Fireworks are Great!

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WAH LEE FIREWORKS PHILOSOPHY

Fireworks are Great!

Let there be Sparkles,Let there be Light,Let there be Thunder.Accept it rather than ban, that almighty fright.Let happy noise purify you,cleanse out the cotton wool.Make a burning fuse be slowly surely assuredly coming up to the SSshKaaapoooow!
I hope you are a nice person,that is about all you need to be.All the dangers and the care needed are pretty much easy to see.Area,age, experience and/guidance,dryness of surroundings,instructions to read.Maybe try some on your own beforehand,new things come out all the time.Do not get too many people around you,and do not seat them near or far.Have people able to be freely able to move.They can even wear cottons and safety glasses.
By the Way.For people in New Zealand coming to our Hobson Street Branch during the Four Days of Guy Fawkes being 2nd Nov until and including the 5th of November, we will have special parking at Holders Automotive ph 3070510 to check when he has room.Why not go back there after Guy Fawkes and get a service?For Special Big events like weddings then you should text details to 0272890596 Otherwise come and get your retail fireworks from Us at Wah Lee?Pyrotechnicians can text the 0272890596 number for storage or pyro firework requirements also.

Now some tips without assuming that you have no commonsense...

There is a firework called a "Cake".It is so marvellous that we have the privilege to buy these.Please do not get into trouble with these most marvellous fireworks.They have considerable power, and with many people funnelled into parks away from Beaches by well meaning councils, you lose the ability to be able to bury them on each side down into the sand.do not put these on uneven grass in parks to light.Take a board along at the very least.It would be better to glue your cake to this, or have spikes in the board to poke the cake into.I personally have never done this and some spike systems are just not very secure or strong enough.I would say a system where the cake is held tight like in a vice,maybe between rocks or concrete blocks is very good.But also,my brother's family have a tin.Around the cake,they put things beside it in the tin to give support.Have water handy, for if you do not have superior fireworks on you, or even if other people are not sure about how their firework is going, you could douse the firework to be sure.Leave it alone for quite a while as fireworks have been known to smoulder until they then go off.If without any system of holding your cake, then check maybe that your cake is quite heavy.This has to be some clay to weigh it down as 40g is the maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in any firework.This is good though, and then you just have to make sure that your cake is placed on a flat surface.Do not put onto uneven grass,and certainly do not hold in hand.


Do not hold Candles (Roman candles) in your hand either.These should be dug deep into earth or have a can with rocks to keep the candles at the right angle,even as it shoots out powerful balls.We even have proper pyrotechnic Fibreglass tubes available for you to light the candles in.But these tubes, also called mortar tubes, need to be fixed, or dug into the ground,or tightly fixed into a frame.


A torch is indispensible.You need to see what you are doing, and a person with another torch could be in charge of your stockpile too.

Wah Lee 2009 Fireworks Product List For General Public. 

Display Fireworks need to be organised separately.text 0272890596 BJ Pyrotechnician.Also, not all products will be available,as some could possibly sell out or not get passed.

BC 290 #8 Big Cone Spray.Goes quite High.Not noisy.Quite attractive.Kids would not be scared by it, and a couple of these could add ballast to a night which will have a finale of big explosive works.

BC516 100Shots Pack Roman candle.Nice bright colours.The pack will give a 100 shots, but each stick has one colour and it has twenty of them.Not explosive, but just good true colours.Some light, some coming on strong.Very sensitive to needs.

0947 Big Colourful wheel.Not many available.Make a stake in the ground to nail these on to.Have more than one stake if going for pyro art.

K3306 Bird in Cage. A hanging Spinner.Opens up into a souvenir.

BC513 Black Cat Roman Candles 10 balls.A very well made standard many colour balls without explosions Roman candle.You should still not hold this in your hand but we suggest use of our fibreglass tube as long as it is itself anchored deep in soil or sand,or in anything else to fix it.

SSMO7001 A Cake called 1000 Bees. silver/white projectiles that sometimes spin in the sky spiraling out like little milky ways.

