Personal Thinkin' about baggin the 4th hootenanny. Thoughts?

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Rambo John J

Rambo John J

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sparkuri said:
I usually put on the show of shows and blow the place out.
To say things are tight this year is under stating it.
Taking care of 2 adult kids has been killing me for a long time.

Should I keep the tradition & my reputation alive?



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I am not a wealthy man
could not imagine or justify such an expense

Downscale and launch a few Mortars and call it a year IMO

Save a few Million
 
Papi Chingon

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Your fingers aren't worth the risk. Fireworks are awesome, but the risk is not worth the reward. Buy fireworks, hire illegals to light them off, imo.
 
crowbar

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You could probably get good money from one of the daughters.

Let the fireworks commence!
 
Hauler

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If you foot the bill for that show, I can't even imagine the money involved. Crazy.
I buy the "show" for my parent's get together and I usually drop around $500 - but I'm doing 2" mortars with a lighter.

What you posted is next level. I assume you have a professional fireworks license. If you are doing this rogue that's even nuttier. Haha.
 
Wild

Wild

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Go wild sparkuri @sparkuri . About 25 of us in the hood here pitch in $100 bucks and have a huge party on the 4th. Merica.
 
sparkuri

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Hauler said:
Please post details on how to make these strobe rockets.
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It's an investment, and a hobby.
Basically you've got 3 mainparts.
Stick
Motor
Header

Just like school rocketry but the header is the end effect.
In a strobe rocket, the composition incorporates the strobe effect into the motor(lift/"jet").
Chemical composition vary greatly, but the process is time-consuming, can be tedious to start, & requires special tools.
When it's streamlined, a 'rocket press' is the way to go.


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Most tools are going to be aluminum & brass to avoids sparking composition.
The easiest start project would be a simple bp(black powder) rocket.
Easiest & funnest header(kaboom) would be a simple salute.
Granular black powder, 'meal-d', Sulphur, KCLO³(pitassium nitrate for whistle mix/burst charge)& KCLO⁴(potassium perchlorate for flash powder) charcoal powder, binders like bentonite clay, rice hulls, sponge titanium, & aluminum powder are just a few chemicals needed.

There are a thousand cool things to do with pyrotechnics.
The best foot-in-the-door is to join a local pyrotechnic organization (club), and explore what they offer.

On my bucket list is a trip to Malta to build beraq/maltese shells.

Here's one a club member built during the plandemic. We shoot several times a year. It's a fun hobby.


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Papi Chingon

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Am I the only one who originally clicked on this thread thinking there was a picture of 4+ girls, and we would be deciding whether she was worth the bang?
 
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