Smoke Bomb

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Jan 22, 2008. 8:50 PMdoug92065 says:
do u have 2 have a wick?
Jun 9, 2009. 5:30 PMairsoftjunke says:
u could also use bulk fuse that u buy(were legal)at fire work stands at 4th of july usualy its $.10 a foot
May 30, 2009. 2:53 PMscozzahisee says:
how comes when I mix in the baking soda the mixtues rises? Also, mine is burning really fast - it makes a lot of smoke, but even more flames?
May 25, 2009. 12:59 AMzac_sraw says:
i was just wondering as heating potassium nitrate is very dangerous is it possible to caremalize the sugar in a pan and then pour on the potassium nitrate and mix?
May 29, 2009. 5:50 AMnonickname says:
On the contrary, it's rather safe. You won't hit the melting point of potassium nitrate in this, so you only need to protect yourself using gear to prevent inhalation (and the likes) of particles. That said, I'd get a pan or cooker just for pyrotechnics especially. I wouldn't want to use a pan that formulated rocket fuel (this is rcandy, but bi carb slows the reaction down, try it with no bi carb and add red iron oxide) from something that's not intended to be eaten.
May 16, 2009. 1:38 AMzimmemic25 says:
i have a question: what is "dye"? i'm german and i dont know howto transtlate the word. i googled it and there was a page which translated it with "färben" (i would translate it to english as "colorize"). but that cant be, cause its a verb, and so it cant be the name of a substance. can you tell me 1) what its called in german 2) what its made of (formula) or 3) what name it is sold as in german or USA?
May 20, 2009. 1:47 PMburningacorn says:
It's a pigment used to color stuff. Think of food coloring.
Mar 21, 2009. 12:46 PMabsolute zero says:
is there any substitute for KNO3? im only 12 an thats generaly not something i have or can buy
May 11, 2009. 3:38 PMmatt7 says:
go to a plant store and buy stump remover if they say they cant sell it to you just beg
Apr 20, 2009. 9:24 PMWhitedude0728 says:
Spectracide stump remover. you can get it at like any garden store
Mar 28, 2009. 2:02 PMbassmasta1010 says:
yes salt peter it can be found at a plant shop
Apr 5, 2009. 7:16 PMFather Christmas says:
um. saltpetre is potassium nitrate... so, it cannot be a substitute.
Mar 29, 2009. 4:51 AMabsolute zero says:
is it in pure form? or mixed with other things in a product?
Mar 25, 2009. 9:44 AMChicken+Bacon+Cheese says:
that is the exat thing that i want to know but it seems that knowone wants to answere
Mar 25, 2009. 2:00 PMabsolute zero says:
refering to your other comment, grants stump remover, which can be bought at most hardware stores, is potassium nitrate. I have no clue why i said kno3, thats gunpowder...
Apr 5, 2009. 7:17 PMFather Christmas says:
kno3 is potassium nitrate. Gunpower is a mixture of charcoal, sulphur, and potassium nitrate.
May 4, 2009. 4:53 PMjohn47v says:
true dat
Apr 6, 2009. 3:48 AMabsolute zero says:
even if i was wrong about that, i know one thing it goes boom
Apr 6, 2009. 7:13 AMFather Christmas says:
so very true.
May 16, 2009. 1:40 AMzimmemic25 says:
:-P
Apr 27, 2009. 3:23 PMsamando says:
those look edible...
Apr 20, 2009. 9:27 PMWhitedude0728 says:
These are cool but the smoke goes straight up and doesnt give any kind of screen. is there a way to spray the smoke horizantilly or downward so it will spread out?
Dec 30, 2008. 11:47 PMtobuei says:
For those in Australia try eBay i got a 1kg bag for about $10-$15
Apr 7, 2009. 3:52 PMzach911 says:
yeah i got 1lb for $20 on ebay!
Apr 11, 2009. 5:27 AMamando96 says:
i got 25Kg for 30... :roll:
Apr 11, 2009. 11:06 AMzach911 says:
WOW! from ebay? dude nice deal!!!!!
Apr 11, 2009. 4:21 PMamando96 says:
nopes private storage thing near my house :) allready made some rockets :D
Apr 11, 2009. 5:27 AMamando96 says:
hey i bought some of this, but think i was played...

