frogy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Where about 5 grams of slow flash is used as a booster in "regular" color\chrysanthemum shells, spider shells use about 8 grams of flash booster.... Sometimes even 7/3 flash is used as the booster, upto about 10 grams... Spider stars are generally very strong, and resist shattering (as they need to), and as Frozentech said, they are thrown out of the shell very quickly, with shellmakers aiming for a straighter path.
whitewolf_573 Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 I am a bid sad , because a few days ago i discovered that Skylighter dont ship outside US. When i discovered Skylighter about 2 years ago and half ( perhaps a bit more, and i haven't been doing pyro for a year because i can't where now i live , until august that i am going back to my city ) they send books,tools,paper tubes,and some chemicals to outside of US. (i live in Spain) So as i won't take anything of Skylighter anymore ( or by the moment) i am a bit sad, not a lot because know that soon i will be able to do pyro another time , makes me happy , but lose a good provider is a bit sad.
WarezWally Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Send them a email, I'm told it was because of fraud reasons.
Mumbles Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Ah you guys make me laugh. Booster....pffffffffffff. There is no booster, just flash. Spider shells are canister shells FYI. I used about 7g of slightly slower flash. It uses a bit coarser Al, and gives much improved ignition properties. I normally use the spider star I posted in the comp section, but not this time. I didn't have enough time to ball mill it. I used one of Mike Swishers from the passfire database, and it worked great. I will need to mill it a bit next time though, as there was some burning fallout, probably due to slightly granular KNO3, or incomplete mixing of the lampblack. Basically that is is. Very hard, fast burning charcoal streamer stars broken hard with a big flash bag. I used 1/2" stars, but that is generally small for this size of shell. Ballmilling the comp would have sped it up. Might add a few parts Ti next time for some twinkling. I'll say it's laying a shimmering web.
flying fish Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Speaking of Ti for "twinkling" for charcoal stars, what is the best type of Ti to use for that effect? Will anything work, or is there a specific mesh size or particle shape that I need? I've always loved the Ti twinkle, but haven't purchased any Ti yet...
BPinthemorning Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 My best friend told me he doesn't want to talk to me anymore... If anyone else said that to me I would have told him, but now I have no one to tell lol... He has become real popular in high school, and I didn't soo.... I mean i knew him sense i was like 5...
Mumbles Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 That my friend is what I like to refer to as a douche bag, or a tool. Hopefully he will come around though. People can drift apart, but what he said is quite shitty of him.
BPinthemorning Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 (edited) The whole thing started when I found out he asked out the girl he knew I liked. I went to talk to him and he said he didn't want to talk to me any more. He was so blunt I thought he was joking... I'm gonna go watch chick flicks and eat a whole tub of ice cream... I would have done anything for him. He was like a brother. Edited August 5, 2008 by BPinthemorning
OneEyeCharlie Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 BP: Well, my man; that sucks in the here and now of your perspective, but in the overall scheme of life doesn't mean shit. Better that you find out now that your so-called-friend is a shallow, insecure, unreliable fuckstick than to have him bail on you later when you really need him. Guys that I considered my best buds in high school; I haven't spoken to in over 20 years. Values change, they change, you change. Life isn't static. After high school, a whole new world opens to you. You could go work on drilling rigs in the Gulf, work on your Masters on the Philly Mainline, or stay in your home town and open a small, but prosperous, hardware store. Who knows. That's the beautiful thing. You're not trapped into a set existence. This isn't Feudal England. The one thing that I try to install into my children is not fearing the small-minded opinions of their peers. It only keeps them down. If people can't accept you for what you are... fuck em. Thus endeth the sermon. Charlie
flying fish Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Meh, sometimes I wonder about my old buddies. I ran into one of them when I was doing research work at the University...crazy that we ended up at the same university and didn't even realize it. We were all like "hey, we should hang out sometime!" Generally we don't overlap with eachother though...I am working while he is in school and vice versa. But anyhow, he never responded to my calls, so I figured either (1) he died (which I probably would have heard about, lol), or (2) he's too cool for old friends. Well, I guess I shouldn't assume I know peoples' situations, but it seems like if I put in effort to stay in touch with someone, they should put a little effort in as well. It is very silly and pointless to compromise friendships over high-school hormones and "want-to-be-cool-ness" (which is probably also hormone related)... If your friend burns his bridges with you, he is not going to have anyone to turn to when the "cool" click spits him back out like Tweeks' coffee when Starbucks moves into town!
mormanman Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 Charlie, that kind of sounds like something I would say and I'm 16. I wrote a blog on that same topic and I would have to say its pretty damn good. The title is "Who Declears What" and its all about that stuff. I try to sway people's opinions and thought on thing b/c the "cool" kids in high school will mean nothing once you get all the money or whatever. I mean if they don't like you turn the cheek and wait until the either party their life away in college or become so successful that you never meet them again. Sometimes what you can do is force your way into the crowd you want to be in.
oskarchem Posted August 9, 2008 Posted August 9, 2008 Hello evrybody! I just returned to civellisation after 1 week of going around Poland. BP, I'm gonna thow in my 0,02 zloty and just say, fuck him, I had that happen to me once, my best friend left me too ( she was a girl), and the worse thing is that I don't eaven know why.