KEN4555 being Cake 7826 Fireworks Dominion very powerful and stirring.Shots go high and explode with pyrotechnic breaks.
& Cake 7825 Vision of Pleasure..Shoots breaks quite high with colours for all to see.
& Cake 7824 Delightful Sparkles..Shoots very high.Powerful triangular cake.For the loud firework fan.

KEN4557 being Cake 7828 Oops Ya...Well sorry for being so loud and spirited!For the big firework fan.
& Cake 7827 Remember Me...how could anyone forget?For the big firework fan.
& Cake 7829 Colourful Fireworks...too modest.For the big firework fan.

DT4 Cake Air Battle.Well for those whom appreciate a little randomness without
ridiculous danger in a very heavy package so the cake is less likely to fall over.Still, do not place on an uneven surface like a grassy field to light.Get a board.Maybe even glue it to this board.
Has a good mix of effects adding up to a satisfying watch.Whistles and reports,colours and stars.

Cake Pack Asylum Packs.A huge number of cakes exclusive to this pack.
This can be sold out early.Quite heavy to carry,so I am just warning you.The cakes are quite light in weight with not enough ballast to keep them from falling over, so you will have to organise a way to shore these up.Ways used have been to surround each cake with concrete blocks on each or two sides.
Another way is to put them into a 4 gallon can with a cut top and one which has not had any flammable solvents or such during its life,but maybe one that had food.Around the cake, put some big stones or bricks to stop them falling over under the force of the display.
You could get some boards and glue the bottom of the cake to the board with PVA glue.It is not flammable with heat.
Sometimes there are spike or small plastic holders supplied with the cakes.I would say that these are not always up to the task.I would not put my faith into these personally.
I would politely leave the party if cakes were going to be put onto grass that makes for an uneven base.No, do not light cakes on grassy fields unless you have a can or bricks, or boards.Heavy cakes may work on flat areas of soil.Light ones should have something heavy around them to stop them falling over nd aiming at you or loved ones.

7001 Dragon Fury.Enthusiasts can tell you about this one.One of the first with extraordinary power.Definitely glue this to a board, or shore up with bricks so that it will not fall over.Lovely if you like power.

KEN 4558 Fire breathing Dragons...No1 and no 2.Super Fireworks.
Cakes that you make sure do not fall over as they shoot things,they could dislodge themselves, however are very heavy so are fairly safe as long as they are placed on a perfectly flat surface.

BBSC3 Freaky Friday 8 Shot with Whistle.Thank the Gods of Fireworks testing that have deigned to pass this little beauty. Not that it is little, nor is its effect on your feelings going to be anything less than something to do with a profound and utter feeling of satisfaction.Or was it just me?

BBFC3 Cake Meltdown 6 shot Orange Star Burst with Green Tail.
This goes very high, and the burst is loud and spreading.Will be available in 2010 .Not available 2009.A very good finale.

DT3 Midnight Festival.One of the first super cakes.Do you know what a cake is now?A term to describe a package with fireworks in tubes that shoot displays into the sky.Make sure they are anchored well.At least this is one of the very heavy ones.A lot of good multi coloured bursts.

T2508 News Transmitters more truthful than stories of economic meltdown or tell tales lies of mass destruction possibilities of innocent pawns in the way of some selfish plan of nonsense nations(Bless them).Screams out information faster than online tweets.Might be hard to get in future.

BBSC1 Cake Raging Inferno.8 Shot Orange Star Burst with a Green Tail.Goes high and has loud explosions.

6002 Ring Of Pirates. Just exquisite.Be sure not to miss out.A Good Finale Cake.
Covers the sky in its final triple burst.

DY2 Cake Star Creation.Been pleasing for some years now.Do anchor down well.Surprisingly satisfying for me.Has a well rounded display.With whistles too.
put on a flat surface for sure.Have an assistant with a torch help you see the wick,and see how to prepare the wick by taking off the safety tape.Do not put your head above cakes when lighting, and watch your assistant's head too.
Keep other fireworks away from firing area, and keep lighting sticks like incense sticks away from the box of fireworks too.You could have someone there with a torch too.They can help by reading out names of fireworks to come as well as any instructions that might be relevant.

