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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 k s N e w s
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THE BEST OF AFN IV
Edited by Jack & Dorothy Drewes
Copyright ©2000 by
Rex E. & S.P., Inc.
Published by
American Fireworks News
HC67 - Box 30
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328-9506
All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-929931-15-7
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
Starting Out
7
My First Girandola
51
Ordering
9
Glittering Sunset
52
Glittering Thunder Aerolites
54
STARS & SMALL DEVICES
Making Plugs the Hard Way
57
Aerial Flashlight Salute Candles
58
Cut Stars 11
Method of Production of Micro Stars 12
Bargains in Odd Places 12
An Interesting Cut Star Method 13
Cap Crap 13
Pill Box Stars 13
Making Comets 15
Further to My Quest for Good Comets 15
Cushioning Comets 15
Latex Gloves Reduce Static Hazard 15
Blue & Orange Go Getters Without Magne-
sium
Niagara Falls - A 4th of July Favorite
62
The Poor Man's Waterfall
66
Frogs
68
Paper Freebies
70
Tennis Ball Gas Cannon
71
Dress Up Those Spinning Wheels
72
Wild About Wheels
73
Steel Wool Redux
73
Driver Basics
74
The Tourbillion Revisited
76
Pyros Beware the Month of June
77
16
Testing Stars
19
ROCKETS
Kitchen Pyro at Vulcan's Forge
19
Brilliant Illuminating Silver Electric Non-
Sizzling Red Comet Shower Stars 20
Sift Those Chemicals 21
Priming Comet Shells 22
Water Bottle Salute 23
New Formulas for Colored Sparklers 24
Colored Sparkler Update 25
Super Silver Fountains 25
Lightning Bolts 26
Paper Plugs 26
Safety Issues Cloud Kitchen Utensil Use.. 27
Politically Correct Pyro Tool 27
Cones Revisited 28
Black Powder Burn Rates 29
Black Powder Doesn't Need Machinery .... 30
Tissue Paper Tip
Easy to Make Fuse for Better Rocket
Ignition
77
Priming Give Positive Ignition
78
Sure Method of Parachute Ejection for
Rockets 79
Chain Fusing Visco 79
Sticky, Sticky 79
Experiments with Miniature Rockets 80
Visco Ignition Transfer 81
Hobby Electric Launcher 82
Two-Stage Whistle Rockets 84
Parachute Rockets 86
Hints & Tips 88
The Spoolette Rocket 89
Sky Rocket Performance Characteristics. 90
Rocket Nozzles
31
92
Perfect Paper Tape Tubes
32
Ground Testing Rocket Motors
93
Silk Screened Fireworks
32
Bottle Rocket Launcher
94
Simpson's Spark Spinner
33
Mini Fountains/Sparklers
34
AERIALS
Smoking Cap Stix
35
Easy Firecracker Mortar
36
Poly-Lube Coating 95
Product Warning-Nitrocellulose Products 95
Easy Made Shell Time Fuse
Katydids - Repeating Firecrackers
37
Triangle Pyro Cases
38
96
Crossmatching Shells the Easy Way
96
LARGER DEVICES & NOVELTY ITEMS
Make Your Own Mortars
97
Small Aerial Inserts...,
98
Yours, Mine & Ours
39
The How-Do-You-Do-That Multi-Break
Shell
The Construction, Care & Feeding of the
Cajun Pyrotechnical Sawed-Off Shotgun
Mine
100
Another Method of Making Round Shell
Paper Casings 101
Easily Made 3" Paper Ball Shell Molds ... 102
More on Making Round Paper Shell
Casings
42
Gold Lampblack Star Mines
46
Don't Mix It
46
A Heretic's Guide to Roman Candles
47
103
Keep the Kids Happy With This One
50
Hint of the Month
103
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