A Kind Of Thermite (2parts plaster-1pt Al)

[K1w1scot]

Impressive. Tho always a bad idea to move a lit pyro. Always place the unlit charge in its detonation point rather than carry it once lit...unless you really want to end up in hospital or a coffin.

[DarrenDaAntonio]

It turned into kryptonite!

[walkingfreak]

you germans are too freaking awesome!

[mikegalsworthy]

wow - interesting... I like. But where the hell do you get aluminium powder from? Even if you want to make real thermite, the iron oxide is not difficult, but the powdered aluminium is hardly in your local supermarket.

[desinfector]

@mikegalsworthy yeah its not like buying buns...

these reactions still work with larger grain sizes, even with scrap from drilling machines.

so U dont have to use fine powder for the entire set. just ignite with fine powder and fade into larger filings. U can find fine powder in online shops. I was lucky to order my aluminum in a small local and family owned hardware store

[fatcat526]

@mikegalsworthy you grind aluminum foil

[caustic128]

@mikegalsworthy sometimes you can find aluminum powder for boat and auto paint mixes. Check out ebay too.

[TheAnonymousSkeptic]

@mikegalsworthy On a different video, a guy made his aluminum powder by making a ball of aluminum foil and grinding it into a pile.

[MrDimebagdarell]

1:57

IMMA FIRIN' MY LAZAR!!

[Ruinous91]

He made a Lightsaber!!!

[sonydogman]

"ΘΕΡΜΙΤΗΣ" is Greek, shouldn't it be written at the top of your languages list? But no! Fuck Greek language? Except that German is 85% Greek! And if you fuck that to, you will not be able to speak or write anymore!

[Platinlord]

Hi,

hast du die Zutatenliste auch auf Deutsch? Und wo kann man das kaufen?

Gruß

[Libertusss]

"911 9/11 WTC september 11 World Trade Center terrorist attack" ???

[desinfector]

@Libertusss

Do U really c a context to these incidents?

U probably COULD c a context here if I blew my house up or sum'n like that.

OK I AM mad but not THAT mad.

[Libertusss]

@desinfector - The quote i wrote came from your own description on this.

It's me who's not getting the relationship with 9/11 !!

[desinfector]

@Libertusss

I dont see a relationship either, but many ppl out there do.

-in terms of thermite being used as hidden sets in the WTC towers or similar nonsence.

But on the other way it seems to be possible that some "side reactions" took place during the fires in the buildings.

These side reactions could have been burning Aluminum or even Magnesium and Titanium (from the jets) with plaster from drywall panels.

thats why I used these tags

[AlastorDarkAngel]

was that a smoke bomb or a flare?

[desinfector]

@AlastorDarkAngel

well, it was intended to be a flare but yeah its a lot of smok as well :D

[eriksven1]

Man I love pyro videos with german accent, it sounds....more evil, strange and cool at the same time takes my thoughts to yeah...

Great video!

[MrPyrofreak18]

Bist du Deutscher?

[desinfector]

@MrPyrofreak18

;) wanna ask sum'n?

[MrPyrofreak18]

@desinfector what?

[desinfector]

@MrPyrofreak18

so whuzzup, dood?

anythin special?

all possible questions like ratio, where to get plaster and aluminum from are allready answered, no?

just read the video desc and the comments.

was ist los?

[MrPyrofreak18]

@desinfector Hello,

I bet with my friend, that you're German, so because your English sounds as if German speaks english.

Are you German or English / American? A

Many greetings from Germany, Leverkusen

[desinfector]

@MrPyrofreak18

well yeah I'm German - thought it was obvious enough (e.g. look at the propane container, my accent etc...)

but I would like to keep this in English so that everyone can understand the comments here.

[MrPyrofreak18]

@desinfector okay ... Thanks for the reply to the question my english is not so god that's why I write about google translate. Well then check out yet MrPyrofreak18

[MrsAkki16]

What

[Johnsavag]

I don't like the way you lit that...........

That was foolish.

[desinfector]

@Johnsavag

I am still alive, and I still got all my fingers. even with setting up about 50 sets like these in the same way.

