Factories remove one ingredient that we have lots of........
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Originally Posted by
jmh54738
Anyone trying to make their own black powder will have a hard time convincing me that they can make a satisfactory product by just mixing the moist ingredients together and granulating by pushing it through a coffee strainer. Real black powder is made by milling the moist ingredients in edge runner incorporating mills. A 50 pound batch is placed in the mill, the two circular runner wheels weigh from 3 to 4 tons each, and are from 4 to 7 feet in diameter. At 8 rpm, it requires 3 1/2 hours of incorporating to produce cannon grade powder. Small arms (dogwood) powder requires 5 1/2 hours of incorporation. The "soft cake" must next be converted to "hard cake" by being pressed between copper plates under hydraulic pressure. Then there is "granulation", "grading", "glazing", and "Drying". In the past many factories blew up, and they still do. John
Great abbreviated description of the process. It's no wonder they blow up factories going to all THAT trouble. :lol:
But, they forget to put one thing in that we have more of than they do, and it is reflected above.
That key ingredient is................
(wait for it)............................... :bigsmyl2:
Dumb Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!! :redneck:
I think you can KNOW too much, and cause yourself more grief- just ask the factories that involuntarily expanded operations and relocated to the other side of their property. :shock:
Seems like if you keep it small, you'll probably be less likely to find the "Illudium Q-36 space modultor" formula before finding the mix for good BP. [smilie=p:
I'm going to give it a shot this summer, I hope. [smilie=s: