Flash paper cannon

This is one of the most simple effect to make, and on it's most basic level requires very little.

1. a chamber

2. Source of Ignition

3. Flash Cotton

4. Flash paper.

The one I made was modelled roughly on the one used in "The Phantom of the Opera". A multi cannon contained in a skull on a staff.

My chambers were three 9mm Aluminium tubes embedded in a moulded Skull sitting on top of staff.

I debated what way to go with the ignition, many source pointed me toward using Pyro igniters. To me this seemed an unnecessary cost. I opted for high resistance wire. That way it could be reused without having to rewire anything. These wires were connected to a threeway toggle switch on the staff and an button to launch.

A completed version can be seen here >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v90_fA9i64