Hey

 

Recently got in stuff like explosives smoke bombs and such.

So please tell me the ratio for smoke bombs.

how much sugar

and KNO3

 

 

Thnx

LP Aspirin

I tried this, it makes better rockets than smoke bombs, but id mix it 50/50 not that great but works ok, try adding more sugar every test as this will give more smoke but there is a point where it will not burn anymore.

 

Give them a good mix, the best way is re-crystallisation, but that take a bit of time and practice too easy to burn you house down if it goes up.

Thnx for the advice.

 

Btw: How does re-crystallisation work.

As i said i'm a newbie at this stuff.

 

LP Aspirin

I think jsatan means that you should dissolve them into water and boil the water until the C12H22O11 (table sugar; sucrose) and KNO3 crystallize. Or then he means completely something else.

 

By the way, why don't you try potassium chlorate (KClO3) and sugar in a 50/50 ratio. It gives off a nice purple flame and quite a bit of smoke. Or then my chlorate was just horribly impure.

Thnx for the advice.

I'll try Kclo3 as soon as i get some.

 

LP Aspirin

Heres some instruction: http://unitednuclear.com/smoke.htm

 

Its says 60/40 there.

Heres some instruction: http://unitednuclear.com/smoke.htm

 

Its says 60/40 there.

 

Thnx very much for the link....

I found tons of other interesting stuff there.

 

Thnx again for your help all

 

LP Aspirin

Yep, unitednuclear.com sure is great (sorry if I'm overadvertising ), and their products are almost a reason to spend a year as an exchange student in USA.

to bad they don't ship chemicals to Europe

 

oh well.

 

LP Aspirin

Yeah, it sucks in that sense major time. But hey, there's always kno3.com and some eBay chemical sellers are in Europe.

dissolve your KNO3 in warm water, soak sheets of news paper in it and let them dry.

roll then up into a tight stick and insert fuse.

 

there`s a simple and VERY effective smoke device for you

Dont use chlorates they are very unstable and the stuff that makes bombs if done wrong.

 

yeah glided is right about re-crystallisation but only add just enought water and heat it slowly VERY slowly, and even less when its getting to just the sugar + kno3.

 

Add a pinch of 2 of iron oxide (rust) works just as good as sulfur but sulfur will set it off if left for a while, but iron oxide doesnt.

"Dont use chlorates they are very unstable and the stuff that makes bombs if done wrong."

 

Well what's the fun if you can't handle unstable chemicals? Anyway, I think I should get myself some KNO3 since it's relatively easy to get and it's used for so many nice things.

Chlorates are perfectly safe! and not particularly more dangerous than nitrates, just NEVER use Sulpher or Nitrates in a chlorate containing mixture and you`ll be just fine

4 parts sugar

 

6 parts Potassium nitrate

 

Heat this mixture over a LOW flame until it melts, stirring well. Pour it into a future container and, before it solidifies, imbed a few matches into the mixture to use as fuses. A pound will fill a city block w/ smoke. Enjoy

 

-R

since the only visible part will be the Potassium Nitrite and maybe come carbonate, the rest being steam (soon dispersed within meters) and CO2 (invisible). that sounds like a recipe from the anarchist crap book!

 

if you want SMOKE! use the method I outlined

second that, adding the match heads is the part that gave it away, lol.

 

I've had no problems with chlorates (48% weed killer) but I know they make bombs with it becuase its more prone to coto under pressure (burning)

 

But its better to warn you then site back and not say anything, right?

 

lol.

I don`t like the sodium chlorate, I convert mine to KClO3 it less moisture sensitive and less "IN YOUR FACE" Yellow

oh, btw, did I mention to keep it away from Phosphorus too?

well anyway, I have now

Yeah it makes you see stars, lol. Its not to great for anything but bright light, well I havent found anything.

 

On a side note do you know anywhere in the UK that sells supplies like unitednuclear.com? I'm just after a few things and its nice to know I dont have to buy them fast, lol.

no idea, I always buy from Scientific and Chemical.

http://www.kno3.com is good if you're looking for a company in UK. Also, some eBay chemical sellers are located in UK (as I have said about thrice within the last two days ).

yup, good site, but I get mine in 25kg sacks at a time

damn, KNO3.com is EXPENSIVE. you UK guys overpay. http://www.skylighter.com is way cheap...

whats 25kg sacks at kno3.com and i know we over pay we have the highest currency in the world you can also get potassium/sodium nitrate, ammonium nitrate from http://www.gardenchemicals.co.uk i mentiond this in the black powder forum

Highest currency my lower back! Two GBP isn't even 1 Kuwait denar.

 

r1dermon, you mean we Europeans overpay? Since about at every cool/useful chemical in Skylighter it says USA shipping only.