Super Easy Black Powder from Home Made Charcoal
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2022
- We're pumped to make super easy black powder from home made charcoal. Charcoal is an awesome off-grid fuel that you can make yourself. And charcoal can be used for cooking, forging, filtering an my favorite...making black powder!
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When I was a kid, the guy at Buckerfield's would always give me the side-eye when I'd come in and buy sulfur and potassium nitrate. The fact that I got my carbon by smashing charcoal briquettes with a hammer probably saved my life. If I would have used a grinder and sieve, I could have done some serious damage. I did end up a chemist though, so it wasn't a total loss. :)
at the old black powder mill in northern Zealand in Denmark they back in the day had a poster warning any one against taking the Lords name in vain, fining them two Danish shillings for every bad word, as you would want the good Lord on your side when mixing the black powder....
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No matter how many times you have tumbled 'ground' your powder as a complete mix without mishap, its a bad idea. Grind each component separately and then mix carefully.
This is the type of dad all daughters need; one that teaches her
A dad who makes Black Powder with the kids is the coolest dad!
This blackpowder is burning too slowly
Today I am putting down politics and watching stuff like this. 👍
A tip to make your process a but safer, use lead round balls such as large sinkers or get some 12 ga round balls (.72 cal). The agate runs the risk of getting a spark in the mix, even a remote one, whereas lead is non sparking no matter what it hits.
Country girl wipes spoon on pants!
Buddy, the fact that you did this with your two teenage daughters and they enjoyed it, that was the best part! Family is the most important thing!
For your fan problem, radiant energy travels a straight line. Put a 90deg elbow in the pipe so the radiant energy will just heat the elbow. Close to the fire would probably be better but you can try it either way.
Watching you and your family with smiles on your faces learning and experimenting together is what I enjoy most and gives me hope for future generations. Keep your dad on his toes, ladies.
For better BP use willow if you can get it up there or barring that use grape vine for your charcoal. Your powder will be better and less sparks. Adding some red gum as a binder will help as well. And if you granulated it (water and rubbing alcohol added to make a clay consistency and rubbed through a screen) will make it faster burning
We been off grid since 1969. I'm 80 and da ole lady is 70. Been in da mountains most my life and off grid to bush rats in da Alaskan bush is just routine.
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Great family! I appreciate how everyone pitches in to maintain the homestead.
I just love it when you and your kids get together and do all kind of amazing things you're an awesome dad and you have a bunch of awesome girls teaching them all kind of ways to live in the wild God bless Sandra from Mississippi
Thank you for a wonderfully fun time. My son used to make me participate in his “scientific Sundays” this brought back fond memories