BBSC2 Cake Tick Tock 8 Shot Purple Star Burst.Very powerful and likely to set off car alarms all around.

Cake Pyro Pink Flamingo. Always a great contrast to the colours of the night.
Still explosive.

W702 Cock Crowing at Dawn. Shoots some colours and screams.A Hoot.

BC 6038 Colour Pearl 48 Shots.Affordable Magic.No great frights.Pure delight.Yet gunpowder used is top knotch,and this is a great example of Black Cat Brand quality.Compare this to other colour pearl 48 shots and see that the difference is not subtle.Safer to have around too, as they do not have unstable mixtures in their chemical composition.
Lovely colours,pure and bright.For me and a young daughter.Bogans need not apply.
Some may even say it is Gay.
What would I know.
Too much bang bang bang out there anyway.
However it does finish with a great flourish.

0860 Black Cat Colour smoke balls.You can see that compared to other brands, these have more powerful jets of smoke, and their colours are brighter.Great for using during daylight or dusk so that some children can get to bed earlier.I am sure their imagination will go wild with these.

BC 213 Flashing Strobe Signals.These are far too bright to look at, but you will have wonderful strobe like shadows cast around as you may like to dance.

W625 Flower Pagoda.Has spinners on three sides,all lit with the one wick.They spin violently making the firework almost levitate.These may be impossible to get in the future.Be in the now.

BBRC4 Candle Freak Show 7 Shots with loud crackling sky high Stars.

W613 Friendship Pagoda.Woe betide those that persist in the unsporting zone .Many do not know nor care that the West and Britain in particular were under seige for years themselves, with the Nordic Vikings having their way for years.And it is true that many from their do enjoy to whinge, however we do have them to thank for this Festival of Light that we call Guy Fawkes, and overall, most people from there just get on with it, trying to make this just a better place to live without regrets nor bitterness secret or overt.
Man may make spiritual progress regress, but this friendship pagoda goes a little way towards proving a little happiness without emptiness of soul.This is also neighbour friendly and gives you a lovely souvenir.Please use a scrupulously flat surface to light it on.Read the child level hieroglyphic instructions first.

FC301 Fujiyama Cone.A controlled yet wildly powerful spray comes from this firework that even finds its way into organised firework displays.Crackling loud and silver stars fountain.

BC504 Handful candles.The Reasonable price and slim design of these candles belie that incredible Black Cat Quality you like to expect at your Fireworks Do.Comprised of Four Candles...Mystical Candle has a range of effects that is quite inspired as it is made by some of the modern masters of pyrotechnic design and incorporates understanding of a little explosive spice,a little timely and stirring whistle, as well as highly radiant colours from a choice mix of best and pure chemicals.
Then there is Blue Blaster, for some may just want action and a beautiful colour that needs to be repeated for making that artistic statement in the sky.
A Spitfire candle is included which is a noisy crackling repeated ejection of a more golden coloured aerial display.
The fourth member of this group is the Rainbow Repeater Candle.

W701 Hen Laying Egg.The Firework is a Work of Art even before lighting.Simple in execution and not fussy with frills.A simple easy representation of a Hen in paper with colours tastefully painted on.Totally neighbour friendly.
Shoots out eggs bright and burnt.

Hummer Candle.Does not Hum as it was meant to, but shoots explosive coloured balls to a great height.Sort of the modern Rocket.

BC 503 Kaleidoscope Kandle. Another Firework made by Black Cat.
A total display.Designed by a super pyrotechnician.Has a bit of explosive power, has a bit of whistle.Just a lovely balanced display.Do not let its cheap price put you off.

BC2014-2. Killer Bees and Cuckoo.Two popular sprays in the one box.
Whistles in the Bees, and whistles and a brightly coloured display in the Cuckoo.
Very reasonably priced.

