yvanblo Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, I thought it would be fun to start a post that showcased everyone's homemade fireworks from this year. Here are a few of mine: 8 in a row Chalk salutes (sorry about the finger in the shot. Oops): 26 inch Saxon: 44 shot mini mine (fires very rapidly): 10 shot mine: 3 fountain cake: Failed 26 inch saxon... I didn't double check the orientation of each driver as closely as I should have. Oops, still pretty though, and different than most: Last but not least, my new and improved 'super zinger': Edited July 11, 2019 by yvanblo 2
Blackmach Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Very nice colour smoke salutes,can you give more composition data etc? thanks 1
yvanblo Posted July 10, 2019 Author Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Very nice colour smoke salutes,can you give more composition data etc? thanks Blackmach: I'm glad you like them! It's quite a simple device. Make a paper tube 1 to 2 inch diameter, 2 or 3 wraps, glue the seem, fold and tape the bottom so you have a cup. Add powdered chalk, I used carpenters chalk line chalk, filling about half the cup. I tapped lightly to compact the chalk a bit, but I didn't tamp it or ram it. Take 1 small flash cracker (70:30 less than 1 gram), and place it on top of chalk, then add more chalk on top, then tape it closed with the fuse sticking out the top. Hang it from a line, light the fuse and stand back. I got my inspiration from a video I saw on Ned Gorski's youtube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srghPkVrFms ), and from various daytime fireworks I've seen. Edited July 10, 2019 by yvanblo
yvanblo Posted July 12, 2019 Author Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) here's my stuff from the 4th Thanks for sharing. Those were fun! Edited July 12, 2019 by yvanblo
pyroguy1030 Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 20190713_201641.mp4 Heres a 2 ounce Cored BP rocket with a 1.5" D1 glitter shell. It wasn't quite dark enough yet. 20190713_205728.mp4 2 ounce Cored BP rocket with 1.5" mystery glitter composition 20190703_232251.mp4 This is a 2 ounce cored BP rocket with a 2" shell with pink stars 20190703_232619.mp4 Heres a small aerial flash powder salute. I made 4 but only was able to film 1. This burst a bit too low. A few of the rockets in the above videos Four of the flash powder salutes with their 1 gram lift bags (granulated BP) 1
MudDuckPyro79 Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 This was a screen shot from a 3 inch plastic hemispheres using parlor based comps and coated cotton seeds. 1
GrassyKnollShooter Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 I'm more of a year round pyrotechnician. I had a nice research experiment this morning.It was quite successful, so much so that many neighbors came out (at 6:00am while it was still dark) to see what the explosion was.I expected a very weak burst but it was very LOUD! No pics, I lost my phone.
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