usapyro Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) Has anyone ever built say a half inch ID sparkler with a pearl glitter? It would be encased in one layer of paper and tied to a stick. I'm not sure if there is any glitters fast enough to burn up in a mere three to four feet fall. Hmmm... Edit: Wait a minute, are most sparklers a type of fast glitter? No idea... Never made any. Edited June 3, 2011 by usapyro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Has anyone ever built say a half inch ID sparkler with a pearl glitter? It would be encased in one layer of paper and tied to a stick. I'm not sure if there is any glitters fast enough to burn up in a mere three to four feet fall. Hmmm... Edit: Wait a minute, are most sparklers a type of fast glitter? No idea... Never made any. most sparklers (golden sparklers) are a barium nitrate bassed comp often with some Al as fuel ejecting iron sparks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Has anyone ever built say a half inch ID sparkler with a pearl glitter? It would be encased in one layer of paper and tied to a stick. I'm not sure if there is any glitters fast enough to burn up in a mere three to four feet fall. Hmmm... Edit: Wait a minute, are most sparklers a type of fast glitter? No idea... Never made any. Sorry, I have only dipped sticks for sparklers. As a club, we dipped a few hundred 48" x 3/8" dowels and a few 1" x1"s. They gave me a copy of the comp but I have no idea what i did with it. It was made originally by Bruce Snowden and used Ti for the metal and I just cant remember if there was Barium Nitrate or not. -dag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldguy Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Barium Nitrate Ba(NO3)2 - 45%Iron Filings Fe- 34%Aluminum Al- 8%Dextrin (C6H10O5)n - 11% Boric Acid H3BO3 - 2% Above is a basic dipped sparkler comp.It can be modified with Mg/Al or Ti for glitter about any way you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usapyro Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Woah... Is this the standard composition in retail sparklers that they give to kids? Barium as low as a gram can kill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldguy Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Woah... Is this the standard composition in retail sparklers that they give to kids? Barium as low as a gram can kill... Don't ingest it...... http://www.diamondsparkler.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventsi Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 http://www.fogoforum.us/sparkler.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 This seminar document may be of use to you. It's on "adult sparklers", which it sounds like you're making. I've always wanted to try them, as they sound pretty awesome. The instructions are mostly for the dipped kind, but he does mention that you can use the funnel and rod method to fill a tube with it. If you want to use a glitter, I'd pick something that is based on meal (and not use components) for good burn speed, spray, and clean burning.sunburst sparkler seminar.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usapyro Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Don't ingest it...... http://www.diamondsparkler.com/ Barium can't be that poisonous I guess... Never heard of kids dying from chewing on sparklers. :/ Probably taste horrible. Thanks for the help guys! I am going to give the giant sparkler mix a try and try some very fast glitter comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usapyro Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 This seminar document may be of use to you. It's on "adult sparklers", which it sounds like you're making. I've always wanted to try them, as they sound pretty awesome. The instructions are mostly for the dipped kind, but he does mention that you can use the funnel and rod method to fill a tube with it. If you want to use a glitter, I'd pick something that is based on meal (and not use components) for good burn speed, spray, and clean burning. Wow... Thanks mumbles. That is some great information right there... Didn't know you could make glitters with ammonium perchlorate either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 It's not really a true glitter. Titanium has it's own unique effect though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peret Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 How about ... Ammonium Perchlorate 60Hexamine 30Steel Brake Turnings 10 3/8 lance tube recommended, funnel and wire, don't ram. these can be used indoors as they don't make much smoke or fumes, but they make a big spray and burning iron filings are, well, burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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