In last week's video I showed the process of gathering and processing
all the ingredients to make fireworks.
In this weeks, I'll show you the process.
I went through to actually put them together in a non monetized video.
I dragged out releasing this video as I feared it could cause the previous video to get removed as well.
And because, if you don't follow us on social media
We've been pretty busy with remodeling and moving into a new studio space
that will allow us to streamline our production in a much safer environment.
So if all goes well, from this point on, you can expect a weekly video from us.
And keep the steps to this pretty vague,
As this isn't really intended to be a directional
and there are plenty of better guides
By much more experienced people that me
That would be better to follow
Again, I stress to not do this yourself,
but if you are interested in it
Check out a local pyrotechnic organization so you can work with the experienced hobbyists
And not take any unnecessary risks.
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The first step is measuring out in combining the sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter (potassium nitrate,) and dextran.
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Mix them all in a ball mill to reduce the particle size.
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[BALL MILL ROTATING]
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For my fuses, I'm gonna soak some of my
Leftover cotton thread from before in the black powder mix.
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And then I'll so let that dry for several days.
With a slightly different proportion mix, a wet and form balls of black powder called tiger stars
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I let these and my regular black powder to dry for several days.
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[BALL MILL ROTATING]
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Once everything is dry
I'll stick a fuse into the bamboo,
[STICKING FUSE IN BAMBOO]
Fill it with a bit of black powder,
[FILLING BAMBOO WITH BLACK POWDER]
And then the stars, mix with more black powder,
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While packing in everything tightly
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For the firecracker, I'm gonna try and use some my leftover cotton paper,
[CUTTING COTTON PAPER]
And try to pack something like a firecracker with a fuse attached
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[STARTING FIRECRACKER]
[FIRECRACKER EXPLODES]
[FIREWORK EXPLODING]
After my first couple attempts
I realized I forgot one important step.
A paper disc placed above the last load of black powder which helps contain everything.
So I made one last attempt and gave it another shot.
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[FIREWORK EXPLODING]
Probably still not quite right, but this is an ongoing process.
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