Prairie Pyro

Huppscustom #3 size This is a test what i call "Sand Lift Test" I do these test so I know how heavy a header I can put on top and to what height. Helps adjust the delay properly as well. The Salute at the end is just so I know when the delay ended. Just a visual aid in the test. It also shatters the sand bag so no one gets hurt or property damage happens.

Huppscustom This is a proven method to lite the rising comet effects all at once on a rocket heading and have it "fire proofed" before it's madden voyage. This method keeps a weather and fire proof covering for the rising comets as well as greatly reducing flaming fall out that can start fires. I call this the "Top Hat" method. As the name says. A HAT pop's off Nano second before rocket lifts off. The comets are lite and the hat is far enough out of the way to not effect flight. Used this system for many rockets with 100 percent success.

Huppscustom This shows burn testing as well as construction. I show tools used as well. These are some red hummers designed to fit in small rocket headings. They are made to be light and small. This is TR's formula and same type of tubes. These are not AP epoxy based as my previous red hummer video.

Huppscustom These are round wood sieves used in making fireworks. This is the process of how I make them form around a round form without cracking and joining the ends together.

Huppscustom 5 Inch Case former Kit Contact huppscustom@gmail.com if you like any size former built for you or a "Case Kit"

Huppscustom This a a take off of a "Burst Disk" method used in HP rockets for ignition but uses traditional "fireworking" techniques. I use this exact method from Bp motors to powerful whistle Sally motors, strobe, chuffer, to 666 formula witch is the highest power motor I ever seen. And do it with no CATO's. Keeps motor from absorbing moister do to the sealed Al foil tape and allows instant full ignition of the entire core. Can use e-match with it right next to another rocket on a rocket rack with no issues. Can also use simple visco fuse. Been using this for 3 years now with 100 percent success.

Huppscustom This is just 75:15:10 Home made Bp. Dampened with 1 1/2% water. No binders are added to this mix. When the pucks are "corned" they are fresh out of the press and not allowed to dry out. As you can see they break up nicely still keeping the sharp edges to them. Once air dried after corning they are actually sharp. This is the method I have been doing for years and works very well. I do corn mine larger than most people do. If you wanted to you can push the BP threw a second time using a 6 mesh screen for 2FA. My powder is fast enough I have to leave it larger size to keep from punishing my guns. As you can see this process don't take long at all. The corned powder drys very quickly to as so little water is added verse granulation process for making BP. This is hotter powder do to the fact re-crystallization isn't happening do to lack of water used.

Huppscustom This is a tutorial on how to construct a Lampare header for a rocket. Easy to make firework effect. The fuel can be anything from Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel or any combination of the above. This is what they look like in the air https://rumble.com/embed/vaiao3/?pub=di5ld

Hand made kraft paper (pasted paper) header to look similar to old traditional pyro book pictures. Central core is a magnesium salute as a primary to detonate secondary Ap fuel ( old rocket strobe fuel) These are eye burners at night. As you can see bright even in day light. The rumble was impressive for sure!

Huppscustom Updated formula (Gen II) for heading style hummers using potassium chlorate and moth balls. Made lots of black smoke and spin up nicely. Pretty happy with them. Can't believe how long they go and the vent hole isn't eroded at all. The video sounds like they sputtered but they didn't sound that way to me in person. I don't know if that is just a Odd physics thing or if it is just my hearing.

Huppscustom Third delay test with "Super Sally" fuel when lifting 925g header. Picked some power up as expected but it burned to fast like first test. Used "My Sally" as the delay fuel. Fourth test tomorrow, I will switch to "My Sally" 3/8 below the tip of spindle and take it 3/8 above then switch to "Super Sodium" for the remaining 5/8 space before bulkhead goes in. Fingers crossed.

Huppscustom 3 inch I.D. x 12 inches long tube x 3/4 thick walls. Sally whistle fueled spollette. 15 oz. kerosene in HDPE plastic bag's for containing fuel ( 4 one inside the other) Small super flash bag attached to spollette witch is centered in case. Bag wraps around and envelopes the flash bag so to create a nice round lamp.

Huppscustom Lift test to see what this fuel can do on a small whistle motor.

Huppscustom These are epoxy bound comets. Mothballs are the fuel. Very easy to light comets. Use no primer.

Huppscustom Small Hand made Salute using a primary explosive of flash powder and a secondary of Nitromethane/AP mixture Sparks you see are Zirconium

Huppscustom Sodium gold crossette BIG Break! Largest breaking spread I ever achieved on a crossette.

Huppscustom Firework fireball effect on a rocket These are fun, quick, easy to make fireworks. See my Turtorial on how to make these https://rumble.com/embed/vaiacd/?pub=di5ld

Hupps Custom (Prairie Pyro) "Heavy Lift DLH" Sodium Benz booster using August Mg/Al This rocket didn't sit on the rack as a typical DLH because I did a bottom lift as well as a upper whistle lift. This method is used to lift decent size headers on a strobe rocket with out using a extreme tooling set.

Huppscustom This is "Super Saly" formula (sodium salicylate based) 2% Graphite added to whistle fuel to aid motor removal.

Huppscustom Pyro tools for making large 8 diameter cylinder shells. The case of the paper shell is wrapped around what we call a "Former" It is undersized just the right amount so once all the proper paper build up along with spiking string. The completed shell will fit just right in a 8 inch caliber mortar gun. The formers are all drilled for flash bag/spolette clearances. As well as vented all the way threw so the case can slid off with out fighting a vacuum/suction effect. Other tools are included to aid in making a rock solid well made shell.

Huppscustom American made firework. This is a Super Sodium Whistle rocket motor. The heading is TR style cap reports with a whistling bottom shot. I used a spolette to make the fuse on bottom shot. First part was plain bp then switched to TI whistle fuel. It was timed so the bottom shot didn't whistle till the cap reports were done. It has a "Long Hang Time" on purpose to make it a little more exciting :-)

Huppscustom Large Crackle star. Some people call them "Dragon Egg's"

Huppscustom This is a burn test to time speed per inch as well as the color. This formula uses some hard to get pyro chemicals as it's a old formula (relatively old) being it doesn't use metal fuel. All organic compounds. It's a pretty one, My favorite!

Huppscustom Multiple eroding nozzles to obtain the high speed and long flight time of a "salute" at the end of flight..

Huppscustom This is just a small home made rocket with 4 crossette comet's. Type of construction is what we call, "square heading" Little unique. Timing is everything with this firework.