W604 Large Happy Lamp.Balance it up before lighting.Put a bit of blue tack on the corner that needs to be wei

Products specially designed and created and to show your love of Fireworks.. 

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This is a list of products that I have designed that relate and reveal.Designed.
Good Fireworks Message T Shirt.
Fireworks Related T Shirt with message.
Pyro from Wah Lee a Fireworks Shop in Auckland, New Zealand that has sold them for over 105 years.
Possibly more interesting and understandable by an Auckland Resident of New Zealand.
Colour Smoke Balls T Shirt with message.
Whom is going to light the Fireworks?The person whom wears this is the organiser.Better listen to them and watch to learn.
Wah Lee Official Fireworks Lighter T Shirt with Balls,Firework Balls, Smoke Balls.
T Shirt Designed on A Zazzle site and can be purchased on line even in NZ.
Fireworks Advice T Shirt.
Fireworks Advice T Shirt with a message.
Official Wah Lee Fireworks Lighter T Shirt Purchase portal
24 Hour Shipping on most orders. DSC05491, Official Wah Lee Fireworks Lighter Tee Shirt created by BarryWahLee. This design is available on many sizes, styles, and colors of shirts.
Lady's T Shirt, But Men may be able to put message on Men's ones too.For Ladies that Light Fireworks,For Ladies that Like Fireworks.
24 Hour Shipping on most orders. Ahem,Yes I am Lighting the Fireworks! Tshirt created by BarryWahLee. This design is available on many sizes, styles, and colors of shirts.
Wah Lee Poem about lights in Firework nights.
24 Hour Shipping on most orders. Sound Travels,Light Dazzles,Spirit Uplifts with... Tshirts created by BarryWahLee. This design is available on many sizes, styles, and colors of shirts.
Fireworks Are Great! Poster.
A Poster to remind everyone about your special love.
Wah Lees !00th Celebration Fireworks At the Albert Park Lantern Festival in 2004.
A Poster for a Special day in Wah Lee's History.

We need the Big displays, but we need also to be able to light a single sparkler,and share it,hand it over, with the love,safety 

Display Fireworks from 500g cakes of Black Cat,and Robert Foti Tubes and Star Shells.

Robert Foti Star Shells and setups have a brighter colour than often seen.
His Tubes are Fibreglass in a yellow colour so are more easily seen at night,are reusable, and are very light to carry.
His electric igniters are designed to be reliability paramount.
The Black Cat Cakes lend themselves to use in restricted area and lower budget applications, but do be surprised by their power and exquisite pre displays,
also the colour is brighter because of selection of high grade gunpowder and chemicals.Reliability of firing is to be expected of course too.
BJ The Clown Whom is also a Pyrotechnician, seller for me of Pyro and a Pyrotechnician.
Bruce Allan is involved in much that is involved in people events, big and family sized.
The gopher link has him as a clown.
Clown/magician/pyrotechnician.

Email tophatmagic@ihug.co.nz
This is the Link to the Pyrotechnician Arm of BJ.
I have imported a lot of loverly Black Cat Cakes, and I am trying to get BJ to help me distribute them.You need to have a Pyrotechnician with appropriate certificates buy from us, or you need to organise to get one.Classes are available in the South Island with Fireworks Professionals by an Anthony
Lealand.Come back and see us with your certificate and maturity and pyrotechnic prowess.
Our Pyro are particularly good.The cakes we have include 500g Black Cats with all the lovely designs printed on.Starshells and a superlative Fibreglass tube mortar that you need to set them off with are available if your certificate will allow you to go past 60 metres.Often there is a probationary period before you can light starshells.
You do not want your pyro bursting into flames, or not firing,you need to have appropriate and full certificates to cover your Wedding or Business Event.Big Birthdays catered for too.
Maybe a cultural event?Fireworks are very much part of many of these.
Maybe a musical event?Fireworks can even be lit along side Music.Imagine Michael Houston's Islands Music with Fireworks coordinated with it.
Here is a link to a site talking of the superiority of Fibreglass Mortars.
The Mortars Sold by Wah Lee are even Stronger than the ones Pictured here.And in particular, there is an extra ring of Fibreglass around the top Rim.There is a lot of BS about other's ones.I would not touch Steel ones, if they explode then Shrapnel would not be a pretty sight.These are more reusable than paper ones,and yet another one is super heavy and expensive.

