Originally Posted by
Eddie2002
Well I finally made it through the entire 84 pages of this thread, wow, lots of info and ideas which have got me thinking about trying to make my own.
Here are my questions, would it be possible to use a plastic 1 lb smokeless powder jar for a ball mill? I made a tumbler for reloading out of a 5 gallon plastic pail which is way too big for milling black powder but a 1 lb plastic jar would sit in the big tumbler nicely and should do the job just fine, any problems with using it?
I don't have a source of Willow, just dug out the last one in the yard but have a lot of Red Cedar limbs in the shop for other projects and would like to use it for charcoal if possible.
Would 90% sulfur work, I read that it should but should I adjust the weight up to compensate for the 10% of bentonite or just go with 75%, 13% C, 12% S.
My first batch, if I get round to it, will be small in the 200 gram range and pressed through a screen while damp. I have enough junk in the shop so I can start pressing pucks later one I get used to it.
Thanks
Ed