How to Make a 3 Inch Ball Shell

[@afbennett3038]

Since this video is blowing up a bit I think I’m probably due to make another. I’d appreciate hearing any ideas for what I should make next.

[@silencedvirtue3854]

How to make a canister shell?

[@NikoBased]

Where did you learn how to make fireworks?

[@afbennett3038]

Shady Brady started with the internet but mostly just learnt from trial and error

[@mikesantana4065]

Make salute shells

[@jjpyro198]

Make 3” salutes

[@Chotu_1994]

Took 2+ hour's hard work and gives 2 sec of happiness...... That's a perfect example of life

[@ultimateworld6461]

Super words.......

[@sandeshnirkhe3816]

Super words

[@Chotu_1994]

@@sandeshnirkhe3816 thanks

[@Chotu_1994]

@@ultimateworld6461 thanks

[@james9031]

It will take on 10min if proper things are available

[@fastfireworks3177]

Watching this video I can not even imagine how long it would take for one person to make enough shells for one firework show. And that's just a 3-in shell. Kudos to you sir because you are an artist. I wish I knew how to do this stuff and had a license.

[@jsp186]

Just do it illegall

[@portablepc]

What type of license are you talking about? Just interested :D

[@JadeSilverMonroe]

@@portablepc 1.3g atf license

[@FiBTL18]

You don't need a license to make your own for personal use. Only if you manufacture to sell them.

[@andershj6524]

@@FiBTL18 depends on where u live

[@redbloodedamerican2743]

Buying any mix of these items will literally put you on a watch list.

[@believeitornot4573]

Lol that what i was thinking abt

[@zpyro1963]

Are you really scared of being on a little watchlists, be happy you Are, it is safety, and if you only make fireworks the cops Arent gonna do shit

[@becreative6261]

Nah, Amazon has all of it.

[@tryingfirebird6119]

@@zpyro1963 you need permits to mess with fireworks, even if your making shells. You’ll still be warned

[@zpyro1963]

@@tryingfirebird6119 yeah! I make smaller firecrackers I would get a bill and my chems taken away, I know the risks

[@pyroteamnoordwijkerhout3824]

In the Netherlands this would be called a life threatening firework bomb

[@fuckeros]

Hahahahah idd

[@d_jm050]

Echt zo haha

[@piepomz5387]

Echt he

[@Rowesh]

@ItzzMax nee, je bedoeld de hele woonwijk

[@nielsevo2nielsevo239]

Mortierbommen

[@pyrokake3227]

I could watch these for hours and not be bored. Firework making is just pure art. Greetings from Finland.🇫🇮🥰💥

[@provoloneguy5625]

The tapping part sounded very nice

[@joeestes8114]

Beautiful shell! I especially like the white!

[@Noesandresss]

How can we get the materials like the stars and Lift powder etc

[@FunFiction704]

firework cookbook you have to make it

[@afbennett3038]

Most of the materials can be bought online if you’re American, except for the lift powder which you have to make. If you’re English the majority can be found online but you have to make the stars.

[@Noesandresss]

AF Bennett Is it illegal to buy these supplies if I live in California because Aerial shells are illegal over here

[@afbennett3038]

Andrew Mendez I’m really not sure because aerial shells are illegal in England but it seems like there’s no one stopping you from making your own and firing them

[@Pyrofreek21]

Could just use 2f or 1f black powder for your lift (2f recommended)

[@TopDingoMan]

Awesome tutorial. Quick and clear explanations. Thank you.

[@FrostReviews]

Beautiful shells u got the hands my boy

[@fixtable]

Each shell deserves compliments of it’s own! Ty Great vid

[@PraetzelProjects]

Also what is mortar length? I have a 16” long tube and am wondering if it is ok to be 2” short of the recommended 18”

[@afbennett3038]

The tube I used was 530cm long with an ID of 3 inches and a wall thickness of 10mm. I believe this is the recommended size

[@PraetzelProjects]

530 cm or mm?

