SpudFiles

I don't know about the US but up here in Canada I get my KnO3 from the local co-op farm supply department. Doesn't raise any questions, I will usually drag my dad with me so he can make the purchase as well. If you want you can buy it off of eBay or some online hydroponic stores, be aware though that shipping usually cost a hell of a lot.

Edit:
I forgot about the whole terrorism thing, ya if you live in the US your probably best off with buying it online.


Cannon Freak

So now, where would I obtain sulfur and saltpeter?

Saltpeter=KNO3, and sulfur is about to be added to BCARMS.com as well.

That's cool. I suppose I could always borrow some from my chem prof... He'd probably help me, lol.

skylighter.com....or united nuclear thats where i get all my supplies..i was actually going to order some stuff from bcarms...but i got flamed by him....

'Spudthug' appears to be a complete moron

spudthug wrote:skylighter.com....or united nuclear thats where i get all my supplies..i was actually going to order some stuff from bcarms...but i got flamed by him....

'Spudthug' appears to be a complete moron

Yeeeah, I'm sure he's in complete tears.

United nuclear is INCREDIBLY expensive.
The skylighter age verification thing is a large PITA as well.

So sad to loose your business spudthug, but you cannot argue with fact. You honestly are coming off as an ass. Not to mention, I don't know how much I trust you with a lot of the things I sell after seeing your 'rocket'. It would be even worse if I believed that you were actually going to place an order to begin with.

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Yeah united nuclear has kind of lost its appeal due to its price, and since the lawsiut thing against a chemical supplier, united nuclear doesn't sell most chlorates and perchlorates which i have been using for rocket fuel.
I still like skylighter though dispite the age verifacation because they still sell german aluminum and they have pretty good prices.

So, I have written down somewhere a good kno3/sucrose ratio for smoke bombs, what's a good one for rockets?

3:2 KNO3:Sucrose (Same as smoke 'bombs') is used a lot, but 13:7 gives a better impulse.

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Sorry SB, couldn't resist!

Ammonium Nitrate is extremely hygroscopic, and must be dried in an oven prior to manufacturing any propellant using it. Any compositions made using NH4NO3 should be used immediately after manufacture, or it will suck water from the atmosphere and become useless within as little as a few hours.

Couldn't you just seal your rocket/charge/whatever with a layer of parrafin wax to prevent it from absorbing moisture?
I havent seen any KNO3 'round here
I have found that for cheap thrills you can just repack powder from normal bottle rockets in a larger tube. It seems to work up to par with what is described here. Its probably a little safer than melting kno3/sucrose too.

No, it isn't safer. And technically, it is a crime (Felony?)
You aren't allowed to modify 'fireworks'

Sealing it may work, it would depend on your system. All in all, KNO3 is just a better bet.