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.

Have you ever checked on Amazon?

http://www.amazon.co...1KS62A1G5FPWDNV

5 parts AP

1 part hexamine

5 parts iron or steel filings

Fill a 1/4 inch or 3/8 inch gerb case with funnel and wire.

Have you tried your local brake service shop? The steel waste from turning drums and rotors makes a good spark, and usually they just give it to you if you ask. Tell them it's for your roses, not for fireworks.

Smallest I can find is this one, Arthur - 1/4 inch, 6mm, but if you make stars any smaller they burn out before the break expands.

http://pyroworks.us/...star-plate.html

Looks like about 35 quid in your money. Chinese of course. I bought several various size star plates and crossette tools from Pyroworks, all excellent, but their rocket tools are worthless.

No pyro's house is complete without a back yard like this.