[@afbennett3038]

Praetzel Projects centimetres. A long tube means you need less black powder to lift the shell. I got in contact with a tube winding company to get mine

[@asgkllngfxxhkkvxdhkkbhjllnvcg]

@@afbennett3038 so 5 metres?

[@afbennett3038]

Zank Garage I really don’t know what I was thinking when I put cm, it’s must be mm

[@sebastiannieto8483]

Can you make me one

[@jakebisbee5877]

We all wish he should make us one

[@truereligionkhan4843]

Me too

[@annettehenry1900]

Me toooooo i want firework

[@kledus420smith8]

I kno i would buy some in a heartbeat

[@shankarmanaguli8434]

Me too

[@FireworkTutorials]

Nice video! Very informational and the video quality was excellent!

[@afbennett3038]

Firework Tutorials thanks

[@zoupubg4570]

@@afbennett3038 hey make more

[@afbennett3038]

Zuhayr peerboccus when this video gets past 2000 views I’ll release another

[@FireworkTutorials]

Ok thanks!

[@prison4life794]

@@afbennett3038 you hit 2k views already. Please make another one this one was good

[@joedirt7604]

That's what I call a work of art. Nice shell. Stay safe ✌🏼

[@vytien8177]

Great . Please give me the recipe for star seed coating

[@rolyce5662]

Dude love your vid so much come back to watch so much

[@_KeneYah]

Nice touch with "The Last Of Us" PS3 type background music

[@mads7072]

Its 10% of the shells weight to luanch it up in the air with black powder? right or Iam I worng?

[@silencedvirtue3854]

I’m your 1,000 subscriber, congrats

[@afbennett3038]

Honestly I didn’t think I’d get this far, thanks for the support

[@salzigwiezucker]

Nice work dude,greets from Germany🤙🏼

[@gordonfischer8484]

Great tutorial all around. Good safety precautions, great end result and good chose of music.

[@asanidwani]

it worked ! thank you so much 😎👍

[@mohitpatel3189]

Imagine this is your job !!

[@MinhNguyen-zn3gf]

Could you please share a recipe for the pyrotechnics to propel the sky up

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Lift powder is just granulated black powder. 1.) Potassium Nitrate - 75% 2.) Airfloat Charcoal - 15% 3.) Sulfur - 10% You need to buy or make a ball mill if you don't already have one and mill the 3 chemicals together for at least 5 hours (that's assuming you have high purity chemicals and an efficient ball mill/lead grinding media). The type of charcoal you use is an important factor. Willow charcoal has produced the fastest/most powerful black powder for me. Eastern red cedar or pine also work well.....but any charcoal you can get your hands on will work, you just have to vary your milling time. So if you use a lower grade charcoal like mixed hardwood, you will have to mill that for 12-24hrs to get your powder burning at a sufficient speed. You have to do your own burn tests though to determine your mill time due to all the variables such as ball mill type, grinding media and chemical purity. Every few hours, stop the mill and take a spoonful out, lay it out in a line and light one end of the pile. You can look up vids on here to see examples of how fast BP burns and slow BP burns. Slow BP leaves a lot of slag and residue on the ground or surface where you burned it. Something to remember is granulating the BP makes it burn faster, so if you can't your meal powder to burn fast, granulate it, let dry for a day or two and burn test it again and see how it does. Hope this helps.

[@pyropenguino]

Bro.. usually peoples home builds are so sloppy, that was wonderful. Definitely not your first shell 😊

[@AngelDiaz-gc8kk]

I'd like to know where can one find these materials to make em ????

[@phillipmadd]

Rip I can’t get black powder in Australia but i still Enjoy this video

[@afbennett3038]

If you can get potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur you can get black powder. Try having a look online about how to make it, it’s actually quite easy

[@justinkyleocampo9212]

@@afbennett3038 how to make the stars have color?

[@autograph415]

how much do you think it would cost to make per shell?

[@afbennett3038]

If we’re just talking about materials probably about £1

[@afbennett3038]

Maybe even less

[@rolyce5662]

AF Bennett so basically you’re saying we are getting scammed for like retail fireworks,damn.... nice vid by the way 👌👌👌

[@afbennett3038]

jjtrapsbro well those cheap Chinese labour exploiters have got to make their money somehow...

