PYROTECHNICS How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these pyrotechnics tutorials to learn all about pyrotechnics with WonderHowTo's collection of free how to videos, like Make flaming jelly from antacid, vinegar, and alcohol, Grind potassium nitrate, and Sand cut fireworks tubes.

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How to make flaming jelly from antacid, vinegar, and alcohol

Make flaming jelly from antacid, vinegar, and alcohol

Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make ...more

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How to grind potassium nitrate

Grind potassium nitrate

Ned Gorski shows you how to grind granular Potassium Nitrate in a coffee grinder. This is an important step in making your own fireworks and ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by bird crick | Comments 1
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How to sand cut fireworks tubes

Sand cut fireworks tubes

Ned Gorski shows you how to sand the edges of fireworks tubes after they've been cut. This is an important step in building your own ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
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How to cut fireworks tubes

Cut fireworks tubes

PGI Ned Gorski shows you how to properly cut tubes for use in homemade fireworks. This is a fascinating step in making your very own ...more

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How to make professional grade homemade black match fuses

Make professional grade homemade black match fuses

Check out this explosive video tutorial on how to make professional ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by rmansur | Comments 2
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How to make homemade black powder without sulfur

Make homemade black powder without sulfur

This explosive video tutorial will show you how to make homemade black powder without using any sulfur. All that you will need is paper ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by hhurme | Comments 30
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How to dampen fireworks composition

Dampen fireworks composition

Ned Gorksi shows you how to dampen a fireworks composition for use in homemade fireworks. This SkyLighter.com tutorial shows you how to make ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
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How to finish a Roman Candle

Finish a Roman Candle

Ned Gorski shows you how to properly finish a roman candle that's been made with the Smith Method. This is an excellent tutorial from ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by bird crick | Comments 1
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How to ram a clay plug for fireworks

Ram a clay plug for fireworks

Ned Gorski shows you how to ram a clay plug. This method can be used for any fireworks that require a clay plug including rockets, fountains ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
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How to make black powder with a homemade ball mill

Make black powder with a homemade ball mill

See how a homemade ball mill can turn lead balls into an extremely fine powder for use in any pyrotechnics project.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to make flash powder with potassium perchlorate

Make flash powder with potassium perchlorate

Watch this video tutorial to see how to make flash powder with potassium perchlorate and aluminum powder (400+ Mesh). Warning: Making ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 1
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How to make flash powder with flint and potassium nitrate

Make flash powder with flint and potassium nitrate

Do you want to make flash powder for your pyrotechnic needs? Well ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 1
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How to make gunpowder with flint and matches

Make gunpowder with flint and matches

This video tutorial will show you how to correctly make gunpowder / flashpowder / Armstrong's Mix using just flint and matches. Go grab ...more

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How to make a homemade rocket with sugar and KNO3

Make a homemade rocket with sugar and KNO3

This is a two-part video tutorial on how to make homemade rockets that work perfectly with KNO3 and sugar. In order to make this explosive ...more

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How to make thermite with powdered iron oxide and aluminum

Make thermite with powdered iron oxide and aluminum

Watch this video tutorial to see how to make thermite with powdered ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 3
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How to make flash powder

Make flash powder

Watch to learn how to make flash powder for use with pyrotechnics. Please be safe.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 6
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How to make Armstrong's powder mix from matches

Make Armstrong's powder mix from matches

This video tutorial will show you how to make your own Armstrong's powder. You just have to watch and follow the instructions. Go out and ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 2
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PYROTECHNICS (17 how-to videos)

Tattoo Yourself (or Your Girlfriend)

Henna. Beautiful, fun, exotic... and best of all... Do-It-Yourself (with a little practice). Also, unlike tattoos, it's temporary. Henna generally lasts for 1-3 weeks. An ancient tradition, henna is ...

The Mother of all Ping Pong Guns - LETHAL

The lethal pneumatic ping pong gun. This thing isn't exactly wife approved. Creator Ron Kessinger built this mighty powerful ping pong launcher - "a variation on a potato cannon, built to run on ...

Old Bumper Cars Go Street Legal

Flickr user MR38 has posted a set of photos of bumper cars made street legal, as displayed at the annual Cruisin’ Grand festival in Escondido, California. This mini cars were retrofitted with 750 cc ...

Human Powered Ferris Wheel

According to Google's (albeit rough) translation from French to English: "A big wheel in India that does not work with an engine but using human power. Men throw themselves in front of the wheel ...

Make-It-Yourself LEGO Gummies

Turkey day is over, and you have this nice Friday-Saturday-Sunday stretch before it's back the daily grind. Here's a project that inspires both young and old: LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies ...

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