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[CJ208]

Re: Firecrackers in Canada

dude i feel for you i live in Jersey and the only way is to bring them from Pennsylvania but only far away parts have stores.(far from Philly) Every year on my way back from vacation my friends and i try to stop at south of the border and bring as much home as possible

honestly i bought i huge brick of firecrackers and im about 3/4 done and they have lost their fun

i find it more fun to make my own one easy way is to use thick cardboard tubing like the kind string spools have. cut it down to a short piece about 1.5-3 inches then fill one tip with wax or hot glue then fill 2/3 of your "black powder"
now to create the black powder you can buy these sparkler type things in chintown called "Morning glory"

unwrap them and then crush them up into a powder make sure to take out the wooden sticks
then once you fill the tube cap the other end with wax or hot glue. put the fuse in the center of the side
last but not least light and throw (away from people or animals)

 

[ShortyInCanada]

Re: Firecrackers in Canada

I will argue the "Banned in Canada" point.
"Banned" would mean that for all practical purposes that the possession of said materials will get one in trouble.
This is true. And on multiple levels in most jurisdictions.

As soon as you have a certification and/or a license you have crossed over the line to being recognized as a trained professional. As a professional you would be considered a pyrotechnician. What you do is termed as pyrotechnics.
While the results may be similar to "fireworks" there is a lot more to it than that.
"Fireworks" are the prepackaged (usually toned down" versions) of pyro' in "safe" allotments sold to the general public. Every unit is a complete delivery and launch system of it's own.
A definition of a pyrotechnician (from Wkipedia) : A pyrotechnician is an individual responsible for the safe storage, handling, and functioning of pyrotechnics and pyrotechnic devices. Although the term is generally used in reference to individuals who operate pyrotechnics in the entertainment industry, it can include all individuals who regularly handle explosives.
Even as a pyrotechnician, if you try to transport or fire off any form of pyro' outside of the conditions of a temporary permitted set of conditions, you will find out just how much the law applies and imposes the "ban".
Every rule or regulation imposed by a government will have some exceptions or conditional exclusions. That doesn't mean that there is no rule or regulation. It all boils down to how hard or common the processes to get them are.

Now I used to use the commonly available "screecher" powder as a premade flash powder. Cut one open and carefully chop up the compressed powder in small batches. And if you roll some up tight in some old "rollies" that your bud's left laying around you have an instant firecracker. By wrapping a few layers around the small "charge" you are trying to contain the explosion. This causes the pressure to continue to build until it reaches the point where it forces it's way out with a bang. More layers leads to higher pressures and louder bangs. Simple chemistry and physics being applied. (So pay attention in school !)
But I wouldn't want to get caught with something like that anywhere here in Canada.
Because even though home-made, they are still banned.
:scowl:

 

[ddewees]

Re: Firecrackers in Canada

Sorry, if this was already posted (I didn't read all the post)... but these are just as loud as firecrackers, and are legal to ship through the mail (crazy I know).

077-0100 - Adult Snaps - Snap Clappers - 1 Box 20pc

Anyway... great product, and tons of fun if you just need a "bang" fix. They are no longer allowing EX numbers for these in the US... so get them while you can.

If you search around, you can get deals on full flats of them... this place I just know usually carries them.

 

[Pontiacg5]

Re: Firecrackers in Canada

I have a firework stand that sells firecrackers year round less than 10 minutes from my house. If I want bottle rockets I go deep into Missouri, they sell everything there

Years ago, when I was 13 or 14, I played around with flash powder a lot. The biggest "firecracker" I made was around 700 grams if I remember right? It blew out a window in a house not too far from where we set it off. That was perchlorate flash powder though, I guess it's more stable which is probably the only reason I can still count to 10.

If your really hard up for an explosion fix you can make black powder with stuff you get from a hardware store and a drugstore. Charcoal, like the stuff you grille with. Stump remover, usually 100% salt peter. And flowers of sulfur, they sell that at Walgreen's. Pick up a cheap rock tumbler at a hobby store and some lead fishing weights to crush up everything separately then mix it up and you've got crude black powder.

 

[ddewees]

Re: Firecrackers in Canada

/\/\ 700 grams!!! Holy crap... dude, you are insane!


I made this one with 250grams and I about sh t my pants.





(Most 5" salutes have about 500 grams in them, and those are the ones that you can feel in the bottom of your stomach)