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#16 HerbertMunch

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Posted 06 June 2007 - 09:41 AM

...and if all else fails, buy some visco! :)


Im currently in the business of making a visco machine. That will put an end to my homemade black match!

#17 ultrabuf

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Posted 06 June 2007 - 04:42 PM

I accidentally made several batches of BP where I used 15% sulfur and 10% charcoal, and the black match I made with it burns ok, not the greatest but its usable. I use the method of pulling the BP coated string through a hole to remove excess. My next match with proper BP will most likely burn better and be more suitable for quickmatch.

#18 HerbertMunch

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Posted 14 June 2007 - 10:06 AM

It would appear that the film canister method works very well indeed, no soaking in KNO3 required.

thanks very much.

#19 phildunford

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Posted 14 June 2007 - 02:51 PM

Have to say that although Visco is useful stuff, it's no substitute for black match. They are used for different things.

eg, to set off all the cases in a set piece or in lancework within 1/10 of a second you will need piped match - there's no visco that will go that fast!
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