James

Thanks so much for the information Dean and thanks for the welcome. This forum seems to be filled with true pyro enthusiasts who have very honest intention - and that is to simply enjoy the wonders of small scale chemistry with reference to fireworks.

To be honest - I'm not up for blowing myself up - let alone anything else. I'm quite sure 100g will be quite enough to make a nice fountain.

Am I correct in saying then that it IS legal to make 100g of black powder - make a small firework out of it - and enjoy the fruits of careful labour by lighting it and enjoying it?

... and then make another 100g of black powder and try to make a better fountain with it?

ONE more question please. Would it then be legal to make a fountain who's weight it say 150g of which 100g is black powder (say there is 50g of glitter composition in it). Does this 100g literally mean - just 100g of black powder and then you can ADD whatever you want to that to make it more pretty/colourful/interesting?

Would such a fountain then be illegal IF the glitter composition CONTAINED black powder in it?

Best Wishes and thanks for your advice - I really look forward to learning all this stuff from the forum.

Thanks
James

You can make 100 grams for experimentation without licenses.
With a license you can effectively store 25kg of blackpower in a suitable container.
If you set them off on the official events no-one could tell if its homemade unless its insanely powerful.

Hey - thanks for the reply - that's fantastic news!

option 1) Does this mean that I can make 100g of black powder - make a firework with it - and then make another 100g of black powder and make another firework.

option s) Or does that mean - make 100g - make a firework - set it off... and then make another 100g.

I am guessing that option 1 actually constitutes 'storage' of the black powder in a firework so isn't legal? Please could you clarify this for me - am I correct in assuming there would be no legal way of making a whole fireworks display worth without a licence?

If so - how do I get such a license - who do I get in touch with.

to be honest - initially I have no intention of making over 100g at a time - as I reakon a nice firework can be made with that and personally with fireworks for me - small and beautiful is as good as big and powerful.

Please enlighten me - this forum is EXCELLENT!

Thanks
James

PS. I have read on this forum Inoxia is a good place for raw chemicals - is this a legit good site to buy from or are there better sites?