is a "good" amount to put in meal? I bought some recently but have yet to use it in prime. Is 5% adequate? 10%?
BlueComet24 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 C6 might be too fast for smaller shells. Tiger Tail may be better, and also lights very easily without prime.
Merlin Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 A charcoal pyrotechnic star. Not related to the family of C class comps the military uses.
Seymour Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 I agree with BlueComet24, Chrys 6 has it's place, but for most occasions I believe Tigertail is better. C6 is very fast burning and so you often need quite large stars so they don't burn out before the stars have gone that far, and bigger stars means fewer stars. This is good for a palm effect, but usually I prefer the fuller burst from twice as many smaller tiger tail stars that burn for twice as long, giving the crown effect. Tigertail is not quite as bright as C6, and everything I am saying is purely opinion based on personal taste. The composition Chrysanthemum 8 (C8) is faster burning and brighter than TT but slower and dimmer than C6. Maybe Silicon (metal powder) is really cheap for some of you, so it might just be easier to add it to all your prime, no matter what the stars are. However C6, C8, TT and all other charcoal based Potassium nitrate stars (brocades, glitter...) are too easy to light for the addition of silicon to be helpful. It will definitely still light them, but so will the prime without it. Personally I would save Silicon for priming metal containing perchlorate stars, usually colours or silver streamers. I must confess I've never primed stars with a silicon prime, but I know that the KNO3/Charcoal stars will light with nothing more than a KNO3/C/S/binder prime, and do so very reliably.
Arw Posted July 27, 2016 Author Posted July 27, 2016 I agree with BlueComet24, Chrys 6 has it's place, but for most occasions I believe Tigertail is better. C6 is very fast burning and so you often need quite large stars so they don't burn out before the stars have gone that far, and bigger stars means fewer stars. This is good for a palm effect, but usually I prefer the fuller burst from twice as many smaller tiger tail stars that burn for twice as long, giving the crown effect. Tigertail is not quite as bright as C6, and everything I am saying is purely opinion based on personal taste. The composition Chrysanthemum 8 (C8) is faster burning and brighter than TT but slower and dimmer than C6. Maybe Silicon (metal powder) is really cheap for some of you, so it might just be easier to add it to all your prime, no matter what the stars are. However C6, C8, TT and all other charcoal based Potassium nitrate stars (brocades, glitter...) are too easy to light for the addition of silicon to be helpful. It will definitely still light them, but so will the prime without it. Personally I would save Silicon for priming metal containing perchlorate stars, usually colours or silver streamers. I must confess I've never primed stars with a silicon prime, but I know that the KNO3/Charcoal stars will light with nothing more than a KNO3/C/S/binder prime, and do so very reliably.tnxcan you explain me about TT composition?
OldMarine Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 http://www.amateurpyro.com/forums/topic/66-tigertail-stars/
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