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I see in your profile you shoot for the Santores, great people and some of the best in fireworks. I knew the older generation well, matter of fact my old boss (who has passed away recently) rented...

Yes, I’ve seen that also I really don’t know the purpose of the glaze but the only thing that would make any sense would be some type of a binder to make the flash adhere to the hulls and allow open...

Thanks for your input on my post Rocky. Over the years in the business I have made countless thousands of pounds of what we called “Mustood” (the Italian word for Flash). Once every two weeks or so I...

A question for anyone that may know. Back in the 60s we made a mix of composition that I haven’t heard about for many years. It seemed to be a fairly common formula back then but it looks as if it...

Hi Paul, Great to hear from you! That’s wonderful having a family chemist you can refer to. Tell ya what he is worth his weight in gold when it comes to pyrotechnics and many other things too. It’s...

Great story Rick! Wow, 22 years in the Air Force. That’s a long time to live on JP4. Thanks for your service. Yes I can’t explain it but I really love fireworks and I have made a good living at it....

Rick_in_Tampa, Good to hear from you! Any time Rick, I love to answer questions if I can. By trade I am a chemical engineer. But enough said about that, and yes chemistry is a boring subject to most...

Thanks for the Question Rick_in_Tampa. The burn rate of most fuse is dependent on all three criterion you have mentioned. The nitrocellulose and paper to a lesser degree of the three. We use a...

A few facts you may find interesting about 3/32” / 1/8” Visco 5 /12 fuse with 2 coats of Nitrocellulose lacquer. Visco was developed for the fireworks industry as a reliable, inexpensive ignition...

Thanks for the welcome PyroJoeNEPA. Sorry it took so long for me to get back to ya, I've been in the Great state of Ohio on business and this is really the first day I've had a chance to have some...

A little story from the early 60s. Going back to my early days in the fireworks business before they passed the Child Protection Act of 1966, we made many fireworks items for the consumer market that...

Hahaha, great story! Ya, I cant do anything like that around here. Thank God I have friends that live in FREE STATES I can visit where you can still have a little fun! Great story! johncharlse1, stay...

Hello Johncharlse, yes I’m new to the forum and I love it! Seeing so many new young people interested in the fireworks and related fields. I just wish I had more time to read all of the experiences...

I understand that there is an agency looking at restricting all fuse to be used in 1.3 products and also fuse such as Flying Fish etc. You would then need a permit to purchase these products. This...

I apologize for being so tardy in my reply xxxxxI just returned from a business trip and it took longer than I expected. Yes, foreign and our own government have purchased an unimaginable amount of...

Excellent question Bazerk! Unless you are involved in the fuse business you wouldn't know but the fact is we sell very little Visco type fuse to the professional fireworks manufactures. Visco is...

Thank you Fatcat, (cool name!)! Its great to be on board with a really great bunch of people. I'll up late at night just reading posts. Lots a of great reading!

I think I got balled up with my posts, sorry about that. I'll get the swing of things!

Thanks for the welcome JmFng! Its great to be here and I'm looking forward to some great stories from you also. Lots to share!

Hi Paul, thanks for the welcome! What a great bunch of people here and all interested in the art of fireworks. Well, I have more than 50 years of stories so I hope you don't get board LOL. Ide love...

Thanks for the great welcome Joe, Yes I can see there are lots of great fireworks people who gather here! A wonderful place to be and about "smell the smoke" yes its magic! There has always been an...

Rick, Ide Love to discuss my experiences with anyone who wants to listen!

Thanks Rick_in_Tampa! I'll give it a try once I get some post time behind me. Oh the short story I posted above was a reply to your question about the name Visco. I think I posted it in the wrong...

Hi djsmurf! Thanks for the nice comment. Once I get my feet wet here I'll give it a try!

Apologies! The short story on the history of Visco was directed to a gentleman who asked about the word Visco. I miss posted it but I'm sure you will see it!