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Correct setups for distillation
Oh wow. The teflon seal worked amazing! I distilled the leftover stuff from the last attempt (which ... |
19-11-2021 at 15:20
by: ManyInterests |
Homemade and Repurposed Lab Gear
I won't put up a picture. But I had a coffee maker that went kaput, and what I did was use it as a m ... |
19-11-2021 at 14:10
by: ManyInterests |
How to prevent pressure suck back
I had this problem with my first two nitric acid attempts. I might try that again, but I will use th ... |
19-11-2021 at 14:04
by: ManyInterests |
Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
I don't have anything specific in mind. I am just making them for the sake of making them. They're f ... |
19-11-2021 at 11:51
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
I'll watch the video in a bit. Right now I recrystalized my yield and I am astonished to see the dir ... |
18-11-2021 at 19:39
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
Yeah. It was horrible. I measured my yield at just 7.08 grams starting from 60 grams of KNO3, 110 ml ... |
17-11-2021 at 21:44
by: ManyInterests |
Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
I think with natural latex the type of explosive it would make is called a 'sheet' explosive instead ... |
17-11-2021 at 16:12
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
Wow. That was the hardest synthesis I ever did. I am never making ETN through KNO3/H2SO4 again, it w ... |
17-11-2021 at 11:32
by: ManyInterests |
Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
I find it interesting that all instructions show 1:9 as a 'plastic' when that isn't accurate, but I ... |
16-11-2021 at 19:43
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
OK I am not going to ever freeze nitrate salt nitrating mixtures. it not only turned into a very, ve ... |
16-11-2021 at 17:34
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
I will add them in bit by bit.
Also those grainy bits appear to be undissolved KNO3. Most of the ... |
16-11-2021 at 15:40
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
I always put my sulfuric acid in the freezer until it is as cold as it can get. I dried my KNO3 also ... |
16-11-2021 at 13:17
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
[quote] Yes, that works too. Be aware, however, that the viscosity of such a nitrating mixture is mu ... |
16-11-2021 at 07:46
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
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Ok, I see now. If you can find a glass rod of suitable diameter, you can use that for plugg ... |
15-11-2021 at 20:05
by: ManyInterests |
Correct setups for distillation
I just want to say it here. I found some pure teflon tape in the plumbing section of my local hardwa ... |
15-11-2021 at 16:53
by: ManyInterests |
Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
[quote] The purpose of the vaseline jelly in the chlorate mixes is mainly to act as a fuel. The plas ... |
15-11-2021 at 16:33
by: ManyInterests |
Correct setups for distillation
That sounds good. I'll be buying some shortly. I will need to remove the cap in its entirety and wra ... |
14-11-2021 at 16:58
by: ManyInterests |
Correct setups for distillation
I am looking at the websites of hardware stores near me. They teflon plumber's tape and PTFE 'sealan ... |
14-11-2021 at 15:09
by: ManyInterests |
Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
I do want to plasticize the leftovers, yes. :p |
14-11-2021 at 11:29
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
I disassembled my setup for cleaning (but left the boiling flask as is because there is still some l ... |
14-11-2021 at 10:13
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
OK I should clarify what I meant.
https://www.amazon.com/Distilling-Thermometer-Adapter-Distillat ... |
14-11-2021 at 09:36
by: ManyInterests |
Correct setups for distillation
OK I will try again later with the sensor out of the top joint. I took apart most of my apparatus an ... |
14-11-2021 at 09:32
by: ManyInterests |
Erythritol Tetranitrate
I did that. But I have a feeling that all my nitric acid has escaped somehow. I looked over my mantl ... |
14-11-2021 at 08:19
by: ManyInterests |
Correct setups for distillation
Leaving the probe out would work (I can seal the top joint with my glass thermometer. It fits quite ... |
14-11-2021 at 08:18
by: ManyInterests |
Correct setups for distillation
I've been trying to make nitric acid for a while. I had my first 3 attempts fail due to a combinati ... |
14-11-2021 at 00:45
by: ManyInterests |
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