Bonny Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 I just made a 22 foot water fall. I wanted to display it over Christmas but we had high winds in Wisconsin then so I still have a serious itch to take care of yet as a first experiment here. Anyway I rolled my own paper tubes from scrap print paper and after filling them I poked a hole with an awl through the side of each tube at the very bottom and threaded mechanics wire through the hole. After spacing them every 6" I hot glued them in place. Is the wire OK? I used a very fast fuse because I really did not want to give my my coveted homemade Quick match in that quantity! I'm no expert, as I have yet to test my first waterfall, but as long as the machanics wire is steel it shoul dbe fine. It really only has to support the weight.Once the heat arrives, the waterfall should be almost done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trippiej! Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Hi there.. I have 16-60 mesh Al layin here..How high sould I hang my waterfall?I havn't test it yet, but it are relative big particles..It would be cool if the trail of burning Al died out when reaching the ground. Greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 What is the particle shape of it? It will make a difference for both burning time and flight characteristics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trippiej! Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 What is the particle shape of it? It will make a difference for both burning time and flight characteristics. It looks like granular to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlos Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hello. I thing, that Al spherical, whithish and weighty powder, is the best for waterfalls, stars and tracers. Composition with KP produce perfect white long life particles ang burning rate is not quick, like with another Al-types.I tryed formula: 42 Al sphericall 42 KP 2charcoal 6 ribetac(red gum). In the wideo, there are not waterfall tubes, but only small long pumped stars, which fell down, because was hanged on the thin string...echm.Byehttp://n-joy.cz/video/silver-wave/uldeysty1dvnc2p3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trippiej! Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Hi, i've got some waterfall comp lying here, 52 Kno326 Al granular18 Al 250# 4 dextrin15 Bp I've added the Bp because I just pressed in to a small tube, did some prime on it (bp+10%al) and it just wouldn't catch fire..But it still doesn't. I thought i could add some Perch or Sulfur to it. But don;t have much S anymore, so what do you guys think?I only have 250# AL powder and granular..Greets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niladmirari Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 In the experiments сreated best composition waterfalls: KClO4 - 48Ba(NO3)2 - 2Al (spherical, 10 µm) - 15%Al (60-80 mesh) - 15%MgAl (200 mesh) - 20%Charcoal - 1% (over 100%)Boric acid - 1% (over 100%)Dextrin - 8% (over 100%) First prime (composition of green stars): KClO4 - 10%Ba(NO3)2 - 50%MgAl - 20%PVC - 20%Dextrin - 5% (over 100%) Second prime: BP + 5% MgAl (200 mesh) + Dextrin - 5% Mass of one element 30 grams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW-ure3tw-E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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