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I need to crush about 10 kilos of iron pyrite and get it into a fine powder, a little bit finer than sand. What kind of service or machine should I be looking for? I tried "rock milling" and "rock crushing", but most of these machines are too big for what I need. I tried "rock powdering" but most of my search results are for making crack cocaine instead...

>> No.917344

I'd buy some crack OP, how much you want?

>> No.917346

>>917335
ball mill

>> No.917390

cement mixer, steel balls, duct tape, ear plugs.

>> No.917534

>>917346
This. You can probably DIY one if you don't mind doing it in small batches (and the noise).

>> No.917727
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917727

just experiment. i made this to turn dried red dirt clay into a fine powder to use in a refractory for my aluminum melter. spun in an old clothes dryer. homemeade ball mill of sorts

>> No.917742

>>917727
Looks terrifying, and very effective I bet.

>> No.917756
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917756

>>917742
it worked great, i think i ended up adding some 2 cycle oil to the sand to make greensand for casting, and it worked really well.

looks like a torture device for sure

>> No.918091

>>917335
Holy fuck thats a lovely room you posted there OP. 10/10 would have dinner parties in.

>> No.918202

>>918091
Looks like one of Niles Crane's places - before the divorce with Maris.