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06-24-2025, 11:50 AM

tustinfarm started a thread Added lift experiments? in Consumer Fireworks USA

With the 60g total composition limit for "proper" 1.4g consumer cans, I wonder if the manufacturers compromise on minimizing the lift charge, to...

6 replies | 131 view(s)

06-25-2025, 08:44 PM

displayfireworks1 started a thread Exploding Lawn Mower or? in Fireworks legal/regulatory/Miscellaneous

I suspect this was a fireworks artillery shell. I did a video year back about how long an artillery shell can survive if left to the elements. A...

4 replies | 82 view(s)

06-28-2025, 12:05 PM

tustinfarm started a thread Cake "congestion" precautions? in Consumer Fireworks USA

Normally I use the end of a dock every 4th of July for some cakes and shells. The quantity keeps increasing up each year, and I have now reached the...

3 replies | 100 view(s)

06-27-2025, 05:47 PM

tustinfarm started a thread Single shot mines/comets with consumer 1.75" racks? in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

Lacking a proper single shot rack for things like AP comets and mines, is there any reason why a standard consumer mortar intended for 1.75" shells...

3 replies | 48 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:56 AM

Polluted’s Pyro started a thread Beginner Consumer Questions in Consumer Fireworks USA

Hey all. Just a guy who does fireworks a few times a year around holidays for fun. With two incidents in the last few years I’ve been thinking more...

2 replies | 74 view(s)

06-29-2025, 12:59 PM

displayfireworks1 started a thread Pyrotecnico on local Pittsburgh Sunday show in Fireworks legal/regulatory/Miscellaneous

Pyrotecnico featured on a Sunday morning news show here out of Pittsburgh. 06/29/2025 . .

1 replies | 37 view(s)

Yesterday, 02:47 PM

Trike21 started a thread In search of a few firework cakes in Indiana in Consumer Fireworks USA

Went to a event the other night and some locals were lighting off 1.4 cakes, i wish i would have asked the people who had the fireworks (I did not...

1 replies | 26 view(s)

Yesterday, 07:06 PM

Poetart started a thread Questions about ematching Fountians, Stick Rockets, and Roman candles. in Consumer Fireworks USA

Trying out ematching my entire show this year and had some questions now that I am working through them all. For Fountains, stick rockets, and...

1 replies | 23 view(s)

Today, 10:38 AM

displayfireworks1 started a thread Wholesale Fireworks Commercial in Consumer Fireworks USA

I see I made the cut for the Wholesale Fireworks Hubbard Ohio commercial with Backyard Battlefield. . . .

1 replies | 2 view(s)

06-25-2025, 02:47 AM

JosuéBeauregard started a thread Québec Day's Fireworks Display (Setup/Full Show) in Canada Fireworks

Full show video: Setup gallery:

1 replies | 26 view(s)

06-27-2025, 07:48 AM

Venom started a thread Got my ATF License in 8 weeks total... Now to find a 1.3G supplier in Central Florida in Display Fireworks USA

Hi All, Just received my ATF License on 6-23-2025. It took 8 weeks total time from the day I dropped off the form at the Post Office. That...

0 replies | 52 view(s)

Today, 04:05 AM

TeamFullSend started a thread Ohio Exhibitor License in Display Fireworks USA

I will start off by saying I love fireworks. I can't go anywhere without stopping at local stores to look around and I always come out with...

0 replies | 9 view(s)

Today, 11:04 AM

jdels replied to a thread Wholesale Fireworks Commercial in Consumer Fireworks USA

Storm Surge, Willow Beach, Six Shooter, Big Air Time, Spooky Staircase and Recursion all in my show this year and all from WFBoom. How about some...

1 replies | 2 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:38 PM

displayfireworks1 replied to a thread Beginner Consumer Questions in Consumer Fireworks USA

Years back the number one question on my YouTube video was "What is the tape" I was using in all my fusing videos. It is sold at Uhaul as box packing...

2 replies | 74 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:25 PM

displayfireworks1 replied to a thread In search of a few firework cakes in Indiana in Consumer Fireworks USA

You should get one of the fireworks firing systems I have listed on pyrotalk Article of Pyrotechnic education certificate and move into some of the...

