Jump to content


Photo
- - - - -

Cali Blue


  • Please log in to reply
4 replies to this topic

#1 californiapyro

californiapyro

    Pyrotechnician

  • Full Member
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 681 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:cali
  • Interests:metalwork, pyrotechnics, rocketry, tooling

Posted 12 April 2012 - 02:54 PM

My composition:

Cali Blue

Ammonium Perchlorate- 68
Black Copper Oxide- 11
Red Gum- 9
Shellac- 8
Hexamine- 4
Dextrin- +5

Fairly slow burning, ashless star composition. Prime with fencepost prime or other perchlorate-based prime. Following video is 1/4 inch unprimed star




first mine in this video, 3/8 inch stars




3/8 inch stars in shell at 1:21 and 2:47



www.fireworktools.com

Check it out! Quality tooling at an affordable price

#2 pyro92

pyro92

    Playing with fire

  • Full Member
  • PipPip
  • 26 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Michigan
  • Interests:Making art in the sky.

Posted 12 April 2012 - 03:03 PM

That's a purty blue
Bacon & Fireworks certified.

#3 warthog

warthog

    Pyrotechnician

  • Donator - HE
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 621 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Limbo, USA
  • Interests:Vestibulum ante faciem Dei

Posted 12 April 2012 - 03:37 PM

Nice looking blue!
מרן אתא
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. (Romans 10:9-10).

PGI Member
This post represents my 2¢ alone.

#4 Sabdacrab

Sabdacrab

    Playing with fire

  • Full Member
  • PipPip
  • 36 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Victoria, Australia
  • Interests:Not being caught by the Po-lice (being Australian and all), Timber Lathes, Carving, Abrupt endings midway through a sentence,

Posted 12 April 2012 - 07:30 PM

I tried this blue and can vouch for how vibrant and brilliant the hue of the flame is! This is my favourite blue comp at the moment!

Cheers, Seb.
I haven't failed... I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work

#5 Potassiumchlorate

Potassiumchlorate

    Firebreather

  • Full Member
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 1,500 posts

Posted 13 April 2012 - 03:40 AM

Very nice! I think Bleser made a similar composition.
"This salt, formerly called hyperoxymuriate of potassa, is used for sundry preparations, and especially for experimental fire-works." Dr. James Cutbush

Conflo, ergo sum




0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users