# Pumped and Pressed Stars for Maltese Shells

- Series: Virtual Western WinterBlast 2021
- Recording: available to WPA members (sign in at https://www.westernpyro.org/sign-in)

In this seminar Mitch goes over various methods of making pumped and pressed stars. Discover the reason your stars may be fragmenting. Watch how married stars are made in one pressing without joining two stars after they are pressed. See pounds of composition pressed in minutes. The use of basic hand pumps to star plates & hydraulic pressing it will all be covered. Other topics discussed will be: composition dampening and granulating for use, pressure calculation and how much, priming techniques, and general safety rules for handling chlorate compositions. Kevin Mather adds color and comments