this is what the pack says:
hey i just got some will it work? it seems like i was played or something... :|

the pack says:
Total nitrogen 13.7%
of wich nitric nitrogen 13.7%

potassium oxide (K2O) 46.0% (38.2% K)

will it work for this? =/

i was played wasnt i?...
Apr 4, 2009. 3:12 PMskuitarman says:
some of these photos are from unitednuclear.com
Mar 9, 2009. 10:29 AMTsume_Himori says:
Try going to Tractor supply Store.... (TSC) is its known and pick up Gordan's stump remover it has the highest amount of potassium nitrate about 99% and like a 1% amount of ammonium phosphate. I'm not sure but its what I use and I seems to work Really good.
Mar 14, 2009. 4:23 AMChicken+Bacon+Cheese says:
but that is only in america do they sell gordans in england anywhere
Mar 10, 2009. 10:42 AMChicken+Bacon+Cheese says:
i live in england and want to buy it in its root remover form where can i get that or what is the name of the product/company that makes it e.g. mirical grow
Feb 19, 2009. 7:01 PMChiefhalo19 says:
This is also how you make Rocket Fuel, but RF is 60/40 Kno4/Sugar.
Feb 15, 2009. 5:20 PMmad_mick says:
were can u get blue stone in w.a australia
Feb 11, 2009. 3:04 PMCubie2 says:
Are there any smoke bombs w/out potassium Nitrate? I mean... that stuff can be hard to get- or in the case of stump remover kinda' expensive.
Jan 18, 2009. 12:18 PMi farted says:
I have been making smoke grenades for 6 months and this is the first one that messed up. The hole was too small in the smoke grenade so I couldn't fit the pull pin. I could have put in my homemade fuse but I was too lazy. So I used my torch. the thing is I used electrical tape and it wouldn't burn so I had to pause and then play when it was ready. The bad thing is that I pressed play after 10 second of the smoke grenade. so it didn't show a lot of smoke.
Jan 17, 2009. 7:16 PMalezito_gdl says:
I just finished this one, you may be interested.
Click.
Jan 17, 2009. 5:53 PMfireblast_1212 says:
Look at my instructable to see how to make smoke come from your mouth! You don't even have to light a cigarette! Just search for how to make smoke come from your mouth!
Jan 13, 2009. 5:49 PMminerug says:
will a garden fertilizer with 60% of KNO3 work as the salt petre?
Jan 13, 2009. 5:43 PMminerug says:
How long does this burn for?
Jan 1, 2009. 8:04 PMbornpker4 says:
Where in home depot? garden place?
Aug 16, 2008. 1:20 PMlil pyro says:
is the measurement by weight or by volume?
Nov 16, 2008. 4:57 PMshadus says:
It actually doesn't matter. It works well from 3:2 up to 5:3 (9:6 - 10:6) and even at greater and lesser concentrations it works acceptably well it just either burns more vigorously or is harder to start depending on which way you skew the formula. As often as not I've done by using standard kitchen measuring cups event though that is far less exact than doing it by weight.
Dec 22, 2008. 8:33 PMsquirt8500 says:
would you happen to know if you had a little bit more sugar would it burn at a higher concentration?
Dec 22, 2008. 1:10 PMAzor says:
If I use a Detonator ( http://www.instructables.com/id/Electronic-Detonator/?ALLSTEPS ) to ran a current through this, will it work? Email me at qewqwerty@gmail.com. Thanks!
Sep 16, 2008. 12:47 PMac1D says:
Help me! Salt petter and stump remover are BANNED in canada! Where can I get a product wich work for smoke bomb?
Dec 21, 2008. 1:33 PMdzr says:
have u tryed the ping pong ball one u need 3 ove them cut up 2 ping pong balls in to small squares then drill a hole and put crushed sparkelers do u have them? then put ur ping pong sqaures that u have cut up and put them in ur ping pong ball then get a sparkeler and cut of the meale on the bottom then stick it in then get foil and rap it up then light the the sparkeler
Oct 31, 2008. 6:48 AMstel1 says:
Salt Petter is also known as "blue stone" which is sold in alot of restricted countries. I got it at a pharmacy in Thailand and in South Africa (SA is has very strict laws). so try looking for that label instead.
Nov 2, 2008. 2:00 PMac1D says:
I looked for BlueStone all the day, can't find any. What is it, what it do? What is the product name?
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