PurpleFlare Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Do it have any useful chemicals? Can it be cut open to extract chemicals? I got tons of them laying around.
pyrogeorge Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 what type of flares do you have?With metal-cardboard-plastic handle?
Xtreme Pyro Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I would STRONGLY suggest you don't do that, it is a quick way to get hurt. If you plan on pursuing this hobby safely I suggest you do some research and start out with something small, such as Turbo Pyro or something along those lines.
PurpleFlare Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 I would STRONGLY suggest you don't do that, it is a quick way to get hurt. If you plan on pursuing this hobby safely I suggest you do some research and start out with something small, such as Turbo Pyro or something along those lines. Alright thanks for warning! I appreciate it. I am just having a lot of troubles with getting chemicals. So been kinda of running all over trying to get start so was thinking about trying to get some from flare but dont wanna to take the risk. I'm trying to make a gerb/foundation, preferably small one. Unfortunately only one I found that I can make so far turn out to be a flash powder ugh!!! Wasn't happy about it at all! I'm just a bit scare about buying stuff because I don't know what I will be using a lot and am just getting started so I'm looking at a pretty steep start up cost. Here's what I have so far: copper foil (got it out of Li-Ion battery) Potassium nitrate aluminum powder sulfur mutratic acid calcium BP Can get: Charcoal zinc powder I'm about to head off to shop for few things such as strontium nitrate (or strontium carbonate and nitric acid) and red gum and other stuff if I can find them. If that fail... I guess I'll just try to buy few items and pray it turn out to be something I can use.
PurpleFlare Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) BTW I'm trying to keep expense as low as possible because I'm moving across country at end of the summer to start school. So yes I have lot of expenses coming up... That's why I am tight with money for now. But I do enjoy making things though so I don't mind gather up few things and make chemicals that is needed, it is just as much fun as making pyro and light it Edit: Oh and no I'm not some kid lol. I'm in mid 20's lol. Just thought I'd put that in because I know there are so many 15 something years old here. Edited May 23, 2011 by PurpleFlare
Mumbles Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 If you only have the summer, I'd stick to just BP based effects. It will be cheap, and give you a wide variety of options to pursue. You'll need Potassium Nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal. Many fountain compositions do not need to be ball milled. Some will however utilize meal powder as a component in order to increase the burn rate or give a higher spray. The PFP should give you several ideas to go from. The overly dangerous ones tend to be pointed out. http://www.privatedata.com/byb/pyro/pfp/Index.html Once you get the hang of fountains, simple additions of coarse metals like Al or Fe can give some varied effects.
PurpleFlare Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 I'm not sure how long I'll be able to do this as I really doubt most landlords or neighbor would be really happy to find me storing and mixing "dangerous" chemicals and lighting it in the backyard lol. Thank you so much for the form!!! That's exactly what I need! BTW I got kraft paper (4X3 ft), muratic acid, and copper sulfate.
MadMax Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Not sure just how bad your budget is but you could also pick up a color kit for under 100. http://www.skylighter.com/rainbow-rubber-fireworks-stars-kit.html Also get some visco fuse for 7 bucks.http://www.cannonfuse.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1&idcategory=2 All these things are fairly universal and should be fairly safe to start with. The nice thing is they won't degrade terribly over time in unmixed form so you can safely put them away in a box and take them out when you are ready to begin. The rest like tubes and shells and stuff you can improvise along the way. That's what I did when I first started.
Arthur Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Rule number one is have a suitable firing site! One can fire almost anything as long as the neighbours are far enough away not to notice. Simple fireworks usually start with BP like formulae. With BP chems and some dextrin (which can easily be DIY) you can make candles fountains rockets and stars like willow and tiger tail. OK you will be short on colour but all the shapes and effects will be there. Work accurately and in small quantities til you are fully happy with your work and your surroundngs.
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