starburst Posted November 13, 2006 Posted November 13, 2006 Hello, can anyone help me to find some pyrotechnic chemical suppliers in the UK?I am searching for titanium, magnalium or magnesium powder, lithium carbonate or nitrate, PVC, dextrin, K perchlorate and willow charcoal, etc- chemicals that I could use to experiment with coloured flame, star or spark compositions.I can not souce any UK supplier of magnalium, titanium or magnesium powder.I have tried Hobbychem UK, but there is something wrong with their website- there is no "add to cart " button under magnesium, magnalium or K perchlorate, so I am unable to order these chemicals.In fact, at the moment, it is impossible to order most of Hobbychem's chemicals, apart from a few exceptions, such as KNO3.I have tried Inoxia UK, which supplies most pyrotechnic chemicals that I may require, except for magnesium powder, magnalium, titanium and lithium carbonate or nitrate.If anyone can help, I'll be very grateful.
styropyro Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Here you go> http://www.activemetals.co.uk/index.html They have Magnesium, Magnalium, and Titanium. Sorry I can't help you with the lithium nitrate/carbonate situation. I'm also looking for a cheap (or as cheap as i can get) source over here in the U.S., lithium metal is calling me . I think I'm just going to go with eBay for the nitrate/carbonate though.
Mumbles Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 The carbonate can be had thorugh ceramic material outlets, and fairly cheaply. I can't guarantee purity though.
psymon Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Willow and Alder charcoal at www.charcoaldust.co.uk
starburst Posted November 14, 2006 Author Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks for the advice. BTW, Styro, have you ordered from Active Metals before? Do they accept small orders- I need only about 100g to 800g of metal and do'nt want to order in bulk, as I will have a surplus for my needs. How did you order from them- phone or email?
styropyro Posted November 15, 2006 Posted November 15, 2006 Sorry I don't have a clue how there service is. I live in the U.S. and I just typed in "sponge titanium UK" in the search engine to see if I could find you a supplier. But I'm guessing they will let you order in small amounts if they know most people are going to use it for pyrotechnics. But try emailing them and ask how to order.
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