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Well it looks like a lot of you are trying to decide whether or not this would be a good turning point or not for your pyrotechnics, in taking it a step further, or calling it quits. me, it's been only a year that i've been doing pyrotechnics and just yesterday i launched my first 3" ball shell, using homemade black powder, homemade white to chrysthanthemum stars, and a hell of a lot of newspaper and wood glue. i've designed my own electronic firing system, which allows me to start indentical fireworks cakes at different locations at the exact same time, for firework synchronisation. i've made rockets, starmines, flamethrowers and done effects for amateur video projects. if this is what someone can achieve from scratch in one year, look where i could be in another yuears time, and in ten years time. i've always been under the impression that this is just the beginning for me, but it didn't take me long to realise just how complicated the issues are that we all have, with the 'boys in blue', disgruntled neighbours, fire hazards (bushland), telephone calls to the fire bridgade because of terrified old ladies in the house down the street that don't know the difference between a firework and a bomb. the list goes on, but as i said, for me i feel it's just the beginning, and i think i'm going to have to find my way through all these problems, because i am certain there must be a way to enjoy this hobby to it's fullest, perfectly safely, and completely within the law.
Most of us in Australia are within 3 hours of each other 'time zone' wise, which means real time communication might help us get some ideas together, and help us share information amoung each other. windows live messenger is my prefered live messaging service, so perhaps those of us who use it can start addition each other and we could get some conferences scheduled. just an idea, any of you who use msn already, send me a message with your email address and i will add.
wishing you all the best,
Techohead
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In Topic: New Australian Pyro Supply Shop!
09 June 2008 - 09:14 AM
QUOTE (Techohead @ May 24 2008, 08:42 PM)
the customs here hardly lets matches into the country, let alone more interesting things like potassium perchlorate and magnalium.
There are no import restrictions for metal powders or perchlorates, I have had that confirmed.
QUOTE (Techohead @ May 24 2008, 08:42 PM)
You are?
I am certainly not
Well i am suprised to hear Marble, that perchlorates are not against Australian customs regulation. i know a pyro-enthusiast in Sydney who had a small quantity of potassium perchlorate seized by customs, and only after a troublesome enquiry did they even decide to tell him they had seized it. it just so happens that a few days later police arrested him and searched his property and seized all potentially pyrotechnic chemicals. you have probably heard this story yourself, or may even know the guy but i won't name him because i don't know if he would want that or not. but this gives me the 'illusion' that our government won't let us have potassium perchlorate. perhaps you are right. secondly, i cannot emphasise enough, the meaning of the 'inverter commas' when i say "i, and all the other australian pyro's are licenced, naturally" or should i say discretely, sarcasm?
but back to the point, i do think the australian pyro supply company is a good proposition, but still, i don't see how we could negotiate any reasonable terms for pyro with our government. they would probably require we fill in Statuatory Declarations for anything we buy from the site, with our corresponding pyrotechnic licence number. keep us informed with your progress.