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wahlee says:

Thanks Lee, very nice.

Lee says:

I love fireworks, I found some videos for you on youtube, they are from an online firework shop I have used previously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq5t5lMZvmo
I think there are about 15 so far

wahlee says:

Please visitors, can you add some pictures or videos of safely let off smaller fireworks please?

marc says:

omg fireworks??? i love em i love em wooooooooooo!

wahlee says:

Sparklers in New Zealand.You cannot buy a single packet since 2007.So a mother buying this needs to get special big pack with at least 3 other items, each with at least 15gms gunpowder in.
Also, just because they look like sparklers, Morning glories need to be bought in the same way.This was all introduced by David Benson Pope of Tennis ball in the mouth of unruly school kids infamy.He is now no longer in the MOE which is the department making rules about fireworks.
Years ago, when rockets were banned, they also banned buzzy bees and helicopter type fireworks at the same time.This is just lazy legislation by those whom have no real feeling for the management of dangerous things and their optimum availability.Buzzy bees never caused any of the problems asociated with rockets,and yet on the other hand were very satisfying and creative pyrotechnics within quite reasonable boundaries of the hoi polloy being able to handle them.Only one incident that was not disastrous was one that almost hovered up a lady's Sari.

MiaD says:

no, fireworks are the image of God when he made the world...if you have a biblical view on world's creation....if not, fireworks are just... superbely great

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BabyBoomerQueen says:

Wahlee (short bow)

For a couple of years, I used to work at a fireworks place, one of the biggest in Florida...for the Holidays...New Years and Fourth of July...I learned a lot about pyrotechnics. It gets in your blood.

There are a lot of people out there that truly love fireworks and would save up all year to buy then. Then have a great party for the neighbor hood.

THOSE same people would always be back, if they came in early...because they just could not resist letting some go, off, out into the night.

You are a great blogger, Monkeybrain.

Southern smiles and world peace,
Sharon
~The Baby Boomer Queen~

James20 says:

My wife, son and myself love watching fireworks. With it you have to be careful.

ElizabethJeanAllen says:

I love watching them.

No way, Monkeybrain!

wahlee says:

Coming up to Guy Fawkes in New Zealand.Come over from Oz and buy some to light here?

 

The Wah Lee Mortar Tubes 

These start at two and a half inches diameter,then we have three inch diameter,and up to six inch diameter ones.

The two and a half inch ones and three inch diameter ones, we suggest that you should buy before Guy Fawkes.If into carpentry, then make a solid stand for them.This will be your launch platform for Roman candles.With one it will mean a good platform for setting them off, and a great model for others on how to light roman candles safely.No blown off fingers in case some still persist in the dangerous habit of holding roman candles that they light.
Also, on a creative streak.You could set up a few mortars.This way you could more easily time and multiply and design your now pyrotechnic display.
Now on a sideline, if your rack that holds these mortars is good and strong,a pyrotechnician could even use them to light starshells in.This is after all, what they were designed for.This could cut huge amounts off the cost of a display if you show them what you have made and they are approving of your handiwork.

Without a rack for your mortars, you could dig holes in the ground with your fibreglass mortar about three quarters submerged.As these are waterproof and brightly coloured yellow, this will be a safety feature as you almost always light most fireworks when the day light is gone.
Email barrywahlee@myspace.com to enquire about these fibreglass mortar tubes.They are empty and can be bought at any time of the year.
For enquiries from outside of Auckland or New Zealand, we would have to look into cartage costs and secure payment systems.

