Whole Lotta Lampare Shells

Lots of lampare (fireball) shells made by members of the Florida Pyrotechnic Arts Guild.

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• fireworks
• pyrotechnics

[stevethepyro221]

was that at the PGI?

[FLtab]

No, it was part of a display at the Florida Fall Fireworks Festival.

[MaTTdeluca14]

@PyroGamingPro I've seen it done both ways to be honest. Believe me when they showed me what they put in the shell I was a bit nervous too. I thought for sure this would cause a serious fire but it proved to be pretty cool, if made correctly. This was a bunch of old timers who had been building shells since before I was born (over 25 years). Dry composition is safer and should always be used unless you know exactly what you're doing. I suppose I should have mentioned that in the above comments.

[PyroGamingPro]

@MaTTdeluca14 The fuel is dry not  a liquid. That would be so dangerous to load a liquid fuel in a plastic big into the shell! I don't know where you've seen these being made, there supposed to be made with a dry powder fuel! The correct composition I will not mention.

[MaTTdeluca14]

@concordskijr These are very interesting fireworks indeed! I've personally only seen these as canister shells although it might be possible to be in a ball shell if you're creative. As for how they load the fuel it can be in a ziplock bag but I've also seen people use plastic containers and even metal cans depending on the size of the shell itself.

[concordskijr]

@MaTTdeluca14 Thank you, very interesting firework then! 2 last things though - 1* Are these canister or ball shells or can they be both? 2* How do they load fuel into the shell , is it in a a ziplock bag or something?

[MaTTdeluca14]

@concordskijr It's basically a two-compartment shell, one compartment would be filled with flash like it would for a salute shell and the other compartment would be filled with some sort of fuel oil, most likely diesel or kerosene.

[concordskijr]

Sorry I've only been in the pyro business for a few months and never come across a "lampare" shell! can somebody tell me what the burst/break is? Thanks.

[topdogg8812]

I got to go to last fall's show love the heat of the lampare shells

[AimlessPayload]

the laughs make the video, haha.

[Mechafizz024]

In fall its in monticello 25 miles east of tallahase i was there this year

[berger1980]

TUTA00001- I believe they were using some caution and used diesel fuel. Gasoline will give you more of a flash-boom. I'll usually use a 20 oz bottle in a 4 inch thickwall filled with gasoline and surrounded by flash.