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Edited by Jack & Dorothy Drewes
AFN
A m e r i c a n
F i r e w o r ks
Ne ws
THE BEST OF AFN V
Edited by J a c k & Dorothy Drewes
Copyright ©2005 by
Rex E. & S.P., Inc.
Published by
American Fireworks News
HC67 - Box 30
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328-9506
All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-929931-22-X
Printed in
The United States of America
Warning: This publication contains descriptions
and pictures of fireworks. The information
contained herein is based on the authors'
experiences using specific tools and ingredients
under specific conditions not necessarily
described in the articles. No warranties are made,
or implied. Readers are cautioned that they must
form their own opinion as to the application of any
information contained herein.
Notice: Concerning any offer found in this publication
to sell or transfer products or information that are
subject to governmental regulation, such sales or
transfers of the product or information will be made
in accord with Federal, State or local laws applicable
to the buyer or transferee, as determined by such
regulation.
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CONTENTS
Preface to the 5
t h
Edition
Our Love Affair on the 4
t h
.
ADVICE & SMALL DEVICES
Practical Use for Highly Energetic Materials
Around the Home
Quote of the Month
Disassembly of a Small Festival Ball
M80s, Silver Salutes & Cherry Bombs
Consider the Risk
Hot Chemistry Tonight
Fireworks are Environmentally Healthy
How Things Look to a Pyrotech
Mini Pyro Research
Pyroconics for the Amateur
Bang Buckets
Bucket Preservation Project
Ascending Flowers Effect
Crackling Microstars
Aerolites
Quick & Dirty Smoke Bombs
Sun on a String
More on Cap Crap
STARS
&
STUFF
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More on Dextrin Making
Paulownia Coal - What Is It
Sensitivity Findings
Saltpeter & Long Distance Commerce
Making Polystyrene-Xylene Glue
Gluing Plastic Ball Shells
Avoiding Serious Accidents
Flying-Fish Visco Shell
Hot Melt Glue
Substitute for Hexachlorobenzene
AERIAL SHELLS & RELATED
2" Round Crimson Meteors with Golden
Streamer Tails
Mystery Behind Awesome Shell Breaks
Determining Positions for Angle Firing
Closing Oddly-Filled Shells
Popcorn Tip
Aerial Shell Burst Height as a Function of
Mortar Length
What Do All Those Shell Names Mean
Mortar Exit Times for Aerial Shells
Coating Paper Mortars for Longer Life
Flowerpots and Muzzle Breaks
Aerial Shell Augmentation Effects
Tapes for Pyros
Effect of Reflected Blast Waves in HDPE
Mortars
No More Walking the Finale
Factors Affecting the Precision of Choreo-
graphed displays
Handling Misfires & Duds
Uplifting Thoughts
Using a Cargo Trailer for Display Work
More on Cargo Trailers
ROCKETS
3-Lb. Sugar Rocket
78
Traditional Black Powder Rockets
80
Whistle Rockets Using Strobe Rocket Tooling83
Proper Use of Clay
83
Are Zinc/Sulfur Rockets Hot?. You Bet!
84
Quickly Igniting a Flight of Small Rockets... 85
Anti-bamboo Tip
85
White Strobe Rocket Notes & Comments
86
Whet Your Appetite for Wet Whistle
91
Parachute Rockets
92
Noiseless Flash Tip
93
Burping Rockets
93
Fusing Crossette Comets
94
Unmixed Flash Powder
95
Improved Rocket Tubes
96
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Spin Stabilized Stars
22
The Strobe Star
23
Strobing Stingers
26
Pour Your Own White Strobe Flares
27
Colored Flash Reports
28
Using Fine Mesh Magnesium in Stars
28
Fine Firefly Aluminum
29
Fast Way to Test New Star Compositions.... 29
All About Copper
30
New Flake Titanium is Brighter, Faster
31
Titanium Sparks Easily
31
Flour Paste for Shell Building
....31
Picric Acid Remembered
32
Moisture-Proofing Steel Filings
32
Red Phosphorous
33
Priming Chlorate Stars
33
Cutting Small Paper Plugs
34
Backyard Radios
35
Radios or Rats
35
Fire Balloons - Again
36
When American Helicopters Ruled
37
Bamboo Tips
37
Chrysanthemum Stars
38
BentoniteTip..
38
Cattails & Eco Cops
38
Cleanup Tip
38
The Willow Wood Caper
39
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