[@rolyce5662]

AF Bennett basically yuppp!

[@quangtrungkl]

Why do we have to use paper to separate the component layers of fireworks?

[@seansappok1141]

Very nice, super symmetrical

[@nopyronopartynopartynopyro2332]

Beautiful man 💪 great craftsmanship also a new sub from me here in the UK 🇬🇧 🔥💣💥🤘

[@onlyexam.]

What prime did you use for the red and green Stars, nice tail...??? What is the thickness of prime???

[@afbennett3038]

Only Exam between the charcoal tail mix and the red mix there was some black powder prime to ensure ignition and the outer prime was just a thin layer of black power

[@onlyexam.]

@@afbennett3038 what is the charcoal tail composition??? Chrysanthemum????

[@fredrikrasmussen8613]

what is the comp for your flash booster? German or Indian blackhead?

[@afbennett3038]

The flash booster was 70:30 perc to eckart dark aluminium powder

[@afbennett3038]

So just standard flash powder

[@fredrikrasmussen8613]

Cool thanks mate

[@imeankit]

I need to hire you for dewali ...yaar.... I need this sky shots ....they are beautiful

[@jayrod9230]

Can you use regular fuse instead of quick match fuse .? Also Why do you put blackmatch fuse inside the tube instead of running the 3m fuse through.

[@afbennett3038]

Well it’d take a good two minutes for some visco to burn down to the shell. Also it’s just how standard shells are made so I kinda went off that.

[@Gizmoh]

how to make salutes shells?

[@theitalian556]

Do you use the same size lift cups as your shell?

[@HomebrandFishfood]

I wish I could make something like this but it’s probably illegal in New Zealand

[@Mighty_Maihi]

Hey I'm from NZ. You can buy Potassium Nitrate in the form of Stump Removal at your Garden Store. Cook that with sugar and you've got yourself a poppin smoke bomb bro

[@HomebrandFishfood]

@@Mighty_Maihi thanks bro

[@nicoeggert2527]

Nice shell sir! is one layer of paste enough? Because then the shell is not big enough for the mortar.

[@afbennett3038]

If you only use one layer then the burst will be quite weak. In terms of it fitting in the tube, you can launch slightly smaller shells from the same tube.

[@_A4A]

I will never forget the time that my friends and I, took all the fireworks that didn't go off "Duds" and put all the explosive powder into an old aluminum Pie Pan and then lit it!.... We NEVER did that again!.... It incinerated the pie pan, left a permanent burn mark on my parents drive way and the heat flash was just as painful as the light flash was on our eyes. We were lucky that we stood far enough away, but we quickly learned that fireworks are NOT toys to play with!.... In just those few seconds, it felt like we were standing directly next to the Sun and it took awhile for our eyes to return back normal as well!.... 🤯

[@dr.haroldweinstein5157]

Sounds dumb and painful....I must try it!

[@_A4A]

@@dr.haroldweinstein5157 Hahahahahahaha!.... It was a lot of fun!... Dumb & Painful, but boys will be boys!..... 🤣😂🤣

[@chastblind7606]

Definitely burned your eyeballs lol

[@timournagant3764]

Bon, désolé je ne parle pas anglais mais vraiment tu fais des super vidéos très instructives. Continue comme ça 👍

[@MinhNguyen-zn3gf]

Could you tell me if polyvinyl alcohol (pva) can act as a glue for star particles?

[@afbennett3038]

No, pva won’t work

[@stephenbeecher7545]

Thank you for this demonstration. Do you purchase the stars, or do you make them yourself? I would like to see a video of how those are made.

[@tiktokvietnam1801]

I want to know where the firecrackers are bought or how

[@rmzndkv4536]

Telegram

[@danielcraft3983]

How many grams of impulse powder or black powder do you put on it?

[@tantrannhat1233]

I'm also passionate about this but don't know how to do it. Can you teach me how to do it?

