Video- Making Black Powder

[Rachen]

Great post brushhippie, very informative.

Rachen - is the sulfurless recipe measurements by volume or weight?

By volume. All my powder measures and spouts that I use to calculate materials are volumetric.

I choose that over using weight because so many factors can alter the weight of the materials. One batch of saltpeter may be as dry as a towel hanging in afternoon summer sun, the next one may be slightly damp enough to be unnoticeable, but yet, will throw all my weight calculations off orbit because of the latent moisture.

 

[tatartot]

Rachen your missing something here from Hippies post.His powder is
not corned powder like Goex or the other over the counter powders.

So it,s weight is much less by volume then corned.It must be
measured by weight.

TT

 

[mykeal]

I have no opinion one way or the other regarding someone making his own powder. To each his own.

But this:

there is great inherent danger to anything and any hobby that is out there.

is utter nonsense.

Kindly describe the great inherent danger (to anything other than my wallet) in my wife's hobby of collecting antique china teacups and teapots.

 

[TATER]

Lead glaze…………….

 

[brushhippie]

There are some dangers involved and it is not for everybody although it might be slightly more dangerous than collecting china cups and saucers...only a little! . This and MANY MANY other recipes are out there available with a quick keystroke....try em or dont! Thanks for checkin it out guys....more to come!