Black Cat Smoke Balls 

Most Fireworks are Generic,some are generic with own house labels.

Black Cat Fireworks have a performance that is often superior to Generic Fireworks.You can see this dramatically in the Black Cat 48 shot Colour Pearls.
It looks far more stirring and colourful than generic 48 shot colour pearls .
Sadly, we cannot have throw downs in New Zealand because generic brands have seen them auto ignite and even factories that make them have exploded.A major reason why rockets are not allowed is because there was a spate of badly made rockets coming into the country.Some were even upside down and exploded rather than launch.
In the case of smoke balls, there is a reason why some can discount them so heavily.They are not going to be BLACK CAT BRAND.Black cat brand smoke balls have a brighter colour, and they shoot their display out with more vigour to a greater height.These are suitable for daytime/dusk time use too.So you can let some young ones see them if in case they have to go off to bed.It may be a way to ease pets into seeing fireworks as they have no explosions.
As with all things, fireworks or not, there is a safety aspect and always follow your intuition.For example, there is a minor initial flame or spark aspect to even smoke balls, so beware how you use them and still do not hold in the hand nor light them near flammable places, place that could catch alight that is.
Do not feel too proud not to look up any pyrotechnic terms.I am sure that search engines will help you there.

Fireworks information. 

When you would like to try to learn about various terms that pyrotechnicians(firework show professionals)use.

Maybe even your children ask you to buy some of these.
Black Cat Fireworks - New for 2009 - Black Cat Fireworks - The Best You Can Get
New for 2009,but in New Zealand we can only be allowed a fraction of these.
For Pyrotechnicians you must show your Certificates and Only 40 foot container loads can be ordered for you.They have to be paid for before shipment, and ordered by Chinese New Year of any year, if delivery is to be made by any time that year.Preferably delivery is to be allowed when fireworks are ready for export.You must prove that you have appropriate storage facilities before the shipment can be commenced.
Similarly for retail, orders must be paid for before shipping,and orders for the same year must be made before Chinese New Year of the same year you need them delivered.You must also have an appropriate place to receive goods.

Blogs that have a focus roughly or exactly to do with fireworks and safety 

Fireworks lit safely

I like to see fireworks quietly if possible.
Great if nothing is around that could catch fire,
great if people are not too close relative to the power of the firework.
Sky gazers can expect celestial fireworks Tuesday
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Sky gazers can look forward to an exhibition of celestial fireworks over the next two days as the night sky will be lit up b. ... Hamburg, Oct 14 (DPA) A mysterious ball of light in the night sky, which alarmed people across northern Germany, was most likely caused by a falling meteorite, astronomer Thomas Grau said Wednesday. Witnesses spoke of a 'burning ball', and a 'glowing object in the sky' which 'crumbled and fell to the. ...
The firework code and safety guidelines to follow at your firework ...
Only adults should light fireworks and deal with firework displays. Make sure you dispose of used fireworks safely. Follow these safety guidelines at your firework display: Only buy fireworks marked BS 7114. ...
Cantley fireworks will light up the skies tomorrow - News ...
Cantley fireworks will light up the skies tomorrow. November 06, 2009. All eyes will be on the skies over Cantley Park tomorrow when the annual fireworks extravaganza bursts into action. Cantley Fireworks Spectacular begins with a torch-lit procession ... During the procession Broad Street, Rectory Road and Milton Road will be temporarily closed so stewards can safely marshal the crowds. The mayor of Wokingham borough, Councillor Barrie Patman, will lead the parade. ...

Photos that will be about fireworks and their beauty 

Sparks,light, colour,energy,safe danger,care with power.

Wonder, splendour,dour feelings dissipation,having courage and insight when confronted with a scary task.

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Good things to have and to hold or to wear. 

Cups and Tee Shirts with the Fireworks theme.A lovely meme.

Surround yourself with pictures of a better side of this world,
more dangerous, but one you can learn to handle and be on top of.

