How to make fireworks

Fireworks are great for holidays, celebrations, or just an afternoon thrill. But how exactly can you make your own from home? Though sky-bound explosives are not something you can DIY your way through, there's some super exciting, fiery...

Fireworks are great for holidays, celebrations, or just an afternoon thrill. But how exactly can you make your own from home? Though sky-bound explosives are not something you can DIY your way through, there's some super exciting, fiery...

Fireworks are not typically thought of as a DIY craft. They’re flammable and not suitable for children. But you still find plenty of instructional videos online.

Different chemicals make the different colors in fireworks and pyrotechnic compositions. This image shows you some of those chemicals that are used to make the beautiful colors you see in the sky when fireworks burst in the air. Wan to learn more about how fireworks are made? Check out the over 100 free fireworks making projects available at Skylighter.com

How to Make Zinc Cut Fireworks Stars - This is a color star where the color is produced by an elemental metal, rather than a metallic salt, such as when a blue is produced with a copper oxide or carbonate. So, this blue-green color star may be among the oldest star colors that were produced. An added bonus is that this is one of the easiest cut stars to make that I've tried. It's basically a black powder with zinc dust mixed in.

Black powder is one of the common components used in making fireworks. It's the base for many projects including lots of stars, rockets, shell burst and more. This is a series of videos from Skylighter's Turbo Pyro that show you how to mill, mix, weigh and dry the potassium nitrate, sulfur and charcoal so you'll get a consistent black powder to use for other projects.

Fireworks in a jar are a great craft activity for young children, perfect for the Fourth of July or New Years Eve! This easy craft can be made in a few minutes with low mess!

Bill Schmidt, a very accomplished fireworks builder, active in the Crackerjacks club, and a former President of the Northern Lighters, approached me a few years ago with a book idea. He has been making fireworks for many, many years. When he first started, he would buy his supplies for Westech, a company in Utah owned by Ralph Degn. In those days, there was a lot less useful pyrotechnic literature around. To help bridge that gap, Ralph wrote a number of project-oriented papers he called…

Illustration: Jason Lee …Make Fireworks Our great nation was built on the principles of independence and self-reliance. It's practically patriotic to build your July 4 fireworks from scratch. So, Harry Gilliam, CEO of pyrotechnics supplier Skylighter, told us how to make a spectacular fireball. (Disclaimer: Wired will not send bail money or reattach fingers.) — Daniel […]