diff --git a/chapters/1000-suppliers.md b/chapters/1000-suppliers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..59359b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapters/1000-suppliers.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Suppliers + +* [Lortone ball mills](https://lortone.com/) + +## United States (US) + +* [CannonFuse.com](https://cannonfuse.com/) +* [Pyroworks US](https://pyroworks.us/) +* [Skylighter](https://www.skylighter.com/) + +## Europe (EU) + +**The Netherlands (NL)** + + + +**United Kingdom (UK)** + +* [Cooperman435](https://www.cooperman435.co.uk/) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/chapters/99-1-chemical-ethanol.md b/chapters/99-1-chemical-ethanol.md index 5732d19..419435f 100644 --- a/chapters/99-1-chemical-ethanol.md +++ b/chapters/99-1-chemical-ethanol.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ $C2H5OH$ **Synonyms** -Alcohol, undenatured, Ethyl Alcohol, Dehydrated Alcohol +Alcohol, Undenatured Alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Dehydrated Alcohol, Spiritus **Description** @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Ethanol is used as a solvent. Red gum and shellac, two common binders both disso **Sources** -Chemically pure ethanol can be quite expensive due to increased tax, unless it is used for laboratory purposes. Denaturated alcohol (usually a mixture of ethanol and methanol) has been made undrinkable and therefore a lot cheaper. It can be used for pyro purposes. Some types of denaturated alcohol exist with other chemicals mixed in besides methanol to make it undrinkable and recognisable as such (colorants etc). I have no idea what these extra additives are and whether they can cause problems in compositions. I have been using 'spiritus' (a well known type of denaturated alcohol in the Netherlands) for several years without problems. +Chemically pure ethanol can be quite expensive due to increased tax, unless it is used for laboratory purposes. Denaturated alcohol (usually a mixture of ethanol and methanol) has been made undrinkable and therefore a lot cheaper. It can be used for pyro purposes. Some types of denaturated alcohol exist with other chemicals mixed in besides methanol to make it undrinkable and recognisable as such (colorants etc). I have no idea what these extra additives are and whether they can cause problems in compositions. I have been using 'spiritus' (a well known type of denaturated alcohol in The Netherlands) for several years without problems. **Hazards** -Ethanol is flammable and volatile. Ethanol vapour is heavier than air and spreads over the ground. Provide adequate ventilation when working with ethanol +Ethanol is flammable and volatile. Ethanol vapour is heavier than air and spreads over the ground. Provide adequate ventilation when working with ethanol. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/chapters/999-references-and-links.md b/chapters/999-references-and-links.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5f00ba0 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapters/999-references-and-links.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# References and links + +- [PyroData.com](https://pyrodata.com) +- [PyroGuide wiki (hosted at PyroData.com)](https://pyrodata.com/PyroGuide/default.htm) +- [Alan's lab Pyrotechnics (vk2zay.net)](http://www.vk2zay.net/category/4) +- [Pyrotechnics FAQ rec.pyrotechnics (stason.org)](https://stason.org/TULARC/entertainment/pyrotechnics/) +- [Pyrotechnics Guild International](https://www.pgi.org) +- [Fireworking.com - Hosted by ned gorski](https://fireworking.com/) +- [United Nuclear](https://unitednuclear.com/) +- [ned gorski youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/nedgorski) +- [PyroSource Wiki (famdom.com)](https://pyrosource.fandom.com/) +- [The Green Man](https://www.thegreenman.me.uk/) +- [CannonFuse.com pyrotechnic information](https://cannonfuse.com/pyrotechnic-information.html) + +## Books + +- [Chemical Publishing Company - Fireworks Technology](https://www.chemical-publishing.com/firework_pyrotechnics_firework_chemistry_s/1.htm) +- [Amazon.com pyrotechnics books](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pyrotechnics&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&page=2&qid=1663775371&sprefix=pyrotech%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C126&ref=sr_pg_2) +- [Skylighter.com books](https://www.skylighter.com/collections/books) + +- [Skylighter.com Fireworks & Pyro Projects eBook](https://www.skylighter.com/pages/fireworks-ebook) +- [Pyrotechnics: the history and art of firework making (free at archive.org)](https://archive.org/details/pyrotechnicshis00broc) +- [The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives by Tenney L Davis Ph.D. ISBN-0913022-00-4 (Pub Angriff Press)](https://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Powder-Explosives-Tenney-Davis/dp/0913022004) +- Fireworks - Principles and Pratice - 3rd Edition by Rev Ronald Lancaster MBE, ISBN-0-8206-0354-6 (Pub