4th of July thread
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More at the link. DO NOT use random powder from deconstructed fireworks. Use only the Black powder, lift powder described should make one. https://www.skylighter.com/blogs/how-to-make-fireworks/cremora-fireball
So, What is a Cremora Fireball?
In years past I've heard of accidents at grain silos or flour mills, where clouds of dust have been ignited by a spark resulting in a tragic explosion. A bag of flour is not a fire hazard, but mix it with air and it becomes a highly flammable mixture.
It takes fuel, oxygen and a heat-source to produce a fire. A Cremora fireball is simply a device which projects a powdered fuel up into the air, where it gets mixed with the atmosphere, is ignited by the propellant, which results in a large fireball as the fuel and air burn together.
At some time in years past, an enterprising soul decided to project some Cremora brand coffee-creamer powder up into the air using a black powder propellant, and the Cremora fireball was born. Even though Cremora brand creamer is next to impossible to find nowadays, and other substitutes are used, these fireball pots will forever be referred to as Cremora Pots, or just Cremoras.
The simplest of Cremoras can be made with just a metal can, some black powder, a 4" piece of Visco safety fuse, a disc cut out of a paper napkin, and some flammable powder.
No need, the wads just hold the black powder in the cylinder. #11 percussion caps on each nipple, ignite the charge.
Sorry I misunderstood how you were using the wads, thanks
Aw man,lemme tell ya.Every now and them someone's parked car alarm goes off and oftentimes I can't tell if some of the sounds are gunshots or not.
Steel wool spinning is fun but a real fire hazard in dry areas, I use a spring to wrap the wool around, you need the 0000 ought fine grade.
My local pawn shop did have it, but they don't carry it anymore. I wonder if a firecracker inside, would prime it?
Haha,not sure.I can't find the stuff locally but I can get it at some places outside of the city.
They make rimfire sensitive varieties. One thing is pretty certain, if you make a priming charge strong enough, it would work at some point.