[@PyroShenanigans]

That was an excellent demonstration. Thanks for the vid! New sub.

[@wemcal]

Great video... how or where did those supplies come from being this is a 2020 video.. everything here was shut down and black powder was off the shelves

[@chastblind7606]

Dooms day preppers bought all of it

[@Fireworks_TV]

you need to make your own black powder

[@pyroguy5766]

Awesome video. True art right there. Love it!! 😁👍. I’ve been dabbling in making my own salutes lately...only thing I don’t do is use quickmatch. Just fast fuse. Works just as good That knowing exactly how much flash to add to each shell...

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

Not just art, it is chemistry too

[@pyroguy5766]

@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL I agree. It’s actually Probly the most important part of it all.

[@marconotplayinn8015]

Where do u get the hemisphere ball things at doe

[@afbennett3038]

Link is in the description

[@MoneyGangEnt.]

Where do I get everything you had in this video? I was searching and couldn’t find nothing

[@jasperbeil7896]

you have to make pretty much everything

[@BEhistoricStudios]

your music made me contemplating my life and making moral descisions and also considered suicide at one point.

[@vicgocrz4914]

Wow

[@joeestes8114]

That's strange because i liked it!

[@BEhistoricStudios]

@@joeestes8114 maybe your Just a strange guy?

[@travesuras2o9]

can you make a list of all the materials i need and where to get then frm

[@bruhmeme5615]

Me : trying this (makes grenade) DUDE THANKS FOR ALL THE LIKES I LOVE YALL

[@Jukka765]

(And kills everyone in city)

[@szabib2144]

Amazing work bro, it really is a art in making these...

[@rocketmakingbengal9984]

Very very nice,what is star composition

[@pyroluna1.4]

Where can I get all the materials from tho

[@afbennett3038]

Depends which country you live in

[@coldcutsfishingchannel9759]

AF Bennett I live in the us where can I get them from

[@afbennett3038]

Cold Cuts Fishing Channel skylighter and cannonfuse should have all you need

[@coldcutsfishingchannel9759]

AF Bennett so I don’t have to make the materials I can order them online

[@afbennett3038]

Cold Cuts Fishing Channel well you can order the chemicals online but there’s a hell of a lot of steps between buying the chemicals and making a firework

[@marybrookslindsay5186]

Good , What flash ? what amount? I built 8s and 12s , alot of 3s plastic but breaking these 3s is a challange. Have ya built 2.5s?

[@afbennett3038]

Mary Brooks Lindsay started on 2.5s then moved to 3s. The flash is standard 70:30 perchlorate/aluminium and the amount is just enough to cover the top layer of rice hulls with a decent layer of powder. This seems to work very well for getting an even break

[@spiteye7.62]

Thanks for the informative video! I am going to try this. I love fireworks

[@bobharrison9620]

Hey Kiddo , I'm stuck In the 90s I guess, got a couple questions. Flash burst, there's a few, which do you use. Please warn about chlorates in your directions. Your pasting shells is so much different then mine. I made 40 hour builds for my 12s and never got these working well. What Prime did you use? Dextrin bound? step prime? Those stars look large there not chlorate are they? I usually kept color to 3/8 in including prime with perc colors. But as I said my large shells worked, and placed well but inserts and anything under 4s don't. Give an old guy tips Ok. how are ya at all the other pyro I have been doing for over 45 years.?. B.P.

[@afbennett3038]

Flash burst is 70/30 perchlorate to eckart dark aluminium powder. My pasting method was just improvised really, it’s seemed to take the least effort and gives me very consistent bursts. If you’re interested in how I made the stars, I have a more recent video showing the details of the process. These ones are about half inch And relating to your other comment about being from Florida, I’m from England

[@bobharrison9620]

