Pyrotechnic devices Instructions on making a number of basic pyrotechnic devices are listed below. They are listed in order of increased complexity, so when just starting in pyrotechnics it is probably best to start at the top and work your way down. The number and variety of devices is currently a bit limited, and if I can find the time I hope to expand it in the near future.
Lances consist of a paper tube filled with composition.
They burn away slowly, emitting light. Different colors may be produced depending on the composition used. Lances are often used to produce letters and figures. For that purpose a number of them are attached to a frame and ignited simultaneously. Fountains come in all sizes, ranging from tiny fountains with a 2 cm flame for use on birthday cakes to fountains such as 'Clark's giant steel fountain', which reaches a height of many meters.