Montreal Fireworks Forum :: Roman Candles

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sunjh Member	Posted: Sep 13, 2004 00:22:58 there are some information about roman candles, hope more people can give me some advices. There can be no doubt that it requires much practice to make really good Roman Candles, and the best ones still made by hand. so many factories play a part in the performance of the candle with result that there is always something to go wrong. The best tubes are hand rolled and it is quite essential that inside lap of paper is completely stuck down or else the powder will creep down the loose paper, cause a " blow-through" and eject stars like machine-gun bullets. The quality of the paper of the tube is also quite important. A good quality kraft paper, for example, rolled with good casein glue, provides a tough tube which hardly burns away during the firing of the candle. The fuse idealy should produce a good show of garden sparks, but this is not necessary, of course, and there is always a tendency to produce too much smoke as would be expected. So that's a short passage about roman candles, i know it's not complete, so hope you can help me to complete it. Sun
Smoke Member	Posted: Sep 17, 2004 16:40:25 Edited by: Smoke Sun, I know very little about Roman Candles, although I've got a pretty good idea of what they look like since they're so often used in our competition. Anyways, maybe you can check out this site. it offers a book about pyrotechnics, howver, I'm not so sure that it would cover all concepts. I posted this before, so I'll give you the link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0820603546/qid%3D1085152 30/104-5883354-2727111 Regards, Trav.
sunjh Member	Posted: Sep 17, 2004 19:13:42 Hello, Thanks , Trav. I had followed your advice and visit that URL again, it works for me. Regards. Sun
Smoke Member	Posted: Sep 18, 2004 12:33:14 That's great. I'm glad to be of service. Regards, Trav.
sunjh Member	Posted: Sep 19, 2004 18:55:50 Hello, Trav, thank you very much for your advice, and hope you a good day. Regards, Sun
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Smoke Member	Posted: Oct 28, 2004 12:47:54 Thx. I would love to learn more about them! Regards, Trav.