Bluehawk

Alany
Notice the glitter comp forms 1/3 to 1/2 the rockets core as well as over the core. Winokur states that the reason most choked glitter comps don't work well is because the particles thrown off tend to fall back into the choke shortly after passing through but in a rocket motor you won't have that problem.
I've used 6-8% Titanium many times mixed in my 1 pound rocket fuel to form both the core and time delay with great sucess but this is a totally different effect than a glitter tail.

Thanks Creepin...I'll keep you posted...may take awhile. There was a time when I could make a batch of almost anything and when it was dry go outside and test it (stars...1 pound rocket motors...even 3-inch daylight shells) but after my divorce and moving into a new place where the laws are highly restrictive I cant hardly make a sparkler w/o a nosey neighbor wanting to know what I'm doing.
In the strobe formula you posted is there a substitute for Hexachlorobenzene? Seems thats one chem I dont have in my inventory.
On PFP I noticed Dr Shimizu uses dichromate to protect the magnesium but I wonder why since the binder is nitrocellulose...any thoughts on the matter? Why not Vaseline or boiled linseed oil or why not just coat the Mg with the NC and then add in the other ingredients to make a strobe pot?

Is your formula for a strobe pot or for stars? Seems I read somewhere that strobe stars do not function well on the ground so am looking for those formulas and colors that will function when pressed into short squat tubes about .75-1 inch ID or so.
I do have ammonium perchlorate and MG as well as Magnalium so formulas containing those would be helpful also.

Anyone have any good formulas for small strobe pots in the .75"x1" or so category?

Tubes and end caps are not a problem as I have plenty and am very familiar with making smoke caseings but the paraffin powder threw me off...I checked a few web sites and that powder sells for $44 for 500 grams!!!!! Way too expensive for a cheap white smoke mix!
I'm checking into making smoke cannisters from steel cans like the military M18 smokes...the cans and lids are cheap...38 cents per set but the lid sealer is expensive...$200 for the cheapest one!