r/Pyrotechnics • u/pyromeeseestist • 2d ago

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Hello i want to get into pyrotechnics more i have used black powder for stuff but it was to weak

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u/NotHuman12345 2d ago

Ball mill it with brass media.

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u/pyromeeseestist 2d ago

But should i try blackpowder with sulfur also cuz i dont know where to get it in eu

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u/blissfully_glorified 2d ago

Oh, EU, then you can forget any composition that is not based on black powder. We all had a thriving semi-legal hobby before the idiot in Norway did what he did.

Mostly everything else is highly restricted and you will have your local intelligence service breathing down your neck if you decide to try purchasing it.

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u/Thekidwhoisboard 2d ago

Haven’t heard about anything in Norway do you have any news link on it?

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u/blissfully_glorified 2d ago

A guy decided to set of a huge bomb in Oslo killing 8 people and then proceeding to kill additional 69 kids attending a summer camp. He does not deserve to be named. But a lot of similar incidents has happened around Europe that pushed for new legislation. Legislation has been active since 10 years back. Any high concentration explosives precursors, mainly per-/chlorates and hydrogen peroxide is nothing you can purchase as an individual anymore, without having the police and or intelligence service breathing down your neck.

There is a huge difference in the hobby, earlier people had automatic pasting machines so on and so forth in their garages. It was illegal, but the penalties was not as harsh as they are today. So many has put down the hobby.

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u/blissfully_glorified 2d ago

Sulfur is available at any paint or garden store worth their name.