A friend and me have come up with an kickass fuse that�s reliable, slow burning and most important SAFE.
Here�s how it goes:

You will need:
Salpeter
sugar
a thin length of rope (don�t actually call it "rope", but i couldn�t come up with the correct word).

Melt the salpeter and sugar in equal amounts so it becomes liquid, and then dip the "rope" in to the mixture and make sure u spread it evenly over the "rope" and then let it dry.

Hey, what do u think pretty impressive ey.

I tried that a while ago, I didn't really like it because the burn rate varied alot depending on the batch of KNO3/sugar mix, and also, sometimes it was kinda hard to light

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a thin length of rope (don�t actually call it "rope", but i couldn�t come up with the correct word).

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string? shoe lace? I'm not following here.

Well I use a nice porus cotton string for my improvised fuse. Then I can make black match by adding 1 part dextrin, 15 parts BP, 15 parts water to a container and dipping the string in the mix. Or I can make KNO3+ascorbic acid fuse by dissolving equal amounts of KNO3 and ascorbic acid (vitamin c for those of you who didn't know) in water and soaking the fuse for a few seconds, then drying it. Or there are at least 3 others I can do but don't feel like typing today...

I just make black match in large ammounts and I find it a hell of alot better than kno3 and sugar. All of the batch i made last night ignited at 1.00p.m today in my room for no reason at all and burnt quite a bit of my carpet. Can someone tell me why it happened, it wasn't in sunlight, it was raining, my strike anywhere matches were no were near....

what chemicals were in your composition?

����We've all been though the KNO3/sugar fuses before.
����Also, I believe the word you're looking for is "yarn".

~Zero

Replace the sugar with flour and it turns to glue so it will stick to ur fuse...i tryed it a few times but my intrest didnt hold for long to tell if its any good.

yeah flour works good but i think i will stick to visco wuch much better .. plus your buddy probaly read this in the ACB about a shoelash and warmwater and such ...

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Originally posted by Tony_man88:
A friend and me have come up with an kickass fuse that�s reliable, slow burning and most important SAFE.
Here�s how it goes:

You will need:
Salpeter
sugar
a thin length of rope (don�t actually call it "rope", but i couldn�t come up with the correct word).

Melt the salpeter and sugar in equal amounts so it becomes liquid, and then dip the "rope" in to the mixture and make sure u spread it evenly over the "rope" and then let it dry.

Hey, what do u think pretty impressive ey.

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god damn when will you people ever learn, just buy your fuse!!!

when will you learn? Not everyone lives in the U.S.

And some people don't have credit cards or a paypal account. It's not yarn that I use either, nor is it a shoestring, but it is made of cotton.

Twine
Sewing thread
string
cord
shoe laces
yarn
nitting wool

are all possibilities for use as fuses.

just pick which ever one suits the situation and you will be fine

/me walks away smiling and laughing to my self

����Thread? I don't think that would work very well...

~Zero

Two pieces of thread, side by side, slightly separated, both coated in composition would work.

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Originally posted by Tony_man88:
A friend and me have come up with an kickass fuse that�s reliable, slow burning and most important SAFE.
Here�s how it goes:

You will need:
Salpeter
sugar
a thin length of rope (don�t actually call it "rope", but i couldn�t come up with the correct word).

Melt the salpeter and sugar in equal amounts so it becomes liquid, and then dip the "rope" in to the mixture and make sure u spread it evenly over the "rope" and then let it dry.

Hey, what do u think pretty impressive ey.

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Cool, nice find

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Originally posted by Zero the Inestimable:
����We've all been though the KNO3/sugar fuses before.
����Also, I believe the word you're looking for is "yarn".

~Zero

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I haven't been through sugar and KNO3 and the word I was looking for wasn't yarn it was yo.

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Originally posted by NickSG:
when will you learn? Not everyone lives in the U.S.

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Originally posted by DavidThePyro
And some people don't have credit cards or a paypal account. It's not yarn that I use either, nor is it a shoestring, but it is made of cotton.

finally someone says it, I can�t wait until united nuclear starts to sell fuse and chemicals to other countries.

different types of string saok different amounts of material. I am not sure which burns faster, the more powder or the less powder, but out of the ones said so far, i think that yard would soak the most material. I think that the more the powder in a fuse, the faster it burns, so the thinner string would work better, but i would go with yarn becuase it is more like visco, and there are many different colors, (like green), so it would look more like visco fuse.

A bit off topic, when will UN be shipping to other countries? I'm talking about chemicals, not glassware.

i am not sure. All i heard is that they are working on it, and will try to start selling soon. In case anyone doesnt know yet, the DO sell tubes, glassware, scales, and other things. They cant sell fuse or chemicals thought, and that kind of sucks for other people.

YEAH! I finally got a digital camera. A 3.3 megapixel one for $150, so I've been playing with it all day. Anyway, that's off topic but deal with it.

Are UN quite expensive?

����For some things (chemicals, mostly) they are more expensive than other suppliers. For other items their prices aren't as bad. I haven't seen anyone sell UV LEDs for that cheap, for example (or prebuilt regular LED devices, for that matter).

~Zero

their fuse, tubes and chemicals are expensive, even though i still buy becuase i am under age.