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[adam]

I am newish to pyrotecnics and have made the occasional roman candle type thing. I wanted more of a fire cracker and bought sodium chlorate that i have been advised no to use, so the next step is making BP. I was wondering what ratio works best and if there is anything i should watch out for eg, poisonous chemicals etc or if you can recomend any thing els that works well.

Thanks for your help, Adam

[RegimentalPyro]

The questions you ask have been answered many, many times in this forum. If you use the search facility then you will get far more comprehensive answers than I can give right now.

However, I remember what like to be new to pyro. The formula you want is
KNO3 : 75
Charcoal [willow for fast lifting BP] : 15
Sulphur : 10

If you spend some time on making BP it will stand you in very good stead for the future. Furthermore the above three chemicals will allow you to create a variety of firework components eg: fountains, rocket motors and drivers.

Gonna close this thread now.