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Oglesby's Better Pearl


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Name: Oglesby's better pearl mix

Tpye: Glitter

Creator: Lloyd Scott Oglesby

Colour/Effect: Dense sparkly tail

 

The composition:

 

Potassium nitrate-47

Barium nitrate-10

Sulfur-18

Charcoal-10

Aluminum (Atomized) -10

Dextrin-5

 

Precautions/Incompatabilities: Barium nitrate is quite poisonous. And nitrates and fine aluminum don't go together very well so 1% H3BO3 should be added to keep the situation under control.

 

Preaparation: Screen ingridients together several times and pump or roll.

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A short movie of this star

 

http://www.zippyvideos.com/5909146836041176/better_pearl/

 

Comments: Well, i have used a pretty coarse mesh aluminium and the full effect isn't revealed due to it burning on a stick suspended in mid air so some of the slag doesn't fly off, i also used hardwood charcoal so some orange sparks are present but a reactive charcoal should fix the problem. Ofcoarse a higher mesh aluminium will give a thicker tail (the formula calls for 12micron atomised)

 

Anyway, please comment and write your experinces with this star, also post movies of it, if you have them.

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