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Best I (American Pyrotechnist) - We've pulled out all the how-to articles from Van's publication, American Pyrotechnist, and put them in one set of covers. All new material not printed in the other Best of books. A great collector's item! Over 40 articles, extensive index to Best II, III, & IV. 80 pages.

CONTENTS

• CHEMICALS & BLACK POWDER
  • Revisiting CIA Method Black Powder
  • Always Back to Gunpowder
  • Improvised Potassium Nitrate
  • Black Powder Specifications (table)
  • Perchlorate/Charcoal Powder
  • The Manufacture of Charcoal
  • White Strobe Star
  • Titanium Comet
  • Drying Technique for Perchlorate/Charcoal Powder
  • Cheaper Glitter Mixes with Antimony Oxalate
• TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
  • Pyrotechnic Paper Cutter
  • Making End Caps
  • The Art of Crimping
  • Building a Ball Mill
  • Notes on Pyro Adhesive
  • Zipper Stars
  • Home-Built Hydraulic Press
  • Pyro Pipps (cartoon)
  • Improved Titanium Sparkler
  • Thunderstorm
  • Blue Star Formulas
  • All About Crossette Stars
  • Holy Cow! (cartoon)
  • A Corking-Good Star-Pump
• HOW THEY WORK & HOW IT'S DONE
  • The Colorful Bird
  • Sal Salute Safety Tip (cartoon)
  • Jumping Jacks, How They Work
  • Really Beautiful Red
  • Analysis of Sound of Music
  • The Little Ones
  • The Whistling Rocket
  • Match-Pipe Making Simplified
  • Visco Time-Fuse Expedient
  • Magnesium Bottle Rocket
  • Radiant Wheel
  • Class C Missiles
  • Quick & Easy Buzz Bombs
  • Colored Smokes for Amateurs
  • It Makes No Sense (cartoon)
  • How to Make a Donut Shell
  • 4th of July Balloons
  • Becoming a Fireworks Operator
  • Rocket Motors Based on Maleic Hydra-zine
  • Basic Shell Construction
  • Roman Candles

Code No. 015610, 80 pages, $32.00

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