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... [he] calls himself a fireworks-maker

mr.em...@gmail.com (Anon Emous) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:38:47 UT

Sigmund Freud to Karl Abraham
Vienna IX, Berggasse 19
4 May 1915
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My eldest is doing well in Galicia [At the time part of Österreich,
now Poland.] has reached
the highest NCO rank and calls himself a fireworks-maker.

Re: nitrocellulose laquer

kclo42...@gmail.com (TONY S) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:12:56 UT

yeah wear latex gloves, neoprene if you can get them and an
apron ,face mask and goggles,NO such thing as being too safe,green
whatever ya want to call it.and make sure to clean up well with lots
of soapy water ,never use a shop vac to clean up spills.
My bottle just has the hazmat lable and Nitrocellulose lacuer ,25% on

Re: The M80 castrator

savag...@gmail.com (Savage26@gmail.com) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:32:05 UT

That's pretty funny, and sadly, I know dozens of individuals who would
likely make the same mistake. Luckily, they don't have access to
significant quantities of explosives or pyrotechnic chemicals.

Re: nitrocellulose laquer

dancut...@charter.net (dan c.) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:27:16 UT

yes it says "stringed instrument N.L." I've done the ping pong ball
thing, it works but it's not very elegant, not a lot of zen melting
ping pong balls. so perhaps I'll try the smokeless powder route.
BTW, this is the first time using red lead for dragon eggs, any sage
advise? I know not to eat the stuff, but any other safety tips are

Re: 2" shell launching questions

auburnd...@gmail.com (Mike_D) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:26:41 UT

Ok gotrocks how do i get "ejumacated" if I don't ask questions?
Why not try to help instead of criticizing?
Mike

Re: quickmatch and mortar question

auburnd...@gmail.com (Mike_D) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:26:39 UT

Bob, yes they are spherical.

The M80 castrator

mr.em...@gmail.com (Anon Emous) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:10:46 UT

The M-80 Castrator
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c. Another antipersonnel device invented by the Germans and called the
pistol ground
spike (fig. 127) was nicknamed the "castrator" by American soldiers.
Device was easy to
plant and hard to detect, as little ground was disturbed. Operating as

Re: nitrocellulose laquer

kclo42...@gmail.com (TONY S) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:37:19 UT

On Mar 15, 8:16 pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
Does it say stringed instrument NL on the bottle??? my freind gave me
a gallon of NL last year ,that I've used and he got it from a Violin
maker,and this stuff worked fine,BUT mine was evaporated about a 1/3
way down and I thinned it out a bit,It was like syrup

Re: quickmatch and mortar question

robg...@bestweb.net (Bob) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:45:00 UT

Should I take it, then, that the shells are spheric? Because if
they're cylindric, it's easy to make a lift "cup" (more of a bag,
really, in that case) attached to the shell.

Re: 2" shell launching questions

wegotro...@verizon.net (wegotrocks) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:24:29 UT

Right off-hand, I'd say both of you. It's possible neither of you has
any business doing this, as well, until you get a bit more ejamacashun.
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Re: nitrocellulose laquer

(Lloyd E. Sponenburgh) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:16:52 UT

"dan c." <dancut...@charter.net> fired this volley in news:71c41ebc-348a-
44dc-9d97-422191608...@z1g2000 prc.googlegroups.com:
Dan, the pyro-grade lacquer has three advantages over wood finishing
grades that I can think of right of the top of my head.
1) it's usually sold as a 20%w/v concentration. Wood finishes can be as

nitrocellulose laquer

dancut...@charter.net (dan c.) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:37 UT

Is "stringed instrument" N.L. allright to use when making crackle
stars with red lead? It is much cheaper than "pyro" N.L. I can get
a gallon of N.L. for 45 bucks as apposed to 15 bucks for 8 oz of pyro
grade. dan

Re: federal and state fireworks regulations, &c., &c., &c.

mr.em...@gmail.com (Anon Emous) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:12:38 UT

On Mar 14, 7:21 pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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As Tom Edison famously said - Scholarship is 90% luck and 10%
perspiration.

an x-rated fireworks display!?!

mr.em...@gmail.com (Anon Emous) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:12 UT

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One wonders if this display was ever done did. And once
again the late Barry Rothman name pops up!

Re: quickmatch and mortar question

maxx...@excite.com (maxx4671) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:41:16 UT

as a beginer I just wanted to say
the katsup cups worked great for me
except they tend to stay in the gun and need to be fished out
hope this helps
maxx