There are three common types of simple, black powder, charcoal-tailed, rocket motors: cored, nozzleless, and end-burner. A cored rocket motor is the traditional motor, typically with a clay nozzle, and a hollow core going up through the nozzle and into...
Introduction A shell which bursts with a ring pattern, a smiley-face, or a star pattern can be a unique and creative addition to a fireworks display. Suddenly, after a procession of fairly typical full, spherical shell bursts, a simple ring...
Create a Volcanic Eruption... in the Comfort of Your own Yard I marvel at what a simple thing it is to just light a pile of a pretty orange-colored chemical, and watch it turn into the what looks for all...
Gary Christ made this great looking pyrotechnic waterfall and sent us the instructions for making it. Thanks, Gary. Gary Christ's Waterfall Gary writes: "I guess I'll fess-up! When it comes to the firework tubes, I took a hint from Dan...
I have some lump charcoal that just came out of my retort after I cooked it, and I want to turn it into airfloat charcoal. Or, the directions say to ball mill my rocket fuel for an hour. An article...
How do I get a "poof" of white smoke so that I can make a witch magically appear? You can use the following items from our Special Effects products page: FX0600 - Non-Concussion Electric Flash Pot GN5025 - Nichrome Igniter...
Introduction The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and many of us really enjoy producing a nice fireworks display to entertain our family and friends, and to show off our pyro talents. For many years a buddy of...
Traditional iron-wire dipped sparklers are tricky to make at home and to get to perform just right. Many sparkler formulas also usually use barium nitrate as one component. Skylighter doesn't ship that chemical. What to do? I've visited sparkler factories...
By Ned Gorski What's All the Mystery about Making Roman Candle Fireworks? I really like Roman candles. But even though Roman candles appear to be the simplest of fireworks devices, they are a real challenge to make so that they...
Introduction Strobe pots are among the simplest of fireworks devices and are easy to make. They can really add some of that low-level variety to a pyro-display that so helps to keep an audience's attention. "Hey, here's something different," they'll...
If you look in the end of most black powder rockets, or at the end of a gerb (fountain), you'll see a nozzle recessed into the end of the paper tube. A Nozzle In Paper Tube A nozzle is a...
