Ventsi Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Mmmmm, Panera Bread , had some today.I personally use H3 on grass seed , works wonders on 2.5"ers should be pretty strong on 3''s too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firetech Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Is it just me or are way too many new threads appearing about similar topics in other threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventsi Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I know! I'm not sure about other members of the forum but it seriosly pisses me off, I absolutely understand that new folks need help with something, but creating 3 threads on the same subject is just kindof ridicilus. Ex.:"can't seem to make decent BP ""My milled BP is really FAST! ""Made my first tiger tails But did I mess them up? "" Goex 2F makes my powder look Really Bad! ""My black powder video ""My Ball Mill "" My new ball mill is rolling! " I'm not trying to insult anyone , I just think they could have posted these in the already existing threads about BP, Charcoal/nitre stars, BallMIlls etc.Once again I'm not trying to start a revolution , just stating my oppinion, it seemed an issue when I first got here so I'm bringing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50AE Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Especially that "stug" member, but I'm a very tolerant person and it doesn't really piss me off. I think he's a young kid and he hasn't much experience with forums or he wants some attention from us to approve his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 C'mon guys, be nice. Two months ago, APC was in a real drought and three new posts a day was a good day. I like all the new activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEskimo Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I like lots of new posts. I live out in the country, and I only have my permit. Closest interesting town/mall is half an hour away, and closest friends are 15-20 minutes away. So I spend a lot of my day on the computer, and one can watch movies for only so long. So I enjoy lots of new posts; it keeps me entertained, and unbored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSidewinder Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 As Swede pointed out, the uptick in activity is a good thing for us here.  We try to keep threads in the proper category, but we really DO prefer too many new posts than too few. And let's all try to remember this: EVERYONE was a newbie once.  So let's concentrate on helping them to become experienced, rather than castigate them for putting a post in the wrong place, hmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroMan LTU Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Nice purple...what was it?PyroMan purple:KP 50MgAl fine 9SrCO3 6CuO 9Parlon 12Hexamine 9dextrine 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEskimo Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Ahhh...bugger. I don't have hexamine or the carbonate. Only the nitrate. Thanks, anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You might want to give a purple developed by Steve Majdali a shot. It's more on the blue side of purple instead of the red side most purples seem to be. Steve Majdali Purple 50 potassium perchlorate8 strontium nitrate13 copper oxide15 parlon3 magnalium, fine7 red gum4 dextrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 red gum is a crappy binder will only hold anything like bp or tt together properly and even than it does so dismally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBluePyro Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 you can use the paron as the binder as is what I normaly do with parlon formulas, just use acertone as the solvent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEskimo Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hmmm...I've been making stars with parlon, PVC, and red gum. I just bind with isopropyl alcohol, 91%. They dry in like 5 hours, and are as hard as rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying fish Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 red gum is a crappy binder will only hold anything like bp or tt together properly and even than it does so dismally In the past I tried using "chunky style" red gum ground up in a mortar in pestle to a not-so-fine particle size. It worked dismally like you describe. However, I've recently been using the airmilled stuff, and it forms rock-hard stars when bound with denatured alcohol. The pre-processing of the red gum appears to be quite important to its performance. It might also be worth dissolving the red gum in the alcohol before adding to the comp, if you haven't tried that already. That should help determine whether it's the particle size that's important, or something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarezWally Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Selling a bunch of quickfit gear Also selling my Greg Boyd 3/4" core burner tooling. Any Australians interested? Not looking to get top dollar just some money for rego Also have some mercury and iodine I no longer need, both are lab sealed. Edited September 1, 2009 by WarezWally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 nice is that still legal to sell in aus i know a couple years ago my school got broken into and the drugies stole it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarezWally Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Not sure to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying fish Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Just thinkin' ... any reason that I couldn't use E85 as a cheap Solvent for red gum bound stars? Should be 85% Ethanol, 15% gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSidewinder Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Well, there's certain to be more in E85 than just Ethanol and "Gasoline". Fuel injector cleaners, lubricants, etc. It's possible that the things *other* than Ethanol in it, will reduce the Red Gum's effective binding, but I don't know one way or the other. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't TEST that theory, and let us know the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Well, there's certain to be more in E85 than just Ethanol and "Gasoline". Fuel injector cleaners, lubricants, etc. It's possible that the things *other* than Ethanol in it, will reduce the Red Gum's effective binding, but I don't know one way or the other. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't TEST that theory, and let us know the results.accept that red gum is already a crappy binder even fast bp is enough to shatter redgum bound stars if acetone is to expensive just use dextrin or sgrs (cheapest water soluble binders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying fish Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Thanks.  I'll have to see if I have a gasoline containers laying around...I know they always have those signs "it is illegal to fill in any other than approved containers" or something like that. I figure there could be lots of other uses for cheap alcohol as well, including (color) liquid fireballs.  The "Kleanstrip S-L-X" hardware-store denatured alcohol costs around $5 a quart. For people that use a lot of alcohol in their fireworks...it could be quite a savings. I honestly don't go through the quarts very fast though. Also, Ralph...I've had superior results with my redgum compared to dextrin. I made some pumped stars that were nearly industructable with RG. These were made with ultra fine "air-milled" RG. They survived a heavily boosted break. At one point I was using "chunky style" that was ground down in a mortar and pestle, and it couldn't bind for crap (dried stars could be crushed between the fingers). I think particle size, how well it is dissolved by the solvent, and perhaps other factors such as impurities make a lot of difference. I was also suspicious of the chunky stuff because it had a wierd smell to it, which the air milled stuff doesn't. I'm not sure how well acetone would work for Red gum, I think traditionally alcohol is used. As for water based binders, I've been giving up on them recently because the humity has been so high. I can't just leave them around and expect anything to dry...I have to wait for some sunny days in which I can leave them outside. Real pain in the ass. I suppose I could make a star-drying box... Edited September 1, 2009 by flying fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEskimo Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I have some of that air-milled redgum, and it makes rock hard stars with 91% isopropyl. Dang, ritchee, that legs looks painful.Oh, and I couldn't figure this out. There are these shells, that make a thing that looks like a weeping willow. It leaves a loooong, gold, glittery tail, but it also sizzles. I have heard that this is called time rain, but I couldn't find any comps for it. Anybody have comps for this effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkInLight Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 As for water based binders, I've been giving up on them recently because the humity has been so high. I can't just leave them around and expect anything to dry...I have to wait for some sunny days in which I can leave them outside. Real pain in the ass. I suppose I could make a star-drying box...No kidding. I'm just thinking of a drying box myself. We'll see if anything actually comes of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh, and I couldn't figure this out. There are these shells, that make a thing that looks like a weeping willow. It leaves a loooong, gold, glittery tail, but it also sizzles. I have heard that this is called time rain, but I couldn't find any comps for it. Anybody have comps for this effect? Sounds like a matrix of dragon eggs in a willow type base to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I don't know what kind of use it would be in making colored fireballs. I've heard of people using it to make lampares by adding various additives to get that nice orange fireball, but never coloring it. I'd think the gasoline would overpower most colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts