Re: Black powder

On Mar 29, 12:56 am, tinca...@xxxxxxx wrote:
If I make some BP using air flote charcoal [ball milling 4 hr.] the
stuff turns out nice and black. I didn't like the mess with loading
and weighting out the air flote so I used 80 mesh charcoal. After 4
hr. in the mill, it turned out a gray color. I'm at a lost as why this
is happened.  I would think that ball milling would turn the 80 mesh
into air flote and it would end up the same as using air flote in the
first place.

Typically black powder is not black once just milled, It must be
moistened first; then the black color will come out. Whenever I make a
batch of BP, even if using airfloat, it turns out a dark grey.

Bob


________________________

www.pyrosecrets.com

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Black powder
    ... and weighting out the air flote so I used 80 mesh charcoal. ... granulating it, and then milling it. ... so-called black powder is in fact a dark gray color. ...
    (rec.pyrotechnics)
  • Re: Black powder
    ... and weighting out the air flote so I used 80 mesh charcoal. ... Well I made another batch today. ...
    (rec.pyrotechnics)