-Its not that I would recommend U guys to do it like me

[aholsgrove]

This is an interesting variation on the traditional "thermite". It has quite a slow controlled burn compared to the sudden flash that Fe2O3 thermite has. Do you have any idea of the difference in heat given off?

[desinfector]

@aholsgrove

Hi. I dont have an infrared (contactless) thermometer.

Once I heated up an old blade of a circular blade and it bent due to the heat-spot and it glowed orange hot.

But it didnt melt. this mixture is NOT suitable to melt thru something, cus theres no molten iron created.

U can read a newspaper at night when being half a mile away and igniting such an installment.

My aim was just having a very bright light burning down slowly.

[AKAtheA]

Is the mix really so white or is it just crappy white balance?

[desinfector]

@AKAtheA

Your white balance is OK.

compared to 0=black and 255=pure white I would say the mix is 240white

[jeremiebad7]

yes but the question is will it blend?

[garrysmod102]

@jeremiebad7 no

[Dru9Storec0wb0y]

cool vid man

[kjaks]

You never get complaints from neighbors? :P

[desinfector]

@kjaks

umm... nope

[Backwardsman97]

Playstah Powdah!

[desinfector]

@Backwardsman97

plaYsta???

guess not.

my English isnt that bad.

but laughing at me that way... can U do a similar explanation in German as well?

[Backwardsman97]

@desinfector Lol probably not. Just the way you said that made it sound kinda funny.

[sadeyedangel]

Do you happen to know exactly how hot this gets?

Seems a good alternative to Al+FeO but I doubt it's as hot a reaction.

Could you use this as a prime for igniting a regular Al+FeO mix you think?

[desinfector]

@sadeyedangel

this reaction is VEERY hot.

I cant really measure it, but as I said in the video I was able to feel the heat in a distance of about 3 meters.

My aim was just to create a bright pyrotechnical torchlight with a substitute for regular oxidizers like nitrates or chlorates

[sadeyedangel]

@desinfector

Can you use atomized spherical Al powder?

[desinfector]

@sadeyedangel

umm no I dont have any *g*

I gues any powder small grained enough and mixable enough should be good.

[Bioshock462]

Pläster pauda XD

[desinfector]

@Bioshock462

das kannst du doch auch nicht besser...

[iliya1997]

crazy bitch

[desinfector]

@iliya1997

whut

[xxrussianxmafiaxx]

thumbs up if you dont know how far 3 meters is...

[zakaslam1]

wow this is so cool i never you could do that

[plrokster309]

What did you use aside from aluminum, there are a lot of different Thermites out there.

[desinfector]

@plrokster309

I guess it was plaster

[triggerhappyxxjohnxx]

and where how you gut your aluminum powder and what mesh i make mine

[triggerhappyxxjohnxx]

hello im wondering what the calculation is for thermite with plaster i know it is fe203 + al but i want to kno what to what ratio for smaller amounts

like 1:2 ratio or what thankyou

[laughomaniac]

Loved the video, but why use an old German smoke bomb. =(. Donate it to a museum. =D. Still nice video.

[desinfector]

@laughomaniac

oww. this was just a post WW2 smoke bomb container.

not from the nazi-army. from the year 1997 IRRC :)

my home town is neighboured to a military exercise area.

stuff like this is around there behind any rock.

it just looks more dangerous to use these "bombs"

[freeminded4ever]

Brilliant i need to cut steel bars, brilliant, just need to find the stuff to do it, aluminium and what, so aluminium dust with plastic  dust makes high temp, save me a fortune in hack saw blades, thankyou

[desinfector]

@freeminded4ever

its not plasic but plaster powder.

white plaster of paris

[punxsutawneybarney]

A Florida engineer, Jonathan Cole, recently demonstrated how to use packaged thermite to cut steel girders, box columns, and bolts. See my video:

Incendiary Experiments

[desinfector]

@punxsutawneybarney

I dont believe in this "thermite-cut-WTC-columns" mystery.

just because of some blurry TV footage showing some hotglowing stuff pouring out of a window.

there are dozens of materials more likely to burn and pour like that.

however it IS possible to cut and burn steel using thermite, no doubt about that.

