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| VD0170 16 Inch Round Shell Construction Tells you in detail how large caliber shells are made. From laying in first stars to final pasting in, the entire process is demonstrated along with plenty of tips and questions answered by shellmaker Derek Zibell. 83 minutes. |
| VD0173 6-Inch Ball Shell Construction Dave Stoddard demonstrates how round plastic shells are made, from selection of materials, right through to attaching the quickmatch leader. Dave begins with stars, discussing differences and decisions. He shows some tricks for making cut stars, for ... |
| VD0001 A Star Rolling Machine If you've ever hand-rolled your own round stars, you know what a chore it can be. Or maybe you've been put off by all the fuss and bother of hand-rolling. Now see Tom Perigrin and Harry Gilliam demonstrate a star rolling machine that actually makes i... |
| VD0005 Assemble a 4-Inch, 3-Break Color & Report Shell Veteran professional fireworks maker (60+ years), Louis Semenza, entertains us with a demonstration of the traditional way his father taught him to make this complicated shell, complete with a bottom shot. Proper loading, using, stringing, and finish... |
| VD0011 Blue Strobe Rockets Infamous (hide your daughters) rocketman, Doc Barr shows how he produces a blue strobe rocket using GE Silicone II at his seminar at the 1999 PGI convention. Doc leads us on a merry tour through safely producing this spectacular rocket. He even shows... |
| VD0207 Choreography By Computer Once again, Aaron Enzer leads the viewer in an elaborate visit to the complexities of using a computerized system to fire a display timed to music. |
| VD0015 Crossette Rockets Tom Rebenklau, two-time PGI Grand Master, and with 20 years of rocket building experience shows his method of producing his exquisite double crossette (split comet) effects in rocket heads, then tells us how he makes the rocket motors and shell effec... |
| VD0020 Crossette Shells The crossette effect, or split comet, is a beautiful effect that always pleases the crowd. Veteran, precision shell-maker, Phil Martinez, takes you through crossette star construction, then into the details of making a 5" crossette shell-from shot ho... |
| VD0025 Cut Stars Jack Drewes shows you the actual laboratory production of a batch of cut stars, from mixing to ignition. Tells the secrets of making perfect stars with a minimum of toxic exposure to yourself. 45 minutes. |
| VD0043 End Burning Rockets Rocketman guru Steve LaDuke developed and shows how to make this extremely short-cored rocket which has incredible thrust. Taped at the 1999 PGI Convention, Steve shows you everything you need to know including equipment needed, formulas, proper mixi... |
| VD0046 English Holiday Crackers & Other Table Fireworks English Holiday Crackers, or Christmas Crackers, are those neat little pyro items that you may remember finding at parties when you were a kid. Art Tilford shows how easy it is to make these attractive and fun devices. Using toilet paper cores, decor... |
| VD0040 Exhibition Candle Construction Roman candles: just a simple star mine shooting a single star, and repeated a few times. What could be simpler? Or is it all that simple? Join Mark Mara as he carefully explains how these large bore candles can be made to function flawlessly and prod... |
| VD0037 Exploding Ice Cream Cone & More Indoor Table Bombs We join Dr. Art Tilford at the 2000 Pyrotechnics Guild International convention where he gave two workshops: Exploding Ice Cream Cones and Indoor Table Bombs. "Party poppers" are used to achieve the effects. Imagine an ice cream cone (large and imita... |
| VD0321 Fireworks in Japan Unarguably the most expertly made and artistic round (ball) shells in the world today are made in Japan. Most of us never see such shells. But for anyone who aspires to making truly excellent ball shells, seeing what they really can be is an absolu... |
| VD0312 Fireworks in Malta The Maltese make two truly amazing kinds of fireworks. Huge multi-break cylinder shells, up to 5 break, 10 inch diameter, 180 pound shells! And Irdieden, ground display pieces unique to Malta. You’ll see many pictures of the big shells before and ... |
| VD0300 Fireworks in Mexico In and around Tultepec, near Mexico City, a religious celebration is held, usually in March every year. Part of that event features an array of fireworks, the likes of which is seen nowhere else in North America. thousands of hand fired salute rock... |
| VD0330 Fireworks in Spain ~Valencia. In and around Tultepec, near Mexico City, a religious celebration is held, usually in March every year. Part of that event features an array of fireworks, the likes of which is seen nowhere else in North America. thousands of hand fired ... |
