12 replies to this topic

[bernie]

lets get a thing going where we post little bits of misc. info that folks have found helpful while engaged in the art/hobby of pyro. anything will do.

[Matt]

one thing would be to cover up any cuts before working with fireworks because when chemicals get in them it reeeeeaaaaaally hurts

[Rhodri]

Make sure that your partner is out of the house for a long time - maybe even fix up a holiday - prior to millimg charcoal in the kitchen.

If not the garage may well become your permanent home.

[adamw]

Potassium Perchlorate etc may look like Sherbert, Flour blah blah, but it isnt. Keep them out of the way of little 'uns, and big doofuses too. If you try to bake a cake with such chemicals then you may have a fire on your hands and/or will have a nasty piece of confectionary.

[bernie]

American Fireworks News used to have a tip of the month thing. I hope Mr. Drewes & Co. doesn't mind.
Sometimes you find cuts you didn't even know you had, eh Matt?
I've done a thing or two in my kitchen that I should not have. We refer to that incident as the batch of cookies my lovely and talented spouse burnt. She is too good of a baker/cook for that to happen but nevertheless she thought it was a good story should the fireman down the street inquire. "What cookie formula contains sulfur compounds?" is no doubt what he would have asked. Now the whole world is gonna want to know. I ain't tellin'.
Mr. W is correct. By all means clearly label anything pyro. It's source,date etc. It seems like a bother when your all excited but for a multitude of reasons it will prove useful at sometime. I promise.
Lock your stuff up. Keep oxidizers seperate from fuels in different boxes. Finished items in yet another. NOT metal ones either!
KEEP DETAIL NOTES on stuff you do. It will pay off big time.
Next please....

[Rhodri]

Don't get 'caught short' - save your empty loo rolls - they make quick and ready tubes for that quick and easy fountain/candle when you need it.

[Rick]

Don't drive your truck on the 18th Green.

Use butter from your spunk and lettuce sandwiches to grease your wheel bearings.

[Pyromaster2003]

never tryed the spunk one. this was stupid of me anyway but, i made 2 smoke b**bs (KNO3/SUGAR) and melted together, then i put some bp paste on top of that brown dry stuff in the 2 tubes and left it under a lamp. few mins l8r, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, FSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS and both of them were alight filling my whole house with smoke and burning and setting alight fuses and mixture. made a rite mess of my room. also for see what could possibly happen if one device/mixture did accidentally go off and what else would get ignited.

[Richard H]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, FSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS and both of them were alight filling my whole house with smoke and burning and setting alight fuses and mixture. made a rite mess of my room. 

You mix pyrotechnic compositions in your house? I cannot believe I just read that. You need to seriously think about what you are doing.

As one US manufacturer said, 'Guys, this isn't a candy factory, your mixing explosives'.

What were you thinking drying stuff under an electric light inside your house? I'm afraid i'm going to have to change your mood to complete numpty for this one.

[Edited on 8-5-2003 by Richard H]

[Pyromaster2003]

LOL...was crap weather outside and was getting dark, needed to dry the powder quick...dissaster struck:o:bounce:

[Richard H]

Dont do it again! Or this happens:
(Me) :flames: (Pyromaster2003)

hehe

[Edited on 8-5-2003 by Richard H]

[bernie]

The very first time I witnessed pyro manufacturing was in my kitchen by the friend of my brothers. I was maybe 10 yrs old. Exact same thing as mentioned by the pyromaster. It had to have been the late 60s or early 70s. A very liberal time it was indeed. Not so much so that they did it when Ma was home. No accidents though.
The ONLY time I ever committed pyro in the house is the ONE time it went bad. An extremely small quanity. I thought it would be ok as well. I must say that for such a small amount it sure made a heck of a lot of smoke. No bangs but it did go VERY fast when it went.
& a big old DOH!

[pyrotrev]

I learnt THAT lesson from my father when i was about 6 years old. He was grinding up SbS3 and KCLO3 with a pestle and mortar in the corner of the dining room when the ineveitable happened. Thankfully it just burnt (as did his eyebrows and forelock) rather than detonating and we both got covered in ash. I prefer to do things a little bit more sensibly these days....:yawn: