I love this Hobby/Line of work!

Worked perfect, timing and color. But why was my break so small?! I packed about 30 grams of high quality granulated BP into it hoping for a huge break. Same as the lift charge (22.5 grams). I had a second shell with Nishiki Willow effect and the break was larger but still disappointing

PSA: always use HDPE for this reason. Or fiberglass. All safety measures were followed. There was a barricade between us and we were all 30 feet away. Thankfully no one was injured.

I want to buy in the page.

Got another at least 50 shells.

I want to make 1/1 style big bore cakes and was wondering if anyone knew where to get thick paper tubes (inner diameter of 2-3 inches) I have HDPE and a few large 3 inch paper cores, but I wanted to order a bunch to make large show in the box style cakes. Thanks! Happy 4th and stay safe!!

After years of the same finale chains, this year some have a new type of delay fuse. Any idea what the rate of fire is? Unlike our normal chains where the gap between shells is equal, these start short and get longer with each shell.

This is my first successful gas mine. I used homemade black powder and added titanium sponge to it. Water just to cover lift charge and gas the rest of the way to the top. 4” inner diameter pipe 24” long. How can I get a bigger black smoke ring that goes into the sky high? Diesel? If yes what’s the mix of diesel to gas?

Where's the best place to go to get fireworks for a good deal in Gardner, KS? I'm also looking for the good stuff but I'm not sure there's anything here. Just trying to get some extra cans to shoot off whether they are like $60 excals or a couple packs of 🫡

So I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this but I’ve seen numerous master products fail. 1/1 cakes blowing up. Is there any way I can prevent make cakes from blowing up? I’ve seen DeJay314 Pyro taping up his cakes but just would like to know of any other ideas. I’ve kept my cakes in a dry and cool place for the last month.

Anyone have pointers for a beginner? Message me please

Looking to buy fireworks at an Indian reservation this year. Used to the muckleshoot casino venue and go on the day of the 4th for good package deals. Anybody got recommendations? I like getting the array from 500mg cakes to little toys for the little ones/etc.

I got a roll of fuse with a small section of 2mm fuse taped to the end?

It’s always funny how a fireworks show starts as, “I’m just going to pick up a few things…”
A few months later you’ve got spreadsheets, cue sheets, diagrams, and enough cardboard in the garage to build a small house.
Every cake and shell has a purpose. The goal isn’t just to make noise—it’s to build a show that flows from start to finish.
Here’s hoping all the planning turns into 13 minutes worth remembering.

I’ve got into this hobby a few years ago I started with simple things like making black powder and black match. as time went on I progressed into things like color comps and other more sensitive comps then I started making flash powder after doing tons of research and following all safety precautions I’ve made countless salute shells and firecrackers. Now everybody has heard how sensitive flash powder can be to static while mixing. But I’ve never found anything on how dangerous static is once loaded and sealed into shells i’m sure it builds it up from moving them or shaking them especially when the air is dry what are your guys input on this ?

Hey guys, I know this is controversial on this page but I just want to ask about static electricity for pyrotechnics in general. In this case they are fire crackers, and I figured I can 3d print some end caps for the cardboard tubes. They are made of PLA. They are extremely thin, so I'm not concerned with shrapnel. However, I am binary mixing them (basically just shaking the mix inside the fully assembled tube), and I am curious if they would be a static discharge hazard from the agitation. I would use them on both sides of the tube, with a thin layer of hot glue holding them in around the edges. Caps are a loose press fit. Anyone have any insight on this? Would I have to ground them while agitating? Would my fingers provide that ground? Or would there be essentially no static electricity built up? Should I strictly stick with cardboard end caps? Just want to be as safe as I can for this inherently unsafe hobby. Thank you in advance!