Making Fireworks Shells.Part 1 of 5

At a recent fireworks shoot I attended a class of fireworks shell building. For $25.00 I was able to build a traditional cylinder shell called a break and report. Before you attempt to build your own fireworks you should receive instructions from a trained pyrotechnician or better yet attend one of these classes conducted by fireworks experts. The video covers me from start to finish building a shell and eventually firing it. Thanks to the Crackerjacks fireworks group I am able to bring you this great footage.
Link to Crackerjacks
http://www.crackerjacks.org/

For information on making fireworks and purchasing fireworks chemicals please visit
Skylighter at

http://www.skylighter.com/how_to_make_fireworks/Red_Rubber-Stars.asp

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Fireworks
• artillery
• shells
• pyrotechnician
• black
• powder
• potassium
• perchlorate

[vela1492]

Good job on this. You'll remember me as the guy putting together rockets at the next table, who said, 'I know you! Don't put me on youtube!' Welcome to the CJ's!

[displayfireworks1]

@vela1492 Thanks for the hospitability guys. This Crackerjack event was as much fun as a PGI convention.

[dino9837]

do you put into this fero titanium powder, this is not on the paper

[slyballer12]

Where so you get these chemicals???

[NASAmaster8181]

Nice job . Thank you Cracker Jacks . Keep up the nice vids

[B1gHe4d]

i have an question and im 100% serious: if you fill the whole shell with flash powder... will the lift be able to detonate the flash in the mortar because i dont want people to lose their arms because of me :S ??

[stigmatic79]

@jllmmjj sometimes you feel like they are seriously ive seen this stuff haha..

[jllmmjj]

the first to chemicals look like Salt. And pepper lol

[AW1338]

@displayfireworks1 hi, do u know wat mesh the Mg/Al was? thx I think it was 325 but im not sure

[pyr0ph1L]

Nice. I also make my own stuff hehe! I usually don't add the magnalium before I have properly mixed all the other ingredients together. Then I add magnalium as the last one and carefully mix that into the other ingredients. Safer way.

[Crashbandicoot701]

OMG MAN SHUT UP! SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE ITTTT OMG !!!!

[1995marines]

do you have to be 18 to attend this class because im 16 and wondering if i can take this shell building class