DIY 4th of July

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244360]

So the 4th is coming up and i was wondering what my fellow /diy/hards are doing to celebrate.
I happen to be making a buttload of rocket candy.
If anyone else here does this please share some of your knowledge on additives and ratios.

Anyways, this is a 4th of July thread....Lets keep it legal and somewhat safe. (no pipe bombs)

[Anonymous No.244375]

Any tips for a long lasting smoke bomb with good output? Also, how to add color to a smoke bomb?
>Smoke bombs? Lame.
It's not really for 4th of July, some Halloween stuff I do works best with a smoke bomb rather than a fogger, but store bought ones don't last nearly long enough.

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244383]

Ive done some pretty massive smoke bombs with 120g potassium nitrate 80g sugar and 80g paraffin wax. Ive heard that organic powder fabric dye works for coloring the smoke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJj1YKeZLGM

It says in the video solvent dye.

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244583]

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[Anonymous No.244676]

>>244583
Actually this a pretty accurate depiction of 4th of July.

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244748]

heres some bits and pieces of rocket candy that i made this morning

[Anonymous No.244752]

Anyone know if Stump-out can be used as a sufficient source of saltpeter? I'm looking to make some smoke bombs.

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244753]

Here's some magnesium powder and potassium nitrate.
It makes for some blindingly bright flash powder. I forgot the ratio of the ingredients though....just google it

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244754]

>>244752
stump out doesn't work from what I've read.
Just go to lowes and get some spectracide stump remover. It's only $6

[Anonymous No.244762]

>>244752
Nope. Stump out is Sodium Metabisulfate.

[Anonymous No.244917]

>>244762
Clearly you haven't bought the stump remover to take a look at the back that says KNO3 Potassium Nitrate 99.9%.
Fuck off.
inb4 .1% is Sodium Metabisulfate.

[Anonymous No.244942]

>>244917
Stump-Out, a brand name stump remover uses Sodium metabisulfite as the active ingredient.
Pic related, the makers website stating the active ingredient. Also, MSDS:
http://www.bonide.com/lbonide/msds/msds271.pdf
So, uhm, like, stop being an enormous, ignorant cunt.

For fun, Spectracide Stump remover's MSDS:
http://www.spectracide.com/~/media/Spectracide/Files/MSDS/Other/SpectracideStumpRemover_MSDS_DEC0308
.ashx

What's that?
100% Potassium nitrate!
No way! A stump remover with a completely different active ingredient! Blows my mind, man.

Again, ignorant cunt, stop being one, and so on.

[Swirlybird !PsI/YHInRc No.244976]

>>244942
nice...i was too lazy to let this guy know hes a total moron.