melle34 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I thought i was going to make some stuff for new years. I don't have acsess to that much chemicals and other things. here's a listpotassium nitrate (can only buy in bags of 25kg)sugar(thats pretty oblivious)charcoalpaper tubing(NOT PVC)maybe sulfursparklerssomething that i think is alumminum powderkitty litterglue(not hotglue)some metal tubes with a plate base at the bottom(really heavy) all ideas are welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Pyro Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I thought i was going to make some stuff for new years. I don't have acsess to that much chemicals and other things. here's a listpotassium nitrate (can only buy in bags of 25kg)sugar(thats pretty oblivious)charcoalpaper tubing(NOT PVC)maybe sulfursparklerssomething that i think is alumminum powderkitty litterglue(not hotglue)some metal tubes with a plate base at the bottom(really heavy) all ideas are welcome Well, since you have kno3, charcoal, sulfur, kitty litter, and some paper tubes why not try to make some small blackpowder rockets? They are relatively simple to make, and take up small amounts of chemicals. I have no idea what you planned on doing with the sparklers, but I wouldn't try using those for anything other then there intended use, it's not very safe. If you want a good tutorial on making some small rockets, check out pyroguide. Usually with the small rockets you can get away with using a wooden dowel as a rammer and a hand drill (not an electric one) to drill out a nozzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melle34 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Thanks for the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petroleum Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I thought i was going to make some stuff for new years. I don't have acsess to that much chemicals and other things. here's a listpotassium nitrate (can only buy in bags of 25kg)sugar(thats pretty oblivious)charcoalpaper tubing(NOT PVC)maybe sulfursparklerssomething that i think is alumminum powderkitty litterglue(not hotglue)some metal tubes with a plate base at the bottom(really heavy) all ideas are welcome I think You can do mines. It is relatively simple figures, so You can do it without any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Cut or pumped charcoal stars for mines (thanks Pet), fountains (gerbs really) but unless you have some experience with making rockets already, you might as well start with the sure things first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 It might be a bit late to make stars for New Years. Certainly you can try, and if you can find the right place it is possible to get them dry in time, but I would not count on it. Do try though... I love stars. I agree with Dagabu on Fountains. With excess charcoal in BP type mixes you can make gold sparks, and with Aluminium added you should get some nice silver (depending on what the grade of Al is). I don't think making rockets is a bad idea though. While rockets take a bit more to get them working, you have to start making them at some point. It's pretty much expected the first ones are going to have "interesting" results, so as long as expectations are not too high... Mille, What is your experience so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melle34 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Haven't got to much experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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