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Step 4Sift out the powder
After 2 hours you will turn off and remove the gunpowder from the ball mill, and store it in a container.
Steps:
1. Lay out a couple of sheets of old newspaper.
2. Hold the spaghetti strainer over the newspaper and pour the contents of the ball mill into it.
3. Gently shake the strainer until all the gunpowder has fallen through the holes to the newspaper and all the lead balls remain.
4. Put the lead balls back in the ball mill, close it up, and store it for another day.
Steps:
1. Lay out a couple of sheets of old newspaper.
2. Hold the spaghetti strainer over the newspaper and pour the contents of the ball mill into it.
3. Gently shake the strainer until all the gunpowder has fallen through the holes to the newspaper and all the lead balls remain.
4. Put the lead balls back in the ball mill, close it up, and store it for another day.
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Dec 30, 2011. 10:13 AMspawnos3717
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could one put a static pad on or in the mill to absorb static and discharge it safely away from aparatus?
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Sep 6, 2009. 6:12 AMrockstar7600
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this is very dangerous!! never use plastic (i.e. the plastic cup previously used) due to static electricity can cause an explosion, and NEVER use any type of metal to process your GUNPOWDER, IF A MICROSCOPIC SPARK, LIGHTS UP, WELL THE PICTURE YOU SEE ABOVE, GOES KABOOM. WHEN MAKING GUNPOWDER MAKE SMALL AMOUNTS, THE ABOVE PIC IS WAYY TOO MUCH!!
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Sep 12, 2009. 11:21 PMeric m
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LOL. never use plastic or metal? what then? wood?
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Sep 16, 2009. 4:41 AMrockstar7600
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yeah...i forgot to add that....but thats exactly what your supposed to use! WOOD!
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Sep 20, 2009. 11:58 AMIX Smith XI
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GLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jan 15, 2007. 7:19 PMsupermichael2
says:
sweet only i don't have One hundred dollars to spend on it right now.Do you think their is a cheaper way make the ballmill?
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Mar 3, 2009. 8:03 AMandrew_29
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use a mortar and pestle it might take a while don't use metal
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Jan 16, 2007. 6:32 AMTetranitrate (author)
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Buy a cheap rock polisher. Just be sure to buy a lead grinding media.
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Jan 23, 2008. 6:10 PMH.e. man
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what a lead grinding meadia?
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Feb 2, 2008. 11:05 PMThe Fallen
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lead grinding media means lead balls for use in the ball mill to crush whatever you put into there into fine particulates. for gunpowder, never use any metal media except for lead, because lead is the only metal (or one of the only, not sure) that doesn't spark when stricken.
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Feb 2, 2008. 11:06 PMThe Fallen
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now I feel stupid, tetranitrate already mentioned that in his supplies list...
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Feb 28, 2009. 11:40 AMmaxpower49
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i like your work station i also do most of my pyro work on the washer and dryer
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Aug 26, 2007. 8:35 AMOverload
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water bottle taped to a fan with marbles in them
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Jan 16, 2007. 8:16 PMsupermichael2
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ok
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