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Backyard Ballistics This forum is dedicated to the safe teaching and responsible handling of high and low explosives. You will not find any information on how to make "bombs" or any such device(s) . Backyard ballistics will teach you the science and the art of pyrotechnics and how to manufacture and use explosives/pyrotechnics safely and responsibly. Backyard ballistics is also a haven for rocketry and pneumatic cannons. All information contained within this forum is for educational purposes ONLY. Totse does not accept responsiblity for any incident involving the use of the information contained within this forum.

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Old 2003-08-01, 05:11
TheBigCHeeze TheBigCHeeze is offline
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Default Ball Mill Question

After I mill all the chems down to a powder, is it safe to remove the lead balls and put the powder in the container and run it for 10-15 mins to mix it or would that run the risk of generating static electricity and blowing the load (for lack of a better term)??
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Old 2003-08-01, 05:55
psykopyro666 psykopyro666 is offline
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Default Re: Ball Mill Question

depends what kind of powder you are talking about. ex. BP safe for sure
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Old 2003-08-01, 05:58
TheBigCHeeze TheBigCHeeze is offline
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Thanks, I'll mix BP in it from now on. I was also wondering for things like flash powder and some other misc. powders, like, could someone list things I CAN'T mix in the ball mill so I know I'll likely blow shit up if I do??
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Old 2003-08-01, 07:59
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You NEVER mill anything besides blackpowder (or different ratios of the chems in blackpowder). Nearly every other composition is too dangerous for milling, especially flash powder!

Besides blackpowder, mills are for grinding individual chemicals to powder, but NOT mixtures that could ignite/explode.
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Old 2003-08-01, 21:30
TheBigCHeeze TheBigCHeeze is offline
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I wasn't talking about actualling milling the flash powder with the media in the thing, just running it through just to mix it, not to grind it.
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Old 2003-08-01, 22:14
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Default Re: Ball Mill Question

Without the balls it should be safe to mix it that way, but I wouldn't risk mixing anything more sensitive than that in an empty mill.
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Old 2003-08-01, 22:33
TheBigCHeeze TheBigCHeeze is offline
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ah, thank you very much for your replies.
 
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