flamingape Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 (edited) A woman I have loved for a very long time has recently broken up with her boyfriend of 6 years. I have not once spoken of my feelings for we had a very good friendship and I have been respectful of her relationship, now she went off to Texas meeting up with an old boyfriend without even mentioning that as a reason of going. she made mention of going to speak to the dean of admissions for Veterinary school, and then today she calls me and asks "are you angry?" I say "for what" then she puts HIM on the phone... the man who made her cry...the man who killed a horse instead of calling the police and having the owner put it down. the sorry son of a bitch I had 30 people prepared to descend upon him like the flaming hand of god to harm him to protect her. I have no idea what shes thinking, whether she knows how i feel about her, how i feel about him. I'm talking to one of her friends right now and she also was not informed of the reason the trip to Texas. It was also a complete surprise to her. I'm so ...words fail for what I am feeling. I'm going to make a huge hundred shot cake with hearts. sigh... Edited August 17, 2008 by flamingape
Swede Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Charlie, that kind of sounds like something I would say and I'm 16. I wrote a blog on that same topic and I would have to say its pretty damn good. The title is "Who Declears What" and its all about that stuff. I try to sway people's opinions and thought on thing b/c the "cool" kids in high school will mean nothing once you get all the money or whatever. I mean if they don't like you turn the cheek and wait until the either party their life away in college or become so successful that you never meet them again. Sometimes what you can do is force your way into the crowd you want to be in. This is soo true. I have only one remaining friend from High School. I've known him since 2nd grade... we've always been great buddies. I was his best man at his wedding, and that was a huge honor. He went on to become a huge success filming TV commercials. Just about every Budweiser or Bud Lite commercial (all the superbowl jobs) done in the last 15 years were his work. As a HS sophomore, I was 5' 4", dumpy, dorky, and super-unpopular. A total loser. I was abused and tormented by bullies. In my Junior and Senior year, I grew 6". Added 3 more in college, got buff and muscular, 6' 3". Joined the Air Force and became a fighter pilot. Then I went back to a mini HS reunion. "Swede, that you??!! Holy Shit man you're tall! What do you do now? I work at International corrugated paper as a shift manager." "Oh I fly F-15's in the Air Force. I deploy regularly to Europe, guarding the NATO countries from the commies. By the way, you were an asshole in HS. I'd kick your ass right now, but I'm too busy. Fuck off." Essentially, HS is a gnat's-ass microcosm of your life; things change wildly. Any twit who is so shallow thay won't hang with you because you're not "cool" doesn't desrve 1 minute of your time. Most of the super-popular guys in HS are balding and dumpy, and the cheerleaders are mostly haggard, skanky coke-heads.
PyroMedia Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 *Sigh* I was friends with this guy i knew for 8 years till about a month ago. He was into graffiti/tagging whatever you want to call it. One day im walking with him and he puls a marker and starts scribbling on a door. next thing i know some huge guy sees him, grabs him, and asks "what the fuck are you doing"? the guy i was with kicks him in the balls and runs. im left standing there thinking WTF? then this huge guy (like 6'4) grabs me and calls the cops. Next thing i know im sitting in their interrogation room being questioned. They ask me who the guy is and i reply by saying that i dont know. they leave me sitting there for like another 3 hours. then they come in again and ask me again. Who is he? At this point im fucking tired and want to go home so i ask "if i tell you what would happen to him?" They say "probably jsut some community service" so im thinking whatever, i can go home. so i tell him who it was because if i didn't i was going to be charged as an accomplice and would have to go to court and pay for lawyer fees ect. So they bring this guy in, he ratts out all his tagger buddies, and blames it on me. i almost end up getting the shit kicked out of me, and now i pretty much havent talked to any of my friends in over a month. i really dont see the point in trying anymore. schools coming up in a couple of days and im literally going to have zero friends.
TheSidewinder Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 I think you need to find better friends. I realize that sounds simplistic, but it's true. No matter how "good" you are, if you keep the wrong company you get painted with the same brush as they do.
BPinthemorning Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Ya, but its nice to have friends dont you think...
flying fish Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 One of the mistakes I made in early high school was hanging out with people that I thought were interesting (namely pot smoking, vandelizing delinquents) and then realized I never wanted to invite these people to my house ("What would my parents' think!"). And what good are friends that you can't take home with you? What you need to do is find some people that are into more responsible activities. I ended up making some good friends playing *responsible* airsoft (this being 5 or 6 years ago, before everyone knew what the hell airsoft even was).
Richtee Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Ya, but its nice to have friends dont you think...remids me of a joke err kinda a joke... A good friend will bail ya outta jail, but a great one will be next to you saying" Man...we fucked up!" Take it as you will.
Swede Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 PyroMedia, that's a shit situation to be in. I think the best friends to have in HS are the nerds and the dorky types. They will be REAL friends, not fake friends, and you won't find yourself in jail. I told my daughters (21 and 15) "When you look for a boyfriend, ignore the outlaws, the bad boys, the druggies, the uber-jocks. They will probably treat you like crap. Find a quiet kid who might not be popular, who likes to read, maybe is in some dork club, and he will be faithful to you and worship the ground you walk on. Those are the guys who will be successful in life, stable, and happy."
Richtee Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 "When you look for a boyfriend, ignore the outlaws, the bad boys, the druggies, the uber-jocks. They will probably treat you like crap. Find a quiet kid who might not be popular, who likes to read, maybe is in some dork club, and he will be faithful to you and worship the ground you walk on. " Amen Swede...Amen. Mine are 23 and 17.
tentacles Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 PyroMedia: That's why you don't talk to cops, ever. It will never help you and it will always come back at you if anything comes of it at all... There was a video on this posted on passfire a while back - if you are a member there try some searches "don't talk to cops"
Flying dutchman Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Tomorrow it's back to school...oh,it's so sad...
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