Bring On The Fireworks Rectangle Magnet

These magnets,frankly, are so useful.Though you should bless what you hate, it will be hard not to bless these for their value and usefulness.

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Eat Sleep Fireworks Hooded Sweatshirt

Now this is a serious piece of clothing.No dragons on it, but anyone who likes fireworks is like one anyway.Make sure you have a bucket of water handy for whomever wears this one will be hot.

Price: 41.99 Buy Now

Bib

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I Love Fireworks Sticker (Bumper)

Well this has to be a compulsory item.Please order some before you leave this lens .It is important to evangelise the love for fireworks.Get people to beep their horn in support.

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Firecrackers Fitted T-Shirt

Oh yeah, support bangers while you can.Such a beautiful thing.

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Fireworks in the Beijing Olympics.This was the dress rehearsal. 

Big Display Fireworks.

Woo Hoo.
YouTube - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Fireworks Rehearsal
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Fireworks Rehearsal,July 16th, Beijing

Fireworks at the beijing 2008 Olympics 

Lovely Fireworks

The use and the vision for fireworks was exceptional.
Also it is not so easy to always get it right on the day.I think they nailed it.
YouTube - Olympic footprints
beijing olympics fireworks
YouTube - Beijing Olympics Ceremony Fake Fireworks?(THis person is being Ironic, obviously not fake).
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Have healthy tasty food for visitors to your little fireworks do. 

Nuts are delicious, are not expensive.Free Delivery in America.Not sure about elsewhere?

Firepower at different events 

Big and small displays

Picture of fireworks in Hong Kong for Chinese New Year of Ox in 2009
Lovely colours and size and coverage.

Auckland Fireworks around New Year 2009 


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On the bigger side. 

Black Cat Mortar tubes.

A very good strong base.
These were lit on a cleared out part of our city's main street .
The Diwali was being celebrated.

Front part of Auckland City's Town Hall Clock Tower. 

Our Black Cat Bangers are being set up ready to be lit.

Each year the Diwali festival gets bigger and bigger.
A Pity, because I really enjoyed the fireworks been done in this location.

A closeup of the bangers. 

A very long string.

Very loud bangers.

A good cross selection of Black Cat Cakes. 

This size of firework is excellent.

The displays are big,
but there is less worry than in handling the big mortar fireworks.
Just have a very flat never uneven surface in which to place fireworks.
These were lit by port fire sticks.
Also, there should be very little, or no , wind blowing.
Wind is the worry, not rain.

A close up of a very good Firework. 

Black Cat Matrix.A 500g Cake.

There is firepower here, but there is also subtlety.
These cakes give a very good preset display.
In the box, a pyrotechnician has set up a display for you.

The paper has come off. 

The Fireworks have been Lit. 

The crowd has finished shouting and cheering.

Superlative HPP-9 

Just Superb

Lovely to see these fabulous Fireworks.
See how clean these cakes are after having given a ferocious display.
No sign at all of even getting near catching alight,
and a 100% firing success rate.
This may not always be the case as there are many fireworks factories in China, in the world.This is the Black Cat range.I recommend them.I sell them.

Beautiful Fireworks 

Fireworks when they look great.

Some of these fireworks are rather large.
Not all have to be.
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Mortar Tubes for setting of Starshells. 

From Robert Foti.

These are very strong, very reusable,very light, and can be seen in the dark unlike the other strong ones which are black in colour.

Fibreglass Tubes are light,and they are strong.The WAH LEE ones are from Robert Foti,AND look even stronger than these. 

Extra Strong Fibreglass Mortars for StarShells

They are Strong, They are light, and the light is seen through them when the Shells go off.Although the variety seen in this site have put up with all sorts of testing, the ones that Wah Lee sell are even stronger in construction.It is the only one that makes sense if you have a major display to set up.The weight and cost of the other types would not bear thinking about.

Safety Opinions.Opinions on Safety.  

Recommendations for Safety.

