Multiple shot pyrotechnic effects boards are a great way to add interest and variety to any backyard or professional public firework display. Although it is easy to pick from hundreds of Chinese made multi-shot cakes for this same purpose, having...
John Dudley sent this in. Thanks John. Firefly Aluminum Rockets Ball mill the lampblack, sulfur and potassium nitrate together for two hours, just like making black powder. Next, mix in the firefly aluminum powder and boric acid. Make regular black...
Introduction There is a beautiful photo on the cover of Dr. Takeo Shimizu's Fireworks, The Art, Science and Technique (FAST). At the top of the picture is a huge, double-petaled, fireworks-shell starburst, with several smaller star-flowers between it and the...
I recently came by some fine-grained Goex black powder, around 2FG or finer. A pyro friend and I were hashing over what the stuff could be used for, and he told me about a great crossette comet break mix, which...
This works very well for a firework ignition system and does away with nichrome and/or bridge wire. It's easy. I first cut a 4 ft. length of Skylighter's shooting wire. Strip about 1/8 inch of insulation, squeeze the exposed copper...
A while back I received samples of some of Skylighter's fabulous Chinese-made fireworks fuse products: fast yellow visco, green visco, thin (cross-match) visco, and paper firecracker fuse. Noting the substantial flame spit from the visco fuse, I decided to try...
Okay, here's how I made my fourth batch. First I'll give an overview, then my procedure. Keep in mind that I only had high school chemistry (though it was a great course!) and that was 29 years ago (!) so...
CAUTION: Making electric matches is a dangerous activity. If you do it wrong, you could hurt yourself very badly or start a fire. Before you start read the instructions completely. They can save your life. First and foremost, think safety....
This was lifted off one of the internet mailing lists and described as "blinding red firework stars," our thanks to "Gary" who furnished this. We haven't tried it, but since it smells similar to the legendary Independence "Ruby" red firework...
By John Werner INTRODUCTION Saxon spark wheels are a very simple ground based revolving device similar in effect to a wheel but much more basic in construction. Imagine a long, tubular propeller shape spinning about a central pivot, being driven...
Bill Schmidt, a very accomplished fireworks builder, active in the Crackerjacks club, and a former President of the Northern Lighters, approached me a few years ago with a book idea. He has been making fireworks for many, many years. When...
