Harry Gilliam | Skylighter Fireworks Making

Star Warts

Friday, May 21, 2010

I was in pig heaven when I got my new star rolling machine from John Smith. But the very first batch of stars came out looking like they had contracted a king-hell case of warts. Looked like raspberries – all bumpy all around. Actually, there was an easy fix, but I didn’t have a clue [...]

How to Make a Smoke Bomb the Failsafe Way—We Thought!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Sometimes, learning how to make a smoke bomb using colored smoke can be tricky. Even if you already know how! Because even if you really do already know how to make a smoke bomb, you can still have problems getting your colored smoke to work…problems you may not expect. How to Make a Smoke Bomb [...]

Fireworks Chemical Milling – Fast

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Chemical milling, that is, reducing the particle size of powdered chemicals is part of fireworks making. No matter how find and free flowing chemicals are when you first buy then, many of them can and will turn to stone like blocks over time. And as you can read from the little lesson above, they can [...]

Turbo Pyro goes LIVE at 12:00 Noon Eastern time today, June 19th

Friday, June 19, 2009

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Turbo Pyro goes LIVE at 12:00 Noon Eastern time today, June 19th. You’ll be able to get in then. Here’s your link for Turbo Pyro: http://www.turbopyro.com ———————————————————————- I DON’T KNOW WHETHER YOU HEARD THIS YET ———————————————————————- I’ve added *more* stuff to Turbo Pyro. I want to make sure you have fun with your projects, so [...]