You may never get the Chance to be in the position to Light the truly big Fireworks,
But you never know.You can actually buy them retail in some countries.So definitely do not have a peek if one has not gone off, not even after many minutes.This could save your head.
A very well written list of things to organize and be skilled up for in doing a pyrotechnics display, or in order to buy certain items.
There are very powerful items used in a fireworks display.This is a fascinating background to what you have to take note of in organising a display.A Pyrotechnician will organise all these things for the big show.

Get some training while you have had experience with retail Fireworks. 

Can you imagine the future when Pyrotechnicians will never have had experience beyond their training?

I think you need to have a lot of experience and common sense from having been involved in Backyard bonfires before you should become a pyrotechnician.
I have seen a pyrotechnician put fireworks on an uneven surface before lighting!Get
some common sense.
Do a lot privately with common fireworks before getting into Display work.
A lot of people do not know that you can get Fireworks anytime in New Zealand with conditions if for cultural reasons.
See the ERMA website for a list of test certifiers.
You will, if accepted, have to pay about $200 plus GST and are expected to allow a few days or weeks before the event before asking.They may want to check out your venue.Also other things.You may have to contact your local police and firebrigade with your permit.Also neighbours should be informed.Also check out local stables or places with animals to give the a chance to organise themselves.

Even if you do have a Pyrotechnician's Licence,you often have to see the local Fire Brigade,Police,Air Space Controllers,and have a permit to light product,a permit sometimes from the venue.
I would suggest not undercharging for the show as all these costs mount up.
City councils should not plump for the cheapest quote.The dangers of price undercutting should be obvious.
So much more safety would come if all helpers were on a living wage rather than get called out once or twice a year as unpaid enthusiastic help.
There is also the not inconsiderable cost of specialist Fireworks Storage.
Get some training.Make it a Hobby.Even do overseas courses later.
After getting all your certificates, see me at the shop.
Whakatane Beacon: Fireworks fiasco
The most relevant, useful and informative local news, information and entertainment source in the Whakatane.
Even with this,
The Fire Chief says that Fireworks Displays are better than allowing a Father light a couple of Fountains for his children.
Whakatane Beacon: Fireworks fiasco
The most relevant, useful and informative local news, information and entertainment source in the Whakatane.
Even with this,
The Fire Chief says that Fireworks Displays are better than allowing a Father light a couple of Fountains for his children.

Robot Firework by Black Cat 

Robot Firework in Still action. 

Robot with more violent action 

There are many sides to this Robot,it may just be getting some artificial intelligence. 

Your Money's worth Yet? 

This is made by Black Cat after all.

You can expect more from Black Cat.You can expect this performance and a half.

He will punch from the Left( light sabre punch) ! 

It (she?) will Punch from the Right!? 

Mr Crazy Head 

You will have to see him for yourself.

Just quietly,
there is some screaming,
and I think you should expect some eerie smoke.
You need room for him to dance,
but as he has no feet,
do not expect the River Dance.
Even so, there may have been some Guinness involved??
It could just be The Black Cat Magic.

The Hen 

A generic old masterpiece.

Perhaps even a silly bit of nothing.
I do not know how your mind works.
As to mine, the eccentric pyrotechnician calls for time out on lethargic uncommunicative leaden goals.
Make eggs, wish you were hen.
Only smoke and burning balls will come out of this one.
There wont be a happy h end.

Smoking. 

The Happy Hen. 

The Value,not just of Fireworks,but of many things. 

Is it money time or care well spent?

Is it all up in smoke,
or do we have a feeling,
just as in an affair,
when life just seems to bloom again,
and you notice things.
Many who do not want to take time for home or children
may not be keen to see major creative displays either.

Sorry sorry, I asked people to give me some stories,but had no guest book! 

Here is your guestbook.Please relate your creative yet safe experiences.

I heard many great tales relating to firework nights whilst serving in our shop.Here is the place for you to relate them.Sorry for putting it right at the end of the Lens

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If you want your video here,then give me the video link address in the guestbook.I will have to copy and paste it here for you.
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