| VD0050 Girandola Construction Join Tom Dimock as he takes us on a 2-hour tour and shows how to make this fascinating device. The girandola is one of the most complicated of fireworks, yet one of the most spectacular and rewarding. Learn to construct the drivers. See the materials... |
| VD0204 How Computer Firing Systems Work Aaron Enzer was the choreographer for the finest display I have ever seen at a PGI Convention, the Michigan Pyrotechnic Arts Guild's show at the convention in Fargo, North Dakota in August 2000. Aaron demonstrates the FireOne™ system and goes into m... |
| VD0060 How To Construct Mines Fireworks professional John Werner shows you how to make mines using five different types of construction: lift-powder bag method, star-bag method, piston method, cup method, disk method, and the standalone tube method. At a seminar given to the Crac... |
| VD0201 Hybrid Black Powder Rockets This is another winning video on rockets from the master himself, Steve LaDuke. A full one hour and forty minute demonstration of black powder rockets that whistle. See the traditional black powder tail, get the expected snort, but now discover the s... |
| VD0100 Making Black Powder Black powder guru, Stan Williams, takes you step by step through the process of making high quality black powder. Formulating, mixing, milling, pressing, and granulating are all covered in detail. Stan's black powder routinely out-performs Goex and o... |
| VD0066 Mini Whistle Rockets Steve LaDuke shows how to make small whistle rockets. Steve is one of the top pryotechnic whistle rocket makers in the world. He shows how to use a sleeve and why; why you should press whistles and never ram them; using hydraulic and arbor presses; d... |
| VD0105 Multi-Break Shell Construction 20 year shell-building veteran Dave Datres gives finely detailed explanations of how multi-break shells are assembled. Special emphasis on pasting, stringing, and great fusing tips. 56 minutes. |
| VD0111 Multi-Break Small Shells for Rockets This seminar by three-times PGI Grand Master Tony Petro is a 52-minute tutorial on how he makes canister shells for his award winning rockets. Tony's rockets with multi-break shells are the some of most amazing and beautiful rockets being made in the... |
| VD0130 Palm Tree Shells & Round Inserts Palm tree shells: the trunk, the palm leaves, the coconuts. A beautiful shell, but one which needs special techniques and formulations. Harvey Mehlos walks us through the construction and inside tips. 54 minutes. |
| VD0127 Paper, Paste & String PGI Grand Master, Dr. John Vico is one of the US best round shell makers around. John thoroughly discusses paper: which kinds are used for what application; how to read the grain and why; why kraft is so useful; sources for kraft paper; virgin kraft ... |
| VD0135 Pressed Inserts for Shells Tourbillions, hummers, serpents, and whistles. Those are the great devices found in premium aerial shells. What are the techniques manufacturers use to make them fast and perfect? Gary Hanson, President of Precocious Pyrotechnics, tells all in this 4... |
| VD0140 Pyro Tools & Basic Fountains Tom Dimock shows a wide range of tools he has built for making fireworks and how they work: a great star rolling machine, a ball mill (made from Lloyd Sponenburgh's design), a hydraulic rocket press, a roman candle press, a crossette star pump, rocke... |
| VD0160 Round Stars Learn how round stars are hand-rolled by watching an actual production run. Starts with core selection and ends with testing. Describes tools, equipment, and the process, including how to make color-changing stars. Many fine details are presented by ... |
| VD0163 Secrets Of Pyrotechnic Whistles US Army pyrotechnic expert, Dr. Joe Domanico, explains pyrotechnic whistles. Using lots of visual aids, he clearly explains the physics and chemistry of whistles. Whistles are a lot more than simply pounding some chemicals into a paper tube. Pressing... |
| VD0157 Smokes: The How & The Why US Army pyrotechnic expert, Dr. Joe Domanico, discusses how smoke is used in fireworks and how it is done. Here’s how Joe begins: color - visibility - duration - persistence -volume. Those are the characteristics you must learn how to produce and con... |
| VD0166 Star Making Troubleshooting See how stars are made by amateurs and in fireworks plants using various methods: hand rolled, machine rolled, pumped, and with star plates. Rolf Halverson discusses techniques and problems in hand rolled stars. At Dakota Pyrotechnics, you will see s... |
| VD0180 White Strobe Rockets Steve LaDuke’s seminar at the 1999 PGI convention shows how strobe rockets can be made right and safely. Steve explains up front that these comps are shock sensitive. They can’t be pounded; you must use a hydraulic press. Steve discusses ramming forc... |