1" inch magnalium flash salute (nice report)

1 inch ID magnalium based salute very nice beautiful blinding flash you can see the shell specs in the first few sec of video..

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[larsie132]

howmuch mesh was the MGAL ?

[joetodd352]

The only data I have on it is that it is supposedly around 600mesh.. none the less.. superfine.. and it is 70 mag and 30 Al... 70/30 alloy as opposed to the 50/50 common..

[TheBombBros]

mag as in magnesium or magnalium?

[joetodd352]

Mg/Al .. 70 percent magnesium ... 30 percent aluminum ... a 70/30 alloy as opposed to the common 50/50..

[TheBombBros]

i was expecting junk cuz it was so small. but it was actually great! nice work. did you make it? im gonna make a 1 3/4" salute shell with reports 2morrow. (ball shell) hopefully it is as good as that

[joetodd352]

Thanks for the comment.. Generally with small shells you want fastest powder.. this was under filled don't know how much but 1/4 to 1/3 of the volume seems about right from what I remember (10g) was the weight.. could have used 20 grams easily or more but why waist the money with a satisfiable report as is.. I generally time these 5 sec. but this one come out as 3 sec. I think the effect is better with higher altitude.. just a preference.. have fun. good luck.. be safe..

[Mnemotron2010]

@PoopSwindler lol you answered me after 4 months lol :)))

[PoopSwindler]

@Mnemotron2010 permanganate is a super powerful oxidizer, not sutable for fireworks as flash made from it will combusted if it gets just a little bit wet. save the permanganate for the chemistry lab not worth the extra bang.

[Mnemotron2010]

Hi,I have tried 70/30 KCLO4-MgAl but it is very slow!!!.But if I use potassium permanganate it is super fast.Can you tell me why?

[AntonioVassZanBomber]

That was an awesome report for such a small shell. Did you make and spike the casing yourself?

[Gmc42082]

here a questions, whats better, magnalium, or coated 2 micron indian blackhead Al

[UKxPyro]

i make magnalium flash all the time i use it for most things its never gone off while im mixing it . i have done before but dont try this pushed it down till it wont compress any more but i dare not do that again its safe if you treat it right

[DKz92]

Nice man. One thing: you normally specify the ID of the mortar tube rather than the shells ID. IE if its a 3" mortar tube, you call it a 3" shell even if its 2,8" :)

[PyrotechnicsNL]

really nice m8 , i think i go make soem liek that but then kclo4 / GD . i already got a 1 inch mortar:D 5/5

[TheBombBros]

great. well i just got magnesuim so its great news. bout to make some. usually i make black powder shells. my salutes are nitrate based. but i think this is a bit more powerful

[mike12703]

i jumped when i heard it i had the loudest sound on

[joetodd352]

1 inch ID tube w/ 1/8 inch wall.

[pyrocrazy321]

how do you make them

[RejectedManiac]

nice 5 star

[LSUBOY74]

what did yu use for the casing,where do u get your mg,i get mine from unitednuclear

[DSB1234567890]

Nice flash+ bang! Too bad we can barely get the stuff now cuz of stupid terrorists...

[joetodd352]

The specs are on the shell at beginning of vid.. yes it was KClO4 and Magnalium in a 50/50 ratio.. the magnalium is super fine stuff.. also it was some MgAl I got that is 70/30 Mg/Al.. I'm fine with 50/50 ratio of the mix.. but considering it is 70% Magnesium I could have used the more known 40/60 apprx.. since the 30% Al is there

[ThisIsPyrotechnics]

was it MgAl and KClO4