1 replies | 26 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:15 PM

displayfireworks1 replied to a thread Questions about ematching Fountians, Stick Rockets, and Roman candles. in Consumer Fireworks USA

Unfortunately Consumer Fireworks are not yet quick connect ready to accommodate Electric Match or Firewire Initiators, thus some modifications are...

1 replies | 23 view(s)

Yesterday, 07:59 PM

displayfireworks1 replied to a thread AP Feedback in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

Don't "Going to be purchasing" go ahead and buy a Cobra and get a receipt. I am curious what retail location is selling Cobra Fireworks Firing...

13 replies | 7774 view(s)

Yesterday, 06:02 PM

bmnjr15 replied to a thread AP Feedback in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

Hello Dave, I am going to be purchasing a Cobra firing system for myself finally! However, I am most likely going to be purchasing it from my...

13 replies | 7774 view(s)

Yesterday, 05:49 PM

tustinfarm replied to a thread Single shot mines/comets with consumer 1.75" racks? in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

I like the idea of zip tying to a dowel rod glued into a board, given that this weekend I'll be using a dock where there's no ground to pound...

3 replies | 48 view(s)

Yesterday, 02:08 PM

BMoore replied to a thread Beginner Consumer Questions in Consumer Fireworks USA

Distance is your friend. In the professional world we have the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard of 70 feet per inch of your...

2 replies | 74 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:48 AM

BMoore replied to a thread Single shot mines/comets with consumer 1.75" racks? in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

I don't think they will fit in a 1.75" tube but I have dropped them into 2.5" mortars with no problems. And no, it really doesn't matter if the comet...

3 replies | 48 view(s)

06-29-2025, 09:20 PM

morrison2951 replied to a thread Cake "congestion" precautions? in Consumer Fireworks USA

I have experienced the occasional unexpected cake firing due to proximity on a dock.... I guess it's better to have fired then not at all, so there's...

3 replies | 100 view(s)

06-29-2025, 09:17 PM

Salutecake replied to a thread Single shot mines/comets with consumer 1.75" racks? in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

If they fit they will usually work. I have also ounded rebar in the ground and zipped tied them to the rebar, also wooden dowl rod glued into board...

3 replies | 48 view(s)

06-29-2025, 08:05 PM

fatcat replied to a thread Pyrotecnico on local Pittsburgh Sunday show in Fireworks legal/regulatory/Miscellaneous

Thanks for posting this Dave. Back in the mid 1990's I was the chairman of a local festival. We wanted fireworks and found Pyrotechnico. They were...

1 replies | 37 view(s)

06-29-2025, 06:40 AM

tustinfarm replied to a thread Cake "congestion" precautions? in Consumer Fireworks USA

Yeah, the tendency of cakes to flare up as the cardboard burns afterwards is my nemesis...the best I can do is to position them in zones that are...

3 replies | 100 view(s)

06-28-2025, 05:46 PM

MontanaMike replied to a thread Cake "congestion" precautions? in Consumer Fireworks USA

Given the number of cakes that turn into a full-blown conflagration after they finish, I expect you might have a real problem if you have too many...

3 replies | 100 view(s)

06-28-2025, 11:56 AM

tustinfarm replied to a thread Added lift experiments? in Consumer Fireworks USA

All, I really appreciate all of the useful information in the replies...I hadn't thought about the stray spark issue hitting loose BP like that, as...

6 replies | 131 view(s)

06-28-2025, 11:11 AM

Venom replied to a thread AP Feedback in Articles of Pyrotechnics USA

Hi Dave, Want to thank you for the 1.4G Pro Ignite Certificate Program. It allowed me to purchase some 1.4G Pro this year. I had applied for my...

13 replies | 7774 view(s)

06-28-2025, 07:58 AM

PyroFL replied to a thread Added lift experiments? in Consumer Fireworks USA

I’ve experimented a bit with this under controlled conditions. You’re right that the 60g total composition cap means manufacturers often cut lift to...

6 replies | 131 view(s)

06-27-2025, 12:50 PM

displayfireworks1 replied to a thread Exploding Lawn Mower or? in Fireworks legal/regulatory/Miscellaneous

I believe this one was just posted. .

4 replies | 82 view(s)