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How to open your own M-80 Factory
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*Supplies*
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Chicago Paper Tube. Phone # 1-312-666-1404. You will be getting the paper
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tubes from here. Order tubes that are 1/2" in diameter by 1 1/2" long with a
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1/16" wall with RED outer wrap.
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Paper Products. 1310 5th St., Tempe, AZ. 85281. Order 1/2" diameter paper end
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plugs. Write to them for prices. REMEMBER: for every 100 paper tubes you
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order, you must order 200 paper end plugs.
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Midwest Fireworks. 8550 RT. 224,Deerfield,OH. 44411. Phone 1-800-321-2400.
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Order one roll of 1/8" water proof fuse. Each M-80 needs a 2" fuse, so for
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every 100 paper tubes you order, you should have 17' of water proof fuse.
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Barium Chemicals Inc.,P.O. Box 218,County Rd. 44, Steubenville, OH. 43952.
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Phone 1-614-282-9776. Order Potassium Perchlorate. Order 2 pounds for every
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250 paper tubes you order.
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Alcan Metal Powder Div.,P.O. Box 290, Elizabeth,NJ 07207. Phone 1-201-353-
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4600. Order #AL-105 Aluminum Powder. Order 1 pound for every 250 paper tubes
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you order.
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Buy 1 gallon of Elmers glue from a hardware store or lumber yard.
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*Assembly*
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1. Put 1 drop of glue on the inside of one end of the tube and insert the
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paper end plug.
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2. Punch or drill a 1/8" hole in the side of the paper tube.
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3. Cut the fuse you purchased into 2" long pieces.
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4. Insert the fuse into the hole in the paper tube and glue in place.
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5. Scoop the paper tube with the fuse into a container of flash powder. The
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paper tube should be about 2/3 full.
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6. Put glue on the end plug and insert it into the paper tube filled with
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flash powder.
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7. The completed M-80 firecracker should dry and the glue will become hard in
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30-45 minutes.
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*Flash Powder Formula*
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Sensitive to friction and impact. High Explosive!
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Potassium Perchlorate 2 lbs.
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Aluminum Powder 1 lb.
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There must be a 2 to 1 ratio of Potassium Perchlorate to Aluminum Powder in
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order for the flash powder to be good. It must also be mixed well.
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Suggested Price for the M-80's
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You can make up your own price,but here are some prices.
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2 for $1.00 11 for $5.00 24 for $10.00 50 for $20.00 100 for $40.00
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