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[scorpain]

Hello everyone

I'm rather new into actually getting things together and look into the legalities of creating and experimenting with fireworks.
Was rather sad to read that canisters are illegal here, the beauty they project is unparallel.
I can see that one must apply for certain licences to not only store certain explosives and burners but another seperate to create a firework.
Can someone possibly point me in the direction of such things and also, again completely new and in my head it's doing some research on certain powders etc, getting them together in a tube, adding a fuse and ignition. I'm guessing it's nothing like that at all so a little more insight into this would be greatly appreciated :-)
Thank-you all for your time and hope to hear from you soon

[Arthur Brown]

Welcome! Keep reading listening and learning, but learning from hard copy is more certain than the odd web page.

 

I have certainly seen legal, commercial cylinder shells, so I've no idea why (or who says) they are illegal. However 100g NEQ wouldn't fill much of a cylinder shell.

[scorpain]

Sorry my bad not cylinder shells, the spherical ones, mortar shells I think they're called?

[Peret]

The 1 3/4 inch consumer shells ("festival balls" over here) weigh about 40 grams gross (not including lift), so you could make 4 with 100g of stars. 3 inch ball shells weigh in the region of 135g gross so you could possibly make one.

 

Commercial shells are legal in Britain, but the government thinks the public can't be trusted with them.

[Arthur Brown]

Ball shells and cylinder shells exist in the professional fireworks show industry. Retail fireworks for personal use no longer include shells of any sort.

[starseeker]

Ball shells and cylinder shells exist in the professional fireworks show industry. Retail fireworks for personal use no longer include shells of any sort.

Well, they do,

 

But they are on the top of rockets ,up to 100mm

[scorpain]

aaah so they're legal up to a certain size? I'm sure I read that they're completely banned, unless that's for public conventions and displays?

can anyone direct me to a good seller or resources please#?

Also I take it that i'll need those licenses as well in order to make the odd few?

Thanks all

[starseeker]

A display shell which is fired from a mortar are are classed as cat4 fireworks,only available to professional display operators ,

 

But as i said you can buy large cat3 rockets which have a shell for the header , and these are available with up to a 100mm ball shell,

 

You should be able to find these at most decent firework retailers ,us included .