@@afbennett3038 Cool 70/30 standard mix. black mix perc. looked like about 5 grams. Too bad I got old and have built alot in about 47 years of this..Gerengolas last 4 th. we're fun but just take so damn much time a kid around here would have a field day with my hobby. Have you read Dave Blesses round stars and shells? I was around when he made the book and the next year shooting 8 in there. I have had real shitty lunch making any inserts here. got my mills charcoals probably 10!different kinds so powers no problem and if your getting a flash shell to pop with that tapeing I have it all and will give it a shot. Bout 5 to 7 grams of whistle was 4 in .I think I did. don't want over 3 I. our back yard desplay. Ya I'm using an koasnski green 5 mm with a white glitter gold glitter outer and a green mix prime on that dextrin bound with something like 80mesh thrown in the meal. but I gat alot of blind stars when I should have a chrysanthemum . .. F. in little flash shells. Thanks kiddo. Bob..

[@bobharrison9620]

@@afbennett3038 Hey kiddo i got like 4 articles in the AFN over the years my first was on making a ball shell mold for a 3 inch shell and can't get them really working well here and the hell with anything smaller. I have been doing just cassing tests, load with fake stars burst tape last to see the case break and they shread not break into 8 pieces or dust when collected from the bucket they were broke in. I have been going for 2 in 2 1/2 1 7/8 Chinese cassing and spyril cans. Ya got any luck with 1 7/8 and 2in?

[@kgjoshi9603]

Can you give of these

[@amaury2018]

How do you make the time fuse tube ? Just putting black powder in a tube?

[@afbennett3038]

I didn’t make the time fuse, just bought it from a fuse supplier

[@ramennoodles7221]

Could you do the same but as a titanium salute? like not add the stars just pure flashpowder and titanium flakes

[@afbennett3038]

Ye you could but you’d be much better off using a thick walled canister shell. The ball shells are thin and aren’t made specifically to make a huge bang

[@ramennoodles7221]

@@afbennett3038 I see, but in terms of steps and procedure would be the same?

[@afbennett3038]

Ramen Noodles I think the method is quite different. You’d be better off having a look at one of Ned gorski’s videos on canister shells, they’re very informative

[@ramennoodles7221]

@@afbennett3038 couldn't u get a thick walled ball shell? I've seen a lot of salutes that are ball shells

[@afbennett3038]

Ramen Noodles if you can find someone who sells them then yes but I’ve never seen them. If you really want to make it a ball shell then your best bet would be to wrap it in more layers of gummed tape

[@kingofws5310]

Can u make this with the holw ball filled with black powder

[@faramund9865]

Very cool! Did you make or buy the stars and black powder?

[@afbennett3038]

I made them. If you’re interested in the process I used to make the stars there’s a video on my channel about it

[@faramund9865]

@@afbennett3038 Awesome!

[@faramund9865]

@@afbennett3038 Thanks!

[@jeffw.1854]

Possibly you could say something like others also showing how to make a shell do rather than playing music?

[@waqasinfo884]

Very nice and Beutyfull work.sir

[@tonymcwhirter]

That time fuse, what's it made of ??

[@Ayush8206]

Bro can you tell me the background music u playing from 0:11

[@kaaasis]

Tomorow i think

[@kaaasis]

Use pop up shazam

[@ankanbaranchowdhury8669]

How to set the ball shell inside id tube?

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

Always wondered how exactly they make fireworks. If I had gunpowder and all the materials, I could try to make my own but only after learning of course. Besides, that might be illegal to do myself so I could just go and get a job at a firework factory lol

[@nicholasboelter6779]

dude post links of where you buy materials

[@dafaasaputra15ragil78]

Aku dari indonesia hadir, untuk menonton😉😉😉

[@dafaasaputra15ragil78]

Salam kenal ☺☺

[@dwdrumshdmotorcyclesvirgom7379]

I have my type 64 license so i can buy these from a 1.3g supplier. They cost around $6 for a 3inch shell. I wonder how much it costs you to make one?

[@HenrikSherwood]

About 1-2 dollars to make depending on the color of the shell

[@plane_spotter_italy]

were do you buy all the powders for the fireworks?

[@Strobe_rockets_]

pyrochemsource.... pyrobuid... and pyrocreation.... is where I got mine.....

