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In Topic: BP sourced from firework to make e-matches

13 November 2005 - 01:38 PM

Ok, I think at the moment for convience and not especially wanting to heat the composition in a saucepan (!), I'll try disassembling a small fountain type product then mixing into a paste to try producing some e-matches + possibly afew fuses. Might try the homemade dextrin method as well...

Apart from the obvious wearing PPE, not useing metal inpliments and working outside, are their any other safety considerations I've overlooked or is it incredibly stupid to disaseble commercially purchased fireworks??

Advice welcome,

Cheers,

James

In Topic: BP sourced from firework to make e-matches

12 November 2005 - 09:55 PM

Ok, I think at the mo ill just try this method.

Whats the best solution for turning the powder into a paste?

Isopropyl Alcohol or just water?

In Topic: BP sourced from firework to make e-matches

12 November 2005 - 09:46 PM

You don't need a ball mill to make good Black Powder, I manage to make good quality stuff using the CIA method, Charcoal can be purhased from such places as thegreenman.me.uk, Potassium Nitrate and Sulphur from Garden Diredt and you don't need Aluminium Powder for e-matches, just Black Powder slurry would suffice, to make 1kg batch of Black Powder it would only cost you about ?8 and for E-matches you would barely need 100g.




CIA method???

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