I Introduction This file contains information on making fireworks. I have found that these are hot items at school, and you can sell them. Just don't tell them how cheap they are to make. The ones that seem to sell for the most are the pen cannons, because i was making 20 dollars each for them. All of these fireworks use Black Powder, and i get it from rocket engines. If you do not know how to get it from rocke engines, many text files tell you how. Look in "The Anarchists Ency- clopedia","The Terrorists Handbook",or "The Big Book of Mischeif". They all explain in detail how to procees it. Rocket engines can be bought at any local hobby store for about 5$. Small Explosives
II.1 Polumna These were originally made in Mexico, and the name "polumna" means dove. They are about as loud as M-60s and make a bright flash.To make one you will need a sheet of notebook paper, hot glue or tape, a fuse, and about a half teaspoon of black powder. The process for folding the paper is exactly like making a paer football. First fold the notebook paper into a strip like this: ________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | |________________________________________________________________________________________| Then, fold the corner to the top like this: _________________________________________________________________________________________ |\ | | \ | | \ | | \ | |____\____________________________________________________________________________________| Now fold th bottom left corner to the top like this: | <--Fuse | |___________________________________________________________________________________ | / | | / | | / | | / | |/___________________________________________________________________________________| Now you have formes a triangle shaped pocket. FIll it about 1/4 the way fill with black powder and insert a fuse. Make the fuse come out one of the corners. Now carefully fold the rest of the paper. Whe you finish, glue it or tape it closed. These babies will usually sell pretty well at school for about 5$ each.
II.2 Mini M-80 These are about as loud as M-60s, but they have more power.They don't seem to sell as well as the polumnas.You will need about a tablespoon of black powder, some epoxy, some toilet paper, a fuse, and one of those cardboard tubes on a coathanger.First, cut off a piece of the tube about 3 inches long. Then put a wad of toilet paper almost all the way down it. Then put some epoxy in the end. The toilet paper Will keep the epoxt from draining down in the tube. Make sure you have enough epoxt to cover the whole inside diameter of the tube. This will serve as an end cap. When the epoxy dries, drill a hole in the side for the fuse. Now fill the tub with black powder, and put another wad of toilet paper in the other end. Leave alittle space in the end for more epoxy. Now put epoxy in this end, and let it dry. This will serve as the other end cap.Here is a diagram of one of these: | | <---- Fuse | | ____________________________________| |___________________________________________ |____________________________________| |___________________________________________| |E|TTTT|BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB| |BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTT|E| |E|TTTT|BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|_|BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTT|E| |__________________________________________________________________________________| B = Black Powder T = Toilet Paper E = Epoxy
II.3 Pen Popper A fairly powerful explosive device can be made from a pen. These are illegal because they are classified as pipebombs. For this you will need a BIC pen,toilet paper,a fuse, and about a table- spoon of Black Powder.. First, pull off the part of the pen that writes. Pull out the ink car- tridge and throw it away. Now drill a hole in the other end for the fuse, then insert the fuse. Fill the pen with about a tablespoon of Black Powder, and fill the pen the rest of the way with toilet paper.Now the writing part of the pen back on. As long as the cap is on the end with the fuse, this will look like a normal pen, and it will write for a while.Here is a diagram of it: _________________________________________________________________________________ |BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT| - _ =======BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT| _ > |BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT|_____________ - B = Black Powder T = Toilet Paper Rockets/Cannons
III.1 Zip Rockets These Are Extremely easy to make and they look cool at night. You will need A sheet of paper,a little Black Powder, and a hot glue gun or tape. First, cut the sheet of paper about 4" long, and 2" wide. Then fold the bottom edge to about 1/4" from the bottom like this. Then fold the left side about 1/4" over.This should form a pocket along the bottom with one end closed. Put Black Powder along the bottom. Now fold the top edge over the pocket along the bottom. When you're finished folding, either tape or hot glue it shut. Remember which end was folded over (the left side on th diagram) because this is the side you light. 1.) The cut sheet of paper <-------------- 4" ------------------> ______________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2" | | | | | | |______________________________________| | 2.)Fold Bottom edge 1/4" up ______________________________________ | | | | | | |______________________________________| | | |______________________________________| 3.) Fold left side 1/4" over ________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | |____________________________| | | | |___|____________________________| 4.)Put Black Powder Along bottom and fold shut. |------ Remember this end, because you light this end _|_ \ / V ________________________________ |________________________________|
III.2 Pen Cannon A powerful cannon can be made from a BIC pen. These are hot sellers at school, as i have sold them for 20$ before. Also, if you Add more powder, you will get a bigger flame. I have got a flame 15 feet long (no thats not a typo) when i added twice as much powder.You will need about a table spoon of Black Powder, a BIC pen, toilet paper, and a fuse. First, pull out he part that writes, and remove the ink cartridge. Now drill a hole in the other end for the fuse. Put about a tablespoon of powder in the pen, then put a wad of toilet paper on that. Don't put too much toilet paer in, or the pen will explode. To make a stand for the cannon, hot glue or tape a dowel rod to the side, so that it sticks down from the bottom. You can stick it in the ground and light it on fire.Here are two diagrams of it: 1.) Side Diagram _________________________________________________________________________________ |BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTTTT| ============BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB|TTTTTT| |_________________________|______|________________________________________________ 2.) Digram of stand for cannon _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | <---- Pen | | | | | | | | | | | |_ | | | | | | |_| | || | || | Fuse --> || | || | <----Dowel rod || | | | | | | / |/ Thanks for reading this, so dont blow youselves up - whack ---------------------------------------------------------------------