[@margonemsiki]

great video man, cannot believe you make them in UK where theres like massive health and safety towards fireworks. where can you buy supplies? ebay?

[@afbennett3038]

Qussan ye to be honest I can’t quite believe it either. It’s actually very easy finding the chemicals online as most of them are unrestricted. If you’re a Brit trying to source the chemicals I’d suggest inoxia or amertek and eBay will also most likely have what you’re looking for. However I had to get a licence to buy potassium perchlorate . As for the equipment (shell casings, tubes, tooling etc.) that might prove a bit more difficult as they can usually only be sourced from America. Overtime I’ve managed to get my hands on most of what I need by just having a really good look online or by buying off eBay sellers (which come and go). Good luck to you and stay safe

[@ramiromacias3106]

Or can you make a video on how to make a salute?

[@afbennett3038]

Ramiro Macias as I’ve got quite a few requests for this I might have to at some point, won’t be coming next though

[@ramiromacias3106]

AF Bennett I’ll be waiting

[@carlo264]

what is the best flash powder for boost charge on a 3 inch shell ?

[@afbennett3038]

CRAZY PYRO well I use 70:30 perchlorate flash but potassium nitrate flash would work too

[@carlo264]

AF Bennett thank you for your information

[@ngocly4827]

What is the recipe for glowing particles

[@uniquetechgadgets5006]

How you do the medicine powder

[@kushalmajumder2293]

What are the measurements of compounds

[@pnwRC.]

SWEET video!👍🏻👍

[@mobilegaming4877]

Where do you buy gun powder in a container like that

[@afbennett3038]

Mobile Gaming you’ve got to make it

[@mobilegaming4877]

AF Bennett ok

[@Kevin_Dyke]

Well you can buy riflepowder you can buy it online easily it’s the same stuff he uses

[@papasstuff6381]

@@Kevin_Dyke NO it is not the same! In today's time, you have many different kinds of powder. there are smokeless powders and there are black powders. Huge differences HUGE!

[@MATTZHENGPYRO]

How to make satr seeds do not absorb moisture

[@jibba0202]

What type of flash was used to boost the break?

[@afbennett3038]

Was a standard perchlorate flash. Although potassium nitrate flash would work too

[@zatic99]

here comes the problems How can i get or make (1:18) these tiny black balls (stars)

[@afbennett3038]

brianoy I’m not sure about buying them but the ones I used in the video were made by the star rolling method. You should be able to find info online about this process

[@ashishdabas3789]

Can we make it in India Is this material available on amazon And can you give a list of things which is needed in this shell You are a genius...

[@babupalackal9614]

No. In india you need license to get the chemicals.

[@SmokeDoinks420]

can you just give me a list of everything i need and where to buy the stuff at?

[@afbennett3038]

If you’re talking about base materials it’s a very long list. You’d be much better off doing some actual research into this hobby before you throw yourself into a large aerial shell and blow your fingers off.

[@kiwikiwi2483]

@@afbennett3038 I wonder how Disney does it, this is mad insane

[@toastytoast2359]

Can you do a strobe rocket tutorial?

[@afbennett3038]

Don’t really know how to make them myself, maybe sometime in the future though

[@josephmunoz9171]

What’s the list of items needed to make this?

[@tiktokvietnam1801]

What is that medicine to buy from where

[@pradulcp]

Burst charge powder formula pls tell me sir

[@PraetzelProjects]

Where did u get the music?

[@afbennett3038]

It’s just royalty free music I got off the internet

[@PraetzelProjects]

Ah thank you!

[@King_Camper_94]

I would love to make my own but I feel like the fbi and the ATF would be watching me lol

[@hkkhgffh3613]

Yeah, for real! Stay away from da Federal Bureau of Interrogation!

[@hjcg08]

so this is just like paper mache?

[@pyrogun1839]

pyro mache

[@catfish1285]

How can I made this paper sphere?

[@becreative6261]

Damn fine 3min made firewok. I wanna get myself some black powder.

[@RecapPirate]

Can you give me some recipe to not have every shell the same the Video was helpful I am just joining this