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1 lb. of KnO3 (potassium nitrate)
1 lb. of Mg or MgAl (magnesium/aluminum)
1. Take an equal amount of both KNO3 and MG. (If desired, sort out magnesium turnings prior to measurement)
2. Mix both substances in a NON-METAL container such as a paper cup. A plastic bag can be used for this process but be careful of static electricity.
3. The flash powder is ready for use.
Enjoy, HV
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Before you do anything, you need to make the Calcium Carbide. Calcium Carbide is a substance that reacts with water to create acetylene gas, which is extreamly flamible. In the late 1910's Tomas Wilson discovered how to create this by accident while attempting to make Aluminum in an electrical furnace. But enough with the history: The two main methods to make BP: The ball mill method and the precipitation (or CIA) method. A ball mill will be an advantage in any case, the CIA method does not demand a mill, however a mill will greatly improve the Bp's quality. The main disadvantage of the ball mill method is that it is essential that you have a safe place to let your mill do it's work. You need a place with no buildings, people or animals in the area and you need to be able to turn it on and off remotely it is also safer to have a "bunker" of some sort or another to shield explosions. The advantage of the ball mill method is that it is very much less laborous. You can simply put your ingredients in the "mill jar" , turn it on, come back a few hours later and your done. The CIA Method is much more work I'm told (I never tried it), but I found out how to do it and boy does it look hard. |