How To Make a Smoke Bomb

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:08 pm

Do you have any suggestions as to how to "ball mill" if we dont have any specialty equipment?
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:26 pm

I know! I'll meet you on theopia and talk about it there! :lol:

EDIT: PM meh, and I'll wander over there when you got a topic set up.
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:38 am

Quarters work better.... And they are still nonsparking. I believe nickels are also.
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:14 am

Uhhh lol I was talking about the rock tumbler! Hell no, I would never use that many quarters! I would just buy some lead weights or get some media from skylighter, pyrocreations, or united nuclear.
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:18 am

Wha? Man I never fill mine that full! I put like $7.00 of quarters and called it good lol!

EDIT: About the lead, you know how stars are made right?
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:24 pm

This is what happens when you get it right..

Please ignore my funny little run and my mum. I did this over 3 years ago, I've grown up and grown a beard since then. :D

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 5438322758

Oh, I forgot to mention that if you use large mesh KNO3, the reaction will be slower, and yet produce much more smoke, watch the video.
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:18 pm

I have only made smoke comp with it so far, and I don't really know how long to properly grind bp with it. I have a homemade mill, I'm really impatient, so I only mixed for about an hour, because my undersized motor started smoking! :lol: Until I get a better one, I'm not doing much...

EDIT: BTW, there is a giant old thread on this here...

http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/smokebombs-t1604.html

Just thought I would let you know! A lot of questions about the rules are answered there too. :wink:
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:41 pm

Im here to tell you your formula will look nothing like the picture you posted.I have many color smoke dies and it takes a different oxidizer and fuel to make colored smoke.Potasium chlorate/lactose powder and sodium bicarb + organic dye.although potasium nitrate and sugar does make great white smoke
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Well, skylighter has some great stuff here... :wink:

http://skylighter.com/mall/kits.asp
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God Damn! how much stuff were you burning there maxus? Too bad it was so windy, that would have been insanely thick if it wasn't blowing so hard.

btw, where would I get large mesh KNO<sub>3</sub>? any suggestions of garden supplies etc. that would have that?
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:42 pm

I made a thread a while back on how to amek them, I think they talked about colored mixtures in there.

Stump Remover is 99% potassium nitrate.
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