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Chapter 2:
Fountain, Gerb & Bengal
Fire Compositions
Fountain #1
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium nitrate....................................45
Potassium nitrate.................................5
Meal powder.......................................5
Aluminum..........................................45
Fountain #2
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation:
Meal powder.......................................72
Potassium nitrate.................................7
Charcoal..........................................7
Dark Aluminum.....................................7
Aluminum (-80/+120)...............................7
Fountain #3
Source: rec.pyrotechnics. Posted by Tom Perigrin
<tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation: Charcoal, sulfur and potassium nitrate
are ball milled and very fine. Iron is medium coarse.
After mixing (by diaper method), add an equal weight
of course meal powder (about 1Fg to 2Fg equivalent),
and mix that in too.
Potassium nitrate.................................50
Charcoal..........................................10
Sulfur............................................15
Iron..............................................25
Fountain #4
Source: Shimizu[1], page 127
Comments: This mixture was used in the fountains
on the cover of the book. The metal powder can be either
aluminum, magnalium or titanium.
Preparation:
Black powder, finely powdered.....................70
Pine charcoal.....................................4
Metal powder......................................26
Fountain #5
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................24
Charcoal..........................................4
Sulfur............................................4
Iron..............................................10
Fountain #6
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................2
Charcoal..........................................41
Sulfur............................................1
Iron..............................................1
Meal Powder.......................................6
Fountain #7
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................2
Charcoal..........................................4
Iron..............................................2
Meal Powder.......................................4
Fountain #8
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................8
Sulfur............................................3
Sb2S3.............................................1
Meal Powder.......................................2
Fountain #9
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Sb2S3.............................................8
Aluminum..........................................4
Meal Powder.......................................40
Fountain #10
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Sb2S3.............................................9
Dextrin...........................................4
Sodium oxalate....................................6
Meal Powder.......................................40
Fountain #11
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................3
Charcoal..........................................1
Sulfur............................................1
Aluminum..........................................1
Meal powder.......................................2
Blue fountain
Source: rec.pyrotechnics, posted by EFFECTS <effects@aol.com
Comments:
Preparation: Granulate the mixture with a small
amount of alcohol. Let dry and press into tubes. Very
slowly burning mixture. Don t substitute shellac with
red gum.
Ammonium perchlorate..............................7
Stearin...........................................2
Copper(II)oxide...................................1
Shellac...........................................0.5
Gerb #1
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation:
Meal powder.......................................73
Iron (60 mesh)....................................27
Gerb #2
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation: The iron must be treated with linseed
or tung oil.
Meal powder.......................................4
Charcoal fines....................................1
Steel fillings....................................2
Bengal fire #1
Source: Chemical abstracts[14] 122, 595944
Comments: Improved color, larger sparks and increased
scatter radius for sparks.
Preparation:
Zr................................................2-5
Cast iron shot....................................18-23
Fe powder.........................................20-25
Al powder.........................................2-5
Corn dextrin binder...............................3-6
Potato starch binder..............................0.5-1.5
Barium nitrate....................................balance
Bengal fire #2
Source: Chemical abstracts[14] 122, 59595
Comments: Increased combustion time
Preparation:
di-Buphtalate.....................................3-5
Fe-powder.........................................20-29
Al-powder.........................................4-7
Polyvinylbutyral binder...........................11-17
NH4NO3 inhibitor..................................1-4
Ammonium perchlorate..............................balance
Green bengal fire #1
Source: rec.pyrotechnics. Posted by Sweden <sweden@synchron.ct.se
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium nitrate....................................80
PVC...............................................10
Red Gum...........................................10
Green Bengal fire #2
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page
223
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium chlorate...................................90
Shellac...........................................10
Green Bengal fire #3
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page
223
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium chlorate...................................23
Barium nitrate....................................59
Potassium chlorate................................6
Shellac...........................................10
Stearic acid......................................1
Green Bengal fire #4
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page
223.
Comments: Burns nice and slowly leaving little
residue, but not with a green color.
Preparation:
Barium nitrate....................................6
Potassium nitrate.................................3
Sulfur............................................2
Blue Bengal fire #1
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page
223.
Comments: This is a dangerous mixture since it
contains a copperammonium complex and a chlorate.
Preparation:
Potassium chlorate................................6
Copper ammonium sulphate..........................8
Shellac...........................................1
Willow charcoal...................................2
Blue Bengal fire #2
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page
223.
Comments: Burns moderately fast with a blueish-white
color.
Preparation:
Potassium chlorate................................40
Copper sulphate...................................8
Colophonium.......................................6
Gold
fountains I
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Potassium
nitrate
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72
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44
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66
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46
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45
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40
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Meal
powder
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9
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17
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15
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16
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Charcoal,
150 mesh
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8
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7
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9
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8
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Charcoal,
40-100 mesh
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16
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20
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17
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Charcoal,
28 mesh
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4
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17
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Lampblack
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12
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Sulfur
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8
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9
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3
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6
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8
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Iron,
20 mesh
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30
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7
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8
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24
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Aluminum,
flitter, 10-30 mesh
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5
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4
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consolidation
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rammed
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rammed
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pressed,
funnel and wire
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pressed,
funnel and wire
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pressed,
funnel and wire
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rammed
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choke
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clay,
crimped
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clay,
crimped
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none
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cardboard
washer
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cardboard
washer
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clay,
crimped
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comments
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Use
in tube with 18 to 75 mm I.D.
