*Black powder*
by pipebombman of
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Black powder consists of one oxidiser and two other units which burn when mixed
with the oxidiser.
the common ingredients of black powder in order of highest quantity required are as
follows:
75% Potassium Nitrate (kno3)
15% Charcoal (carbon)
10% Sulphur (s)
Some of these components are replaceable with suitable counter parts
Tried and tested oxidiser changes.
I have changed the oxidiser many times potassium nitrate can be substituted for
potassium chlorate (KCLO3) or sodium chlorate(NACL03)they each oxidise the
reaction so there is not much difference.
Tried and tested changes of unit 1 (charcoal)
Coal is an acceptable substitute to charcoal as it is still wood and it has been
changed over a period of time.
DANGERS of certain changes.
If you substitute for any CHLORATE as an oxidiser beware of the dangers of mixing
chlorates with sulphurous substances as they are dangerous and can combust
without warning
.The Best Part.
*HOW TO MAKE BLACK POWDER*
Black powder is made very easily first of getting all the components each can be
found in some store or another as i live in England the first stop for KN03 would have
to be the local farmstores roughly 5 pounds for 2-3 kilograms in my local one, next
stop the pet shop for some nice rock sulphur and potassium chlorate if you cant get
the potassium nitrate elsewhere. Then off to an artstore for charcoal or you can
make it yourself or just get it from and old bonfire, where it has just charred the
pieces of wood you can scrape it of and stock pile it ready for your making session.
Right once you got all your stuff your set. first off the equipment needed for the
preparation of the black powder
*1x ball mill/rock tumbler works just as well
*1x pestle and mortar if you cant get the above
*3x beaker so you can store each part separately
*1x knife to scrape charcoal and sulphur
*1x large sealable container to store it in once its complete
Firstly powder your oxidiser and make sure it is powdered finely!, it will still work with
lumpy bits of unbroken-up oxidiser just not as well, then store this in a container for
the moment, Secondly scrape/powder your charcoal and add this to the container
that you put the oxidiser in make sure it is fine and not lumpy then shake the
container. At this stage you will not notice any transformation now for the last
stage!!!, powder your sulphur and add it to the contain also make sure this is not
lumpy! give the container a quick shake so it mixes eveything together it should be
grey in colour if its fairly white you haven't added enough charcoal it should be grey
too yellow too much sulphur once you have this grey powder you have black powder
now if you want it to look more like "BlackPowder" add a bit more powdered charcoal
shake it after every half table spoon untill its black this makes it charcoal heavy and it
burns a little better.
Now walk into your garden while your parents are out or in if they know what your
doing, find a stone or patio slab and put the Black Powder down on it in a small pile
now to make sure you've made it right get a bit of paper make it into one long and
thin strip and put half of it on the BlackPowder and the other half sticking away from
it this is the half your going to light now light it and watch it burn down to the paper
when the flame hits it it should burst into a small flame it should burn slightly blue in
colour and pop sometimes. it will work better when used in conjunction with a
cardboard tube half full of "BP" and half gasses this way the expanding gasses have
some where to go this will fill the container with expanding gasses which will then
proceed to explode outwards with a fairly loud bang..
!You should be pleased your on the way to making more powerful explosives!
Storage of Black Powder
store Black Powder in an air tight container to protect if from water and keep it away
from flammable material as it is explosive material and very flammable if you store
each component separately keep the nitrates/chlorates away from water and other
sources of ignition, keep sulphur away from water and charcoal is okay as long as it
is kept away from water
History of BlackPowder.
the history of black powder is very lost to the history books some say the Chinese
found it some say the English found it but actually it has been around since 1000ad
when alchemists noticed the changes in properties when the substances were mixed
together to create a substance of explosive properties
Copy n pasted from the guide i wrote, avalible in .PDF format. (just no where to upload have no money due to cars)
PipeBombMans guide to black powder
