Ubehage Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I have a rather short and simple question, to which I guess there might not be a short and simple answer:If you take whistle-composition from whistlers and want to press your own whistlers and rockets, is there any special precautions that I need to be aware of?I mean, aside from pressing whistle in general. Does it pose a risk that you did not mix the composition yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I recently asked if one could reuse the comp from a split whistle motor and was advised against it. Re-granulating it would seem to be dangerous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Ubehage, Are you intending to extract the composition from commercial Class-C (consumer-fireworks) whistlers, or your own? I think the class-C devices would be dangerous, for your not knowing what the composition actually is. If it's your own composition being 're-purposed', then I think it would be reasonably safe if you first threw the UNSCREENED chunks into a vat of the same solvent you used to process the mix originally, and re-screening it while thoroughly wet with that solvent. But I'd be VERY careful getting them out of the original tubes. Do NOT cut them up... unwind them. We never did such. If it was defective, it was defective, and we disposed of it. Lloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubehage Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thank you, Lloyd. That answered my question sufficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Ubehage, Are you intending to extract the composition from commercial Class-C (consumer-fireworks) whistlers, or your own? I think the class-C devices would be dangerous, for your not knowing what the composition actually is. If it's your own composition being 're-purposed', then I think it would be reasonably safe if you first threw the UNSCREENED chunks into a vat of the same solvent you used to process the mix originally, and re-screening it while thoroughly wet with that solvent. But I'd be VERY careful getting them out of the original tubes. Do NOT cut them up... unwind them. We never did such. If it was defective, it was defective, and we disposed of it. LloydLloyd, I'm starting in on whistles today so I'm sure I'll have some screw-ups. What is the best way to dispose of damaged whistle motors that involves a bit of fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeighborJ Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 When I was a kid we used to take those whistle stix and crush the center of the tube once with a pair of channellocks. We'd light em off and toss them into groundhog holes or various other not quite so legal activities. They would sometimes whistle for a second or two before a helacious boom would follow. I had no clue of the possible dangers then nor would I have payed them any mind if I did. Now that I'm slightly more mature and actually realize that I'm not invincible it amazes me the stuff I got away with as a kid and can't help but wonder why the man upstairs was looking out for us. There's no other explanation for my being here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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