HOW TO MAKE NITROCELLULOSE A.K.A GUNCOTTON

Step 4 IGNITION

well if you have got this far without severe chemical burns then i congratulate you.. but if you have half a brain you should be more or less undamaged.

the reason i love guncotton is because there are so many different ways to ignite it.. for example, you can hold some in your hand and have sombody light it and you wont feel a thing but it looks impressive. another thing you can do is, instead of cotton use regular paper, and write something on it and when you get sick of it... make it dissapear as to say..
also using it in place of an accelerant like gunpowder is quite fun also, but be very carefull because guncotton is very voilent when confined so use eye protection and dont get ahead of yourself.

but ill leave the rest for you to think of, so untill next time
keep it clean, keep it -=-PYRo-=-

and..

have fun!

-=-SparkLes-=- -=-TeaM-PYRo-=-

Comments

[graysonipper]

Im not sure if ur still answering questions but I am trying to make some gun cotten for a 'model' cannon would this cotton really work and would I be able to distill weak acid enough to acheive strong acid levels

[dariel24]

What happen if when I mix the cotton ball in those acids and the temperature raise more than 15 degrees? to be precise, what is the maximum temperature when mixing the cotton and acids???

[franklinonline]

if it rises too much then you get a flaming stuff thats really hard to put out and it may crack the glass, getting acid all over you burning you both chemicly and fire wise

[SLEDGE-HAMMER]

TO BE PRECISE THE TEMP. IS 25 DEGREES N I TAKE GOOD CARE TO MAITAIN IT BOTH DURING MIXING THE TWO ACIDS N ADDING THE COTTON BALLS.

[PKTraceur]

Dude, caps lock off. Seriously.

[dariel24]

wait a minute..... it's..... in degree celcius right? if it's in degrees fahrenheit i need to do it inside freezer cus' i live near the equator. hot temperature all day..... :-P

[dariel24]

OK thanks.

[maxzzthepyro]

where do u get those types of acid

[lasermaster3531]

hardware store, maybe and an auto parts store

[alexhalford]

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[Tombini]

If the reaction is 2H2SO4 + 2KNO3 = 2HNO3 + 2KSO4 +H2
Is KSO4 dangerous and does it have any uses?

[airsoftlife]

Potassium Sulfate is stable, and pretty much useless. Unless you want to melt it down to get a certain Alkali metal...*cough* But it is virtually insoluble and pretty much just a pain in the neck to deal with.

[alexhalford]

Melting potassium sulphate will not yield potassium.

[airsoftlife]

No. However, melting it down, and electrolyzing with a high voltage to break the bonds WILL.
==>K+SO4<g>

[alexhalford]

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[Tombini]

What state is KHSO4?

[Country dude]

3 questions 1)how to do you get the acid without doing the car batterie thing 2)how do you get the nitric acid (easily) 3) would you be able to use this as a substitute in a homemade musket type gun instead of gun powder

[Estwald]

Guncotton and blackpowder have completely different pressure curves. A homemade musket type gun that has proven safe with blackpowder may fail violently when guncotton is used. Even modern commercially made replica musket type guns do not recommend using smokeless powders. Most smokeless powders (modern gunpowders) are based on nitrocellulose (guncotton).

[alexhalford]

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[Estwald]

Not just more gases, but also much faster resulting in a sharper, steeper pressure curve. This puts greater stresses on the barrel.

[trippyjoe]

I got concentrated sulfuric acid at ace hardware today, it was in a gallon jug in plastic, in the drain cleaner isle all the other drain cleaners were basic not acids. it claimed proffessional grade drain cleaner

[alexhalford]

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[PyromaniacDaniel]

for this project why do you need to distill it? for after you distill it you are just going to mix it with sulfuric acid again. Is it really necessary to remove the KHSO4?

[PyromaniacDaniel]

why was the above comment removed? was it incorrect information?

[alexhalford]

No, but after a couple of months I tend to delete my comments.

[PyromaniacDaniel]

Will you please re post your comment on using sulfuric acid and potassium nitrate to make nitric acid. I would still like to do so and was not expecting your comment to disappear. Also is this reaction exothermic? I think you should always leave your posts up. If its worth mentioning once its worth leaving up and if its not worth leaving up it not worth mentioning once. (just my opinion though)

[Country dude]

Thanks ffor that and I have another 3 questions 1)How long do I boil for and what safety precations should I take 2)how do I distill 3)and were do I get stump remover

[alexhalford]

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[Country dude]

thanks and is there any other method than using acid because my dad won't let me use acid O and thanks for all this info

[alexhalford]

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[GreenDay]

If you're using a black powder cannon it should be cleaned after every shot anyways. If there is any spark down the barrel when you load the next round it could cause a premature firing and hurt or kill someone. The barrel should also have a silver lining or something similar to prevent pieces of the barrel from chipping off and becoming projectiles.

[alexhalford]

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[Tombini]

I just wish my Science teacher Mr Mcfarlane will get his grubby hands of the concentrated nitric acid! He treats it like his own child.

[maxzzthepyro]

rely smart to make guncotton well some is smokin

[the_candy_man42]

i tried this while my auntie was smoking nearby, she then came over to see what i was up to and due to a small ammount of ash falling onto my drying cottonballs blew her face off, she is now in ICU because of this...thankyou so much

[the_candy_man42]

take a chill pill fellas, of coarse i didnt make it, i would have brewed it in a more controlled environment, and with all due respect i was commenting dr. sparkles here not yourselves. As well, the "thankyou so much" was not sarcasm but a strong dislike for my fathers sister...

[mothflavour2]

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[Ribs]

flip people let the guy make a joke!!! and did you study english ir something?

[Hungry_Myst]

You knew you were making something very dangerous and HIGHLY flammable, and you still did it beside someone who was smoking?!?

[Rotten194]

He said he didn't actually make it and it was a joke... stop trying to act smart.