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By Ken & Bonnie Kosanke This is the only comprehensive glossary of pyrotechnic terminology we know of. Explains scientific and craft terms fro...

By Tom Dimock Girandolas are flying horizontal wheels. They are some of the most spectacular fireworks being made today. Much of the interest in g...

8 micron, coated. Indian Blackhead aluminum is almost the same as German Blackhead. It is a little "dirtier" to work with. It has been said to be ...

This book was written by a chemistry Ph.D. and longtime fireworks practitioner. It was created because the author felt there was just no book that ...

Iron 20-60 mesh dark-gray powder. This is iron powder is used for bigger fountains and sometimes stars. Sold by the pound. To get the beautiful ...

(iron(II) oxide, ferrosoferric oxide, triiron tetraoxide) [FeO•Fe2O3 or Fe3O4] Black powder. Iron oxide can act as a high temperature oxidizer in ...

(iron (III) oxide, ferric oxide) [Fe2O3] Red powder. Used in some thermite compositions; in some glitter formulations; as a catalyst in rocket com...

[C12H22O11•2H2O] White, -200 mesh, powder Used in smoke formulations and as a low reactivity (accessory) fuel, often in blue star formulations. ...

[C] Lampblack is an extremely lightweight black powder. Lampblack in fireworks produces long-lasting, very fine dim gold sparks. Primarily in Senk...

Dimensions: 5/16" ID x 4" Length x .015 Wall .395" OD, Wall Flat End Kraft Tubes Part #TU2020

These Limited Edition Nesting paper hemispheres are from the 1960's ! These bad boys have been kept in pristine condition and are of superior quali...

Limited Edition T-shirts are now available!   Fireworks fanatics have been requesting Skylighter themed apparel for years and we heard you. After...

These Limited Edition Nesting paper hemispheres are from the 1960's ! These bad boys have been kept in pristine condition and are of superior quali...

MAKES 400 IGNITERS! Let's face it, handling microscopic Nichrome wire and soldering tiny chips is not for everyone. If you're into instant gratifi...

Lithium carbonate is a chemical compound commonly used to produce vibrant red and pink colors. When incorporated into pyrotechnic compositions, lit...

Lycopodium 1lb. Lycopodium is used to create flame effects. It is prevalent in on stage performances and by fire performers. The powder consists ...

[MgCO3] White powder. Used as a glitter delay agent that gives more of a white-ish color than other carbonates. Used in many smoke compositions as...

Magnesium turnings, magnesium chips, and grindings. These are very coarse, and pretty thin pieces of AM60 magnesium alloy (about 93% magnesium, 6% ...

-10+50 mesh Magnalium, mixed with turnings. A 50:50 alloy of magnesium and aluminum commonly used as a metal fuel, for spark effects, colored stars...

-100+200 mesh magnalium, mixed with turnings. A 50:50 alloy of magnesium and aluminum commonly used as a metal fuel, for spark effects, colored sta...

-200+325 mesh Magnalium, mixed with turnings. A 50:50 alloy of magnesium and aluminum commonly used as a metal fuel, for spark effects, colored sta...

10 Pack of Magnum Red Rain Flares ULTRA RARE 5-Stars per 26.5mm shell casings (Full Sealed Box of 10) Regular Red Rain Flares only have 3 stars p...

Czech Military Surplus 26.5mm Flare ULTRA RARE 2 Red Rain 6-star 26.5 mm shell cases FL1008

Czech Military Surplus 26.5mm Flare ULTRA RARE 5 Red Rain 6-star 26.5 mm shell casings. Please Note: We are unable to accept the return of flares....

Length:  20 Feet    Burn Rate: 9.5-10 sec/ft  Diameter: 3/32" (3mm) Pink medium speed visco is excellent for controlling the tempo of your fi...

400 Mesh, coated Aluminum.  Sold by the 1/2 Pound This fine micron high performance aluminium is of the highest quality.  This is not your run o...

Master the art of rocketry with Skylighter's black powder Model Rocket Kit. This kit includes all the chemicals you'll need to make black powder, t...

This is a refill kit for our Model Rocket Kit. It contains everything in that kit, except the tooling. Each kit contains enough supplies to make 5...

These spiral wound paper tubes can be used as the fuselage for many model rocket motors.  one bag of  25 0.9" OD x 12" Length x .095" spiral wound...

By John D. Lippy, Jr. and Edward L. Palder. Originally published years ago in, this is primarily a book of magic tricks using chemicals. There are...

A rainbow of color in your next campfire! The unopened packets (3 - 5 for best and brightest results) are to be tossed into an indoor wood-burning...

Nitrocellulose Solid ( or "NC") - 12% Nitrogen 1 Lb. makes up to approximately 4 gallons of solution Dissolve in Acetone, Acetate or MEK to make y...

Length:  20 Feet  Burn Rate: -16-18 sec/ft  Diameter: 3mm  Orange Medium visco is excellent for controlling the tempo of your fireworks display....

Parlon (chlorinated rubber, Chlor-Rub™, Superchlon™, chlorinated isoprene) White powder. Parlon is a common chlorine (68%) donor, fuel, and color ...

(Phenol-formaldehyde resin or Phenolic) A class of thermosetting resins prepared from a combination of a phenol and formaldehyde.  Phenolic Resi...

These brilliant red fireworks fountains can be made in minutes and used immediately. This is one of the best kits to use to learn fireworks making....

Plastic Base for One #0 Mortar, 3/4" mortar tubes Dimensions: 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 x 9/16 Qty: 100 Part # PL3001

Plastic base for, 2-1/2-Inch, #100 mortar tubes. Dimensions: 4-5/8 x 4-5/8 x 3/4 Qty: 10  PART NUMBER: PL3010

Plastic Base for One #2 Mortar #2 mortar tubes. Qty: 25 Part # PL3002

These cylindrical plastic shells come in two parts, the can and the lid. The lid has a 1/4" visco fuse hole. Methylene chloride or PVC cement can b...

(PVC) [(C2H3Cl)n] -200 mesh white powder PVC is used as a chlorine (57%) donor (colored flame enhancer), fuel and as a binder in some rocket prope...

[C6H5COOK•(C6H5KO2)] Very lightweight, white powder. 99.0% purity. Potassium benzoate is utlizized as a fuel in whistle compositions, rockets and ...

[KClO3] White powder. Used as an oxidizer in colored flame compositions, flash powders, and most commonly as the oxidizer in colored smokes. Conta...

[KClO3] White powder. - 10 Pound Box Used as an oxidizer in colored flame compositions, ignition and prime comps, and most commonly as the oxidize...

(potassium bichromate) [K2Cr2O7] Orange granular powder Potassium dichromate is used for several purposes in pyrotechnics. In solution, it is use...

Potassium Nitrate is the most commonly used oxidizer in fireworks. It is used to make black powder, rocket fuel, stars/comets, primes, glitter and ...

** 10 Pound Box. ** Potassium Nitrate is the most commonly used oxidizer in fireworks. It is used to make black powder, rocket fuel, stars/comets,...

(saltpeter, salt peter) [KNO3] White powder. Potassium nitrate is one of the most frequently used oxidizers in pyrotechnics due to it being the ma...