Chemical Publishing Co Inc) +- Pyrotecnics by George W Weingart, ISBN-9993873403 (Pub Paladin Press) +- A History of Fireworks by Alan St H Brock (Pub George G Harrap & Co Ltd) +- The Pyrotechnist's Treasury by Thomas Kentish, ISBN-0-929931-09-2 (Republished by American Fireworks news) +- Fireworks, The Art, Science and Technique by Takeo Shimizu, ISBN-0-929388-05-4 (Pub Pyrotechnica Publications) +- Firework Art by Mark Fleming, ISBN-0-9550621-0-1 (Pub Rumble) +- [Weingart's Dictionary and Manual of Fireworks by George Weingart, ISBN-13/EAN 9780820600932 (Chemical Publishing Company)](https://www.amazon.com/Weingarts-Dictionary-Manual-Fireworks-Weingart/dp/0820600938) + +## Forums + +- [Fireworking.com Forum](https://fireworking.com/forum) +- [APC Forum](https://www.amateurpyro.com/forums) +- [Pyro Gear UK Forum](http://pyro-gear.co.uk/forum/) +- [Sciencemadness.org Forum](https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/) +- +- + +## Databases + +- [Vk2zay.net composition DB](http://www.vk2zay.net/composition/) +- [PyroData composition DB](https://pyrodata.com/composition/A) +- [PyroData chemical DB](https://pyrodata.com/chemicals) +- [Sciencemadness.org Wiki](http://www.sciencemadness.org/smwiki/index.php/Main_Page) +- [Sciencemadness.org Library](http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/index.html) + +## Wikipedia + +- [Chemical substance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_substance) +- [Gunpower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder) +- [Pyrotechnic composition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnic_composition) +- [Pyrotechnic colorant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnic_colorant) + +## Internet archive (web.archive.org) + +There are some old pyrotechnic websites which are not available anymore. The [Internet Archive Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine) project has website mirrors available. + +- [Practical Pyrotechnics - wfvisser.dds.nl](https://web.archive.org/web/20070205044811/http://www.wfvisser.dds.nl/indexEN.html) +- [Pyroguide.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20071001110311/http://www.pyroguide.com/index.php?title=Main_Page) +- [Krimzon Pyro - carpathiahost.net](https://web.archive.org/web/20160307162211/http://krimzonpyro.com.ve.carpathiahost.net/) +- [Krimzon Pyro - krimzonpyro.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20040729212141/http://krimzonpyro.com/) +- [Dimock's Pyro Page - pyropage.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20060101062943/http://www.pyropage.com/) +- [pyrodb.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123333/http://www.pyrodb.org) +- [United Nuclear Chemistry Experiments](https://web.archive.org/web/20090917022238/http://unitednuclear.com/experindex.htm) +- [The Chlorates and Perchlorates synthesis by CapeCanaveral (geocities.com)]() diff --git a/chapters/999-references.md b/chapters/999-references.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9cefa37..0000000 --- a/chapters/999-references.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -# References - -- [PyroData.com](https://pyrodata.com) -- [PyroGuide wiki (hosted at PyroData.com)](https://pyrodata.com/PyroGuide/default.htm) -- [Alan's lab Pyrotechnics (vk2zay.net)](http://www.vk2zay.net/category/4) -- [Pyrotechnics FAQ rec.pyrotechnics (stason.org)](https://stason.org/TULARC/entertainment/pyrotechnics/index.html) -- [Pyrotechnics Guild International](https://www.pgi.org) -- [Fireworking.com - Hosted by ned gorski](https://fireworking.com/) - -## Forums - -- [Fireworking.com Forum](https://fireworking.com/forum) -- [APC Forum](https://www.amateurpyro.com/forums) - -## Databases - -- [Vk2zay.net composition DB](http://www.vk2zay.net/composition/) -- [PyroData composition DB](https://pyrodata.com/composition/A) -- [PyroData chemical DB](https://pyrodata.com/chemicals) - -## Wikipedia - -- [Chemical substance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_substance) -- [Gunpower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder) -- [Pyrotechnic composition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnic_composition) -- [Pyrotechnic colorant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnic_colorant) - -## Internet archive (web.archive.org) - -- [Practical Pyrotechnics - wfvisser.dds.nl](https://web.archive.org/web/20070205044811/http://www.wfvisser.dds.nl/indexEN.html) -- [Pyroguide.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20071001110311/http://www.pyroguide.com/index.php?title=Main_Page) -- [Krimzon Pyro - carpathiahost.net](https://web.archive.org/web/20160307162211/http://krimzonpyro.com.ve.carpathiahost.net/) -- [Krimzon Pyro - krimzonpyro.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20040729212141/http://krimzonpyro.com/) -- [Dimock's Pyro Page - pyropage.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20060101062943/http://www.pyropage.com/) -- [pyrodb.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123333/http://www.pyrodb.org)