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[juggalo_pyro]

Hey everyone I have a small amount of iron powder im not sure on the mesh but I would compare it to flour maybe a bit courser so I was wondering if any of you have some good uses for it.

[sizzle]

I believe Iron powder can be used in sparkler compositions, check on the PFP database (http://members.shaw.ca/gryphon223/PFP), you may find several forumlas on there which require Iron Powder.

[fishy1]

fountains!
rockets!
drivers!

[koobee]

Yes yes, Iron powder is commonly used in rockets, fountains, and drivers... thanks fishy. As I have experienced it produces a golden spark. Assuming it is coarse enough, you can try adding 5% to your rocket mix and it may give them a charcoal tail (we hope thats already there...) and a golden sparky tail. Pretty

[juggalo_pyro]

Thanks everyone for the help bye the way dose anyony have any idea on the mesh and what exaticly a driver my search for it on the site turned up zilch

Edited by juggalo_pyro, 15 January 2006 - 10:30 AM.

[Frozentech]

Thanks everyone for the help bye the way dose anyony have any idea on the mesh and what exaticly a driver my search for it on the site turned up zilch

You really need to stop and formulate your questions and statements and present them clearly. Take the time for correct spelling and at least passable grammer. I only say this because it's difficult to understand exactly what you are trying to ask. "dose anyony have an idea on the mesh and what exaticly a driver" ??? Some of the people with good answers for you are translating from Norwegian, Portugese, Russian, or Slovak. At least do them the favor of asking in readable English. I'm not trying to flame you.

OK - drivers are tubes filled with propellant composition, used to turn wheels, and propel saxons, tourbillions, pigeons, and other moving fireworks. Basically long lasting, slow rocket motors.

Not sure what you want to know about mesh size. No one but you has any clue what mesh size your iron powder is ( presuming that is what you meant .) Driver formulas that I have seen contain iron turnings or powder from 20 mesh on down, 60 mesh being common. Iron powder should be coated with paraffin wax or boiled linseed oil, or it will become iron oxide powder, or react in other ways with chemicals in compositions.

[Plays with Fire]

Speaking of Iron Powder, would ball-milling the filings inside one of those magnetic children's toys (it's a board with a face, under a clear plastic sheet with iron filings inside, so a magnet can be moved over the plastic to make beards, mustaches, hair, etc.) make a good Iron Powder for pretty sparklies in a fountain?

Would I even have to ball mill them?

-Plays with Fire

[sizzle]

Speaking of Iron Powder, would ball-milling the filings inside one of those magnetic children's toys (it's a board with a face, under a clear plastic sheet with iron filings inside, so a magnet can be moved over the plastic to make beards, mustaches, hair, etc.) make a good Iron Powder for pretty sparklies in a fountain?

Would I even have to ball mill them?

-Plays with Fire

If you look you can find 1kg of Iron Fillings for merely ?1.65.