superspike23 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 I lost all my chemicals due to a water leak.I just got a little money and I bought: kno3 1kgAluminium Powder 350# Flake 200gAluminium Powder 350# Atomised 200gsulfur 200gVine Charcoal 500gIsopropyl Alcohol - Isopropanol 99.9% 1 litreBentonite Clay 500gDextrin 500gFerrotitanium 500g waiting to buy more, how nice formula I can do? thank you.
ivars21 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 C6, C8, TT, Willow, (combination with FeTi/Flake Al will give you nice tail), White stars, buy some baking soda from grocery shop and you can make D1/N1 (would be hopeful having boric acid) that's pretty much I can think of
shouldnoteatindat Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 there is also hardt charcoal streamer #4 that is very nice, and you can add 5% al to make it even better. And afew Kno3 whites you could make but they arn't that good.
pyroman2498 Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 Almost any charcoal streamer ,D1, yankie flashers, sulfur white , TT with 10% F/T added, to flasher is a great looking star if you can pump a cavity star or roll them
LambentPyro Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Bleser Blonde Streamer is an excellent choice. Something simlar would be Yishiki Kamuro (believe I spelled that right) that call for a high FeTi percentage, so it's a bit expensive, but you won't regret the results it produces. Hope this helps. Best
superspike23 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 thank you for your answers.I watched videos of blond Bleser streamer.it's pretty.Do you have the formula?
Mumbles Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Sure do. I'd bet that google, or the search function here have it as well. 1
superspike23 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Sure do. I'd bet that google, or the search function here have it as well.ok thank you you were already saying that we should not trust google for formulas Edited April 6, 2014 by superspike23
Mumbles Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 You can always just buy the book if you want to be positive. http://www.fireworksnews.com/Item/M4
superspike23 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 I found this formula: kno3 45gc 29gfe ti 15gSulfur 6gdextrin 5g
skid68 Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 I found this formula: kno3 45gc 29gfe ti 15gSulfur 6gdextrin 5g That's the one. I'm a big fan of Hardts Brocade as well.KNO3 - 29Pine C - 34Sulfur - 6FeTi (mixed) - 25Dextrin - 6
superspike23 Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 C6, C8, TT, Willow, (combination with FeTi/Flake Al will give you nice tail), White stars, buy some baking soda from grocery shop and you can make D1/N1 (would be hopeful having boric acid) that's pretty much I can think of I found the boric acid.which is composition who use it??
Mumbles Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Boric acid prevents a reaction between nitrates and aluminum. It's a common additive for glitters. Usually, a percent or two are added dry to a composition, or a solution of boric acid is used to wet the comp. I prefer to use a solution personally. It doesn't add anything to the effect, just prevents any deleterious reactions from happening and the composition from being degraded or becoming dangerous. It is commonly added to glitters and silver streamers containing both nitrates and aluminum. The additional presence of flake aluminums, or stronger bases (oxalate, carbonate, bicarbonate, etc) can make a reaction more likely. I generally only use it when one of these additional factors is involved, but a lot of people use it in everything. One warning. Boric acid is incompatible with magnesium and magnalium. Don't add it to any compositions containing these things if you want them to function as intended.
superspike23 Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 thank you very much.I can use either of the boric acid or sodium bicarbonate for d1 composition?
Mumbles Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 I don't think you understand. Boric acid does not and should not replace sodium bicarbonate. D1 contains sodium bicarbonate, and will not function the same without it. Potassium Nitrate - 53Sulfur - 18Charcoal airfloat - 11Aluminum atomized, 325mesh - 7Sodium Bicarbonate - 7Dextrin - 4 As I mentioned before, I only really use boric acid when the composition contains potassium nitrate and a flake aluminum, or potassium nitrate, any aluminum, and another ingredient that is a strong base. In this case, I probably would use boric acid (either dry or a solution) for this composition since it contains potassium nitrate, aluminum, and sodium bicarbonate (a base). If you don't use boric acid, you can identify the unwanted reaction by the composition heating up, smelling of H2S, or smelling of ammonia.
Shadowcat1969 Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 No, you use the sodium bicarbonate as specified in the D1 composition, THEN add the 1% of dry boric acid, then wet and process your composition. OR use a boric acid/water solution to wet and bind the composition.
superspike23 Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 Ok I understand.It is an additive but never replaces another product.
superspike23 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 I found this formula: kno3 45gc 29gfe ti 15gSulfur 6gdextrin 5gShould I add a layer of prime for this composition?
Mumbles Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 I prime everything just to be safe. It's better to use some excess BP or green meal than to have the stars hitting the ground unlit.
superspike23 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Posted May 3, 2014 I tried tonight a 2 inch shell.With stars "Bleser Blonde Streamer"shell weighs 37.3 grI used 4 gr of lift, composed of 70 kno3 /18 vine C / S 12 and granulated.For the break, I used coated rice hulls and 0.5gr Fp (KClO4 50/50 MG)there was too much wind. There was not enough to lift and break http://youtu.be/FqLrDStzGQA
superspike23 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 I made a new test.With the same composition.I used 8 grams of lift powder.1.5 grams of flash powder.I put 4 layers of gummed tape.and I used a time fuse 2.5 cm. The result is better but still not perfect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlk7ixMww7w&feature=share&list=UUlrHWRVpLwNwtNgHEZaS4Ow What do you think about it?
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