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Use
in tube with 18 to 75 mm I.D.
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Use
in tube with 12 to 24 mm I.D., 5 to 15 cm long
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Use
in tube with 12 to 24 mm I.D., 5 to 15 cm long
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Use
in tube with 12 to 24 mm I.D., 5 to 15 cm long
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Use
in tube with 18 to 75 mm I.D.
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Gold fountains II
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Perigrin
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Perigrin
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Perigrin
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Perigrin
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Perigrin
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name
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Basic
meal
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Iron
#1
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Iron
#2
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Iron
#3
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Yellow
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Potassium
nitrate
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8
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24
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2
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2
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Meal
powder
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2
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6
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4
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40
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Sulfur
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3
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4
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1
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Charcoal
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4
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1
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1
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Antimony
trisulfide
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8
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Iron,
60 mesh
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10
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1
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2
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Sodium
oxalate
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6
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consolidation
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rammed
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rammed
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rammed
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rammed
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rammed
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choke
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clay
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clay
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clay
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clay
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clay
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comments
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can
be unchoked
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can
be unchoked
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can
be unchoked
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can
be unchoked
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can
be unchoked
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Silver fountains
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Blankley
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Potassium
nitrate
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44
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7
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5
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22
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66
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Barium
nitrate
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45
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45
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Meal
powder
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9
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72
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5
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Sulfur
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9
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11
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8
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Charcoal,
40-100 mesh
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7
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Charcoal,
150 mesh
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8
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Charcoal,
air float
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13
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Iron,
20 mesh
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Titanium,
20-40 mesh
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30
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11
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13
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Aluminum,
dark pyro
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7
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15
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11
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Aluminum,
80-120 mesh
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7
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15
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Aluminum,
flitter, 10-30 mesh
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15
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consolidation
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rammed
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rammed
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pressed
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rammed,
pressed
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pressed
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choke
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clay,
crimped
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clay
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clay
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none
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clay
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comments
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Use
in tube with 18 to 75 mm I.D.
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Use
strong tube (very high temperature mix)
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Use
in tube 12 to 24 mm I.D., 5 to 15 cm long
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Flower pot
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Lancaster
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Potassium
nitrate
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53
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Meal
powder
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7
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Sulfur
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23
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Orpiment
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7
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Lampblack
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10
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consolidation
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funnel
and wire
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choke
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clay
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Cone fountains
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Shimizu
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Shimizu
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Potassium
perchlorate
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63
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Ammonium
perchlorate
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70
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Potassium
nitrate
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54
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52
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55
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Meal
powder
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60
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Sulfur
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9
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10
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9
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Hemp
charcoal
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13
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Charcoal,
40-100 mesh
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24
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13
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13
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Charcoal,
28 mesh
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5
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Iron,
60 mesh
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24
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20
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23
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Titanium,
20-40 mesh
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16
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Aluminum,
bright
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18
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Aluminum,
flitter, 30-80 mesh
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10
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Magnalium,
-200 mesh
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30
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Shellac,
60 mesh
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9
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consolidation
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hand
pressed
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hand
pressed
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hand
pressed
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hand
pressed
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hand
pressed
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hand
pressed
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choke
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cone
taper
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cone
taper
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cone
taper
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cone
taper
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cone
taper
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cone
taper
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Set piece gerbs
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Potassium
nitrate
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8
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Meal
powder
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84
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73
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64
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Sulfur
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8
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Charcoal,
150 mesh
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16
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Iron,
60 mesh
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27
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20
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choke
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pulled-in,
half diameter
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pulled-in,
half diameter
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pulled-in,
half diameter
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consolidation
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rammed
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rammed
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rammed
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Glitter gerbs
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Lancaster
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Meal
powder
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68
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Antimony
trisulfide
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14
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Sodium
oxalate
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11
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Aluminum,
bright
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7
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Boric
acid
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+1
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consolidation
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pressed
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choke
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none
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comments
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Other
glitter star formulas
may work as well
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Rains
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Meal
powder
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75
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75
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80
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Charcoal,
40-100 mesh
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25
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23
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5
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Aluminum,
dark pyro
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5
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Aluminum,
bright
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1
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5
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Aluminum,
80-120 mesh
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1
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5
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consolidation
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funnel
and wire
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funnel
and wire
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funnel
and wire
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choke
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none
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none
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none
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comments
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Use
in tube with 6 to 9 mm I.D., 7.5 to 12.5 cm long
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Use
in tube with 6 to 9 mm I.D., 7.5 to 12.5 cm long
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Use
in tube with 6 to 9 mm I.D., 7.5 to 12.5 cm long
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Flying squibs
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Potassium
nitrate
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8
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5
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Barium
nitrate
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60
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Meal
powder
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64
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91
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Sulfur
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4
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Charcoal,
150 mesh
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24
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6
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Aluminum,
dark pyro
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25
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Aluminum,
bright
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3
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Aluminum,
flitter, 30-80 mesh
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10
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consolidation
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rammed
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rammed
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pressed
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choke
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crimped
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crimped
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crimped
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comments
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Use
in tube with 8 mm I.D.
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Use
in tube with 8 mm I.D.
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Requires
priming composition; use in tube with 8 mm I.D.
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