Introduction Now and then on the pyro discussion lists someone will bring up the subject of zinc stars. Usually several folks will chime in with, "Oh, man, those stars are some of my favorites, so subtle and beautiful." In Chapter...
Weighing out specific amounts of chemicals, and screening them together to form a composition, are the most basic firework making procedures. But, as with any skill required when making your own fireworks, these fundamental jobs can be done well...
I think "go-getters" are the most entertaining fireworks stars that you will ever see in aerial shells and other fireworks. This project shows you a completely new method of making make go-getters and gives you an overview of they are...
The Mighty Fourth is closing on us and you haven't even begun designing your fireworks display, right? "I've got plenty of time," you say. And every year, you think to yourself, "Man! I need to buy more mortar racks." And every year you...
What is a Strobe Rocket? If I had to make the choice of being able to construct only one type of rocket, it would be a difficult decision. I truly love the low-level simplicity and effect of the Spectacular Glitter-Tailed...
What We Offer: Books on Making Black Powder Chemicals For Making Black Powder Free Black Powder Tips and Project Plans If you want to learn to make high quality black powder (also called gunpowder), Skylighter has everything you need. This...
These strobe pot formulas were lifted from the PML and used with the author's permissions. Some of the ingredients may not be available to everyone, but it’s a worthwhile project anyway. All parts listed are by weight and do not...
One night I was sitting on Ken Musgrave's back deck playing with silver flying fish fuse. We were lighting little one-inch long pieces of the fuse and throwing them out into the night sky. After throwing several thousand or so...
Skylighter's electric match heads are made comparable to Davey Fire electric matches, each has a thin nichrome wire wrap to convert electrical energy to heat. A minimum of 0.5 amperes will cause the nichrome wire to heat and then break...
What is the Firefly aluminum effect? Firefly is an interesting effect. It is also called transformation. It is generally a firework star or a comet whose effect consists of variations of charcoal orange (even red) mixed with twinkling silver flashes....
