The one, critical machine which makes this method of manufacturing black powder possible is the ball mill. It also uses the simplest of the available binders, dextrin, and the cheapest and safest solvent of all, hot water. It can produce excellent BP using the most readily available, commercial airfloat charcoal made from hardwoods. The method we are about to explore does not require exotic chemicals. You'll also find there a method to test black powder and compare it to certain standards.īut, we'll be focusing on a simple, easy way to make high-quality BP that is not mentioned in that project. There are many ways to make black powder, and the project " Making and Testing High Powered Black Powder" has an overview of some of them. The primary requirements are performance (power) and durability (hard enough grains) that compare favorably with commercial granulated black powder. Good quality granulated black powder simply is that powder which suits our needs in our fireworking hobby. For use as lift and burst in aerial shells, and for many other uses, BP produced by this method is as good as or better than the commercial product. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate a simple technique by which anyone with access to a few tools and the appropriate chemicals can easily produce high-quality granulated black powder. Add to this the desire that lurks in the heart of every pyro to "do it yourself" rather than rely on commercial sources, and it is downright irresistible. So, availability and expense are the primary motivators to develop an ability to make your own high quality black powder. And even when real commercial black powder is available, it is relatively expensive. These products won't work as shell lift powder.
Instead they deal in BP substitutes such as Pyrodex® and Hodgdon Triple-Seven®. Most sporting-goods stores and gun shops have stopped carrying real black powder. Sources of commercially manufactured BP are becoming harder and harder to find. It is also used, in one way or another, in almost every other pyrotechnic device and component-mines, stars, black match, and the list goes on.īlack Powder Used as Aerial-Shell Lift Powder BP is used in aerial fireworks shells as lift and burst powder.
At some point fairly early in every pyro career we realize we need to be able to make good black powder (BP) from scratch.
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