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Auction for BurritoBandito

A collection of auctions for a fundraiser for BurritoBandito

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Chemistry Discussion of Pyrotechnics related Chemistry.	858 topics 17,272 replies	MgAl Shelf Life By a_bab 29 Nov 2022
Tools and Tooling Discussion of the tools required for our hobby	657 topics 9,227 replies	Acquiring Scrap Magnesium f... By cmjlab 04 Dec 2022
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Events Pyrotechnic events and event reports	61 topics 601 replies	2023 Pyro Holiday in Thailand By cmjlab 09 Nov 2022
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Pyrotechnics Compositions

Compilation of tried and tested pyrotechnic compositions submitted by members of the APC forum.

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Cake/Mine Competition Submit your cakes or mines for the competition here.	75 topics 442 replies	30mm single shot By mabuse00 23 Feb 2021
Rocket Competition Submit your rockets for the competition here.	95 topics 773 replies	My new years eve rockets! By Blackmach 28 Aug 2022
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fieldworker
100% ignition of colored stars in air, hard breaks, slow burn comps for max effect time
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I just joined, hoping this post will allow me to participate,
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Bbqjoe
Adding a comment because the system says I need to add a comment. (I'm so confused ��)

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gonna use this to get my first comment as well

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· Unlock · Lock   23 Aug
Chandan123
I have some red star seeds with aluminium bit it is very hard to light not taking fire easily , can any one help me giving some suggestion in the form of prime i dont have access to pot chlorate or perchlorateand silicon.
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nhatnhinhung
Thành phần ngôi sao của bạn là gì,

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msantosh1989
Try Black powder with 10% MgAl and 2-3% Fe2O3