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[BigG]

Excellent beginners project in passfire.com this month Just the thing for 5-Nov?

BigG

[Richard H]

Some of you wont believe this, but i've just bought some more fireworks! Got a nice 19 shot barrage and a big 30mm bore 8 shot candle.

[Rhodri]

Cool!

[BigG]

Now I understand why Mr. Lancaster does not have time to talk with me - he is busy running around arranging all the deliveries for you

[barry]

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I'm quite excited about an idea I've been developing - I have always liked big aluminium fountain cones, but the one I've made for the fifth has three quick match conections to mines ( one silver stars, the other green stars) and a flash cracker. The idea is that as the fountain builds up power, first one mine goes off, then another, and when it dies away the flash goes off. I made a simpler version for last new year which worked well and I can't wait to try the new one.

[BigG]

Very nice. We would love to see a movie of those. Mind you, I've seen similar things in the past...

What formulas are you using for your stars - and how do you connect the fuses?

BigG

[Matt]

Shoooowwww meeeee the videooooosss

So who taped what and when do we get to see it?

I didnt end p doing anything as I didsnt realise it was on a wednesday and since I have school and my pyro buddy lives a lil while away we kinda didnt end up doing anything. We have something planned for next weekend though, he has been making 1-1/4inch and 22mm can shells for a while and has a little stockpike growing. We also plan on making our very first 2.5 inch shells

-Matt

[barry]

Sorry Big G, I've been away.

Silver stars - 100 kno3+60 sulphur+20 al powder+20 al flake+7 dextrin
Green stars - 144 barium chlorate+24 accaroid resin+16 charcoal+8 dextrin

fuse - I drilled holes down the side of my cone and glued quickmatch (impregnated fluffy string in a craft straw) in them with pva. These connected to the mines and flash through holes near their bases. I enclosed the fuses in plastic straws for durability/waterproofing, these being glued with hot melt to the cases.

Everything went to plan on the night, but I wish I'd used more flash powder - the bogof Spook cakes I bought were excellent and made more noise than my flash cracker! Actually, I must confess, the 500grm Spook volcano was bigger than my one as well, if not quite so exciting.

I would like to provide the video my cousin took but as yet I have no idea how to do so, and I can't even get the video off his camcorder as we do not have the leads/firewire card. My brother took a photo of the firework before it was set off which hopefully shows the construction, but as yet he has not sent it to me. I'll e-mail it to you when it arrives.

Barry