FPM Posted Wednesday at 12:50 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:50 AM Hello all, I'm Fred from Maine, I want to thank everyone for the great information that is provided here, it has allowed me to learn a great deal about pyrotechnics, which is my new hobby as I move into retirement from a lifelong career in the Information Technology field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjlab Posted Wednesday at 03:51 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:51 AM (edited) Welcome. What's your plans to start with. If you're looking for any recommendations, everyone will have a different suggested path, but the one thing we all (well 90%) agree on is learn to make b.p. first! Good luck! Chuck Edited Wednesday at 03:51 AM by cmjlab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zumber Posted Wednesday at 04:05 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:05 AM welcome here...!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPM Posted Thursday at 12:34 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 12:34 AM Thank you! I have made (what I consider), some very excellent BP, as I have access to fast growing Hemlock Pine, right from my back yard, and when I used this wood from a rotted stump, and followed the recommendations from the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Everythingblackpowder I was able to make very good quality BP, which we all know is the "base" of most everything pyrotechnic! I did a lot of reading and studying before trying anything, and started with making BP, and have graduated to making small stars, which I test from a star gun. This is a very exciting hobby, and to be able to have the sky as your canvas, and the only limitations is your imagination! I am proceeding slowly and carefully, and will be able to post some interesting content as It is created! I have done two 3" ball shells so far, both went off as good as could be expected for a first timer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankRizzo Posted Thursday at 04:10 AM Share Posted Thursday at 04:10 AM Welcome, Fred! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richtee Posted Thursday at 10:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:03 PM Welcome! Sooo... have ya made a lobster sized mortar yet? They too pricy here in Michigan Nice purple BTW. Or was that just the cam reacting to a hot blue or something? I see that in my cooking pix... the heat source seems to always be almost neon purple. Odd, that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPM Posted yesterday at 02:16 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 02:16 AM 3 hours ago, Richtee said: Welcome! Sooo... have ya made a lobster sized mortar yet? They too pricy here in Michigan Nice purple BTW. Or was that just the cam reacting to a hot blue or something? I see that in my cooking pix... the heat source seems to always be almost neon purple. Odd, that. I've had my fill of lobstah for the summer! (Maine slang). Thanks to the purple, it pleased me when I tested it. That purple is this composition, the only change I made was a 1 to 1 sub for SGRS instead of dextrin.: https://www.fireworkscookbook.com/firework-recipe/purple-violet-star-spanish/ I filmed it on a Galaxy s24 cell phone, all settings at default. this was just a small pile of comp for testing, and I hold the phone so I can be sure it is framed right for the video, and watch the action with my eyes, not looking through the phone, and this is a pretty accurate image of what it looked like in real life. (Of course I screen grabbed the best looking frame of the video!) I want to figure out how to film my work, so the video is as accurate as what you see with the naked eye. The blue in my pic is Shimizu #70 4mm star shot from star gun, and I have to say that for a first time, I was impressed with myself! I know that blue is one of the most difficult, so of course I had to start with that! I'll be around doing a lot of reading in the near future, as my wife will be going through a major medical procedure, and I will be focused on that for a while, but so far this is a very friendly forum with loads of great information. I got onto Ned Gorski's site as well, and love both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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