Fountain #1
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium nitrate....................................45
Potassium nitrate.................................5
Meal powder.......................................5
Aluminum..........................................45
Fountain #2
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation:
Meal powder.......................................72
Potassium nitrate.................................7
Charcoal..........................................7
Dark Aluminum.....................................7
Aluminum (-80/+120)...............................7
Fountain #3
Source: rec.pyrotechnics. Posted by Tom Perigrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation: Charcoal, sulfur and potassium nitrate are ball milled and very fine. Iron is medium coarse. After mixing (by diaper method), add an equal weight of course meal powder (about 1Fg to 2Fg equivalent), and mix that in too.
Potassium nitrate.................................50
Charcoal..........................................10
Sulfur............................................15
Iron..............................................25
Fountain #4
Source: Shimizu[1], page 127
Comments: This mixture was used in the fountains on the cover of the book. The metal powder can be either aluminum, magnalium or titanium.
Preparation:
Black powder, finely powdered.....................70
Pine charcoal.....................................4
Metal powder......................................26
Fountain #5
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................24
Charcoal..........................................4
Sulfur............................................4
Iron..............................................10
Fountain #6
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................2
Charcoal..........................................41
Sulfur............................................1
Iron..............................................1
Meal Powder.......................................6
Fountain #7
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................2
Charcoal..........................................4
Iron..............................................2
Meal Powder.......................................4
Fountain #8
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................8
Sulfur............................................3
Sb2S3.............................................1
Meal Powder.......................................2
Fountain #9
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Sb2S3.............................................8
Aluminum..........................................4
Meal Powder.......................................40
Fountain #10
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Sb2S3.............................................9
Dextrin...........................................4
Sodium oxalate....................................6
Meal Powder.......................................40
Fountain #11
Source: Homepage of Tom Peregrin <tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu
Comments:
Preparation:
Potassium nitrate.................................3
Charcoal..........................................1
Sulfur............................................1
Aluminum..........................................1
Meal powder.......................................2
Blue fountain
Source: rec.pyrotechnics, posted by EFFECTS <effects@aol.com
Comments:
Preparation: Granulate the mixture with a small amount of alcohol. Let dry and press into tubes. Very slowly burning mixture. Don't substitute shellac with red gum.
Ammonium perchlorate..............................7
Stearin...........................................2
Copper(II)oxide...................................1
Shellac...........................................0.5
Gerb #1
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation:
Meal powder.......................................73
Iron (60 mesh)....................................27
Gerb #2
Source: rec.pyrotechnics
Comments:
Preparation: The iron must be treated with linseed or tung oil.
Meal powder.......................................4
Charcoal fines....................................1
Steel fillings....................................2
Bengal fire #1
Source: Chemical abstracts[14] 122, 595944
Comments: Improved color, larger sparks and increased scatter radius for sparks.
Preparation:
Zr................................................2-5
Cast iron shot....................................18-23
Fe powder.........................................20-25
Al powder.........................................2-5
Corn dextrin binder...............................3-6
Potato starch binder..............................0.5-1.5
Barium nitrate....................................balance
Bengal fire #2
Source: Chemical abstracts[14] 122, 59595
Comments: Increased combustion time
Preparation:
di-Buphtalate.....................................3-5
Fe-powder.........................................20-29
Al-powder.........................................4-7
Polyvinylbutyral binder...........................11-17
NH4NO3 inhibitor..................................1-4
Ammonium perchlorate..............................balance
Green bengal fire #1
Source: rec.pyrotechnics. Posted by Sweden <sweden@synchron.ct.se
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium nitrate....................................80
PVC...............................................10
Red Gum...........................................10
Green Bengal fire #2
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page 223
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium chlorate...................................90
Shellac...........................................10
Green Bengal fire #3
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page 223
Comments:
Preparation:
Barium chlorate...................................23
Barium nitrate....................................59
Potassium chlorate................................6
Shellac...........................................10
Stearic acid......................................1
Green Bengal fire #4
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page 223.
Comments: Burns nice and slowly leaving little residue, but not with a green color.
Preparation:
Barium nitrate....................................6
Potassium nitrate.................................3
Sulfur............................................2
Blue Bengal fire #1
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page 223.
Comments: This is a dangerous mixture since it contains a copperammonium complex and a chlorate.
Preparation:
Potassium chlorate................................6
Copper ammonium sulphate..........................8
Shellac...........................................1
Willow charcoal...................................2
Blue Bengal fire #2
Source: "Mengen en Roeren"[6] , page 223.
Comments: Burns moderately fast with a blueish-white color.
Preparation:
Potassium chlorate................................40
Copper sulphate...................................8
Colophonium.......................................6
