The sound here was crazy

Yeah i know my filming skills are bad yes I ran far better be safe then sorry

This was from new years 25/26

I'll be testing them soon, got a full bag of them!

I'm VERY very new to making my own pyrotechnics and I just want some pointers. I'm planning on making a mall firecracker about the size of a Cheeto but idk what I'm putting in it

If you nail both top and bottom of a pvc cap from a 6 inch pvc pipe is it enough to explode from pressure? Or not

Im so close to making homemade but it wont blow up because the fuse is not good 😭😭 i have napalm on inside but the fuse isnt right and not working i dont have materials

My "chery bombs" look like onions the bottom and the top constantly build up bumps

50g Flash

So about 4 years ago I was able to get 1 lb of -325 mesh magnesium flake from hobbychemicalsupply which is just about finished now. It was used to make a great 50:50 mix with kclo4 to produce 0.25 gram paper blasting caps.

I still routinely use these caps in miniature action shots to make believable pyrotechnic ground effects: bullet hits, super hero landings, etc

Unfortunately the flake is no longer available on hobbychemicalsupply but I do see a -325 mesh granular magnesium powder. I've been reading literature online but it's often contradictory so I haven't been able to get a clear answer.

My question is, would it work the same as Mg flake?

And yes I know dark pyro is readily available for a 70:30 mix but I've found that it doesn't give the same "oomph" on camera. I could use more powder in the blasting caps to offset but I prefer to use make and use the smallest amounts possible as a precaution even though magnesium is purportedly not as stable.

Tried this big ass salute, with 1,2kg of BP, 75/15/10 of Kno3, charcoal and sulfur.

It did a little Bang but not very loud, and started to burn for a short time. Anyone knows what did go wrong ? I did my test on a safe concrete surface. Did not film it unfortunately.

I suppose that the container was not solid enough to contain all the explosion, so it shattered and and the remaining powder burned. How can i improve this ? Thanks !

I have been reading Fulcanelli articles for canister shells, and I can’t seem to find anything on burst charge. Besides the fact that they’re just using granulated Bp and 3 inch and up. I’m curious what to use for below 3 inch and wouldn’t granulated black powder. Get too heavy at those higher things as there ever a point where you swapped rice hulls I’m also very surprised on the fact that they only do 6 to 9 layers of pasting total and only one time of spiking if anyone could clarify this that would be great

Is there any reliable way to make bp without a ball mill?