[punxsutawneybarney]

@desinfector It's not just the video of the molten pour. It's also the "evaporated" steel from the FEMA report, Appendix C.

[Taylormade2350]

@desinfector There is more than just that video, there are pics of vertical cuts, and satellite images from nasa showing the high temps.

[galaxything]

@desinfector pause the video I have linked you at 3:15 It was proved that the angle cut of that colum (and others) was made by thermate / thermite. You can see the molten solidified metal still draped round the edge not to mention thermate residue ( and other explosive residues) was found in the dust. Pause this link at 3:15 /watch?v=CEsesnzDBvA

[punxsutawneybarney]

@galaxything The angle cut thing was debunked a long time ago and Richard Gage has removed it from his presentations. They used a thermal lance to cut the columns during the cleanup operations.

What has not been debunked is FEMA Appendix C, the molten steel found in the rubble, and the fact that authorities found it necessary to lie about the molten steel. See my video:

The 9/11 "Deep Mystery" and the Crazy Engineers

[galaxything]

@punxsutawneybarney thanks for the info mate. Yeh there is tons of stuff about the whole thing that still needs a rational explanation and so far all the rational explanations come from the "conspiracy theorists" Richard gage knows his stuff that's for sure.

[desinfector]

@galaxything

Yes, it looks like a cut steel beam. And theres much iron slug.

but was this beam really cut during the attack itself or did the cleanup work start already?

Do U really know that? I dare to doubt it

Do I know that? -no.

WHO does really know it???

Images and videos can show a lot of things,

but not always and not necessarily the truth cus they are

showing what many ppl want to see.

Its a bit like with UFOs or with the moon landing debate.

[galaxything]

@desinfector Well ye focusing on one photo doesn't tell a lot but the whole 9/11 thing has about 10x more than enough evidence to prove in court that there were explosives in the buildings. All the steel was removed from the scene (which is illegal in it's self) and melted down in china so no one could see it. But there is tons of other evidence much requires nothing more than common sense as Im sure you know.

[desinfector]

@galaxything

I cant tell much about it cus I am no eyewitness of all this.

Ive seen TV documentaries where ppl saying that the heard explosions.

in some clips explosions can really be heard.

but where Do these come from?

Does anyone know how many kitchen/pantries have been in the WTC towers?

probably some gascookers? how much fuel has been there for aux power gens?

U know Im not trying to tell it was NOT an inside job. but for me a lot of things can be explained in other ways.

[galaxything]

@desinfector there is tons of footage of explosives going off in the towers and wtc 7 if you cant find any i can link you. And i do really mean 100% is explosives you can see CLEARLY.

[galaxything]

@desinfector Also there were explosions at the bottom of the towers where there was no plane / fire dmg at all. + all the tons of accounts of fire fighters and police calling bombs going off. But the footage speaks for it's self indisputable good footage that you can find

[GOMPATAA]

Fuck, man... You nearly burnt down your hand...

[desinfector]

@GOMPATAA

yup, but I didnt - however I made it many times like this again and Im still alive.

however take THIS as advice how not to handle things like this.

[cupnoodles2]

holy fuck balls of steel for grabbing that thing with ur hands with the sparklers already ignited... damn u were lucky ><

[desinfector]

@cupnoodles2

yup,

mayb I should avoid any magnet huh?

-with no iron sputtering around during the reaction I dare it.

And I made it quite often again since then.

and putting leather gloves on I can hold this in my hand for the first seconds of reacting.

If the set is not too large that is...

[MysticKnight38]

You are very lucky that didn't ignite in you hand when you mover it..... you would have needed some one else to cut you curywurst for you.

[feckneddy]

@MysticKnight38 Stupidity, ignorance AND racism ...well done ,post some more comments give us all a laugh .

[MysticKnight38]

@feckneddy No just can't spell.........I am German you moron.

[karlsruheprotestful]

Ich bin aus Deutschland. Von wo kann ich die Aluminiumpulver kaufen? Ich kann nicht finden bei Bauhaus.

[desinfector]

@karlsruheprotestful

Da gibts das auch nicht.

-sorry, aber ich habs schon oft genug gepostet, wo man das bekommt.

[FlyMikison]

the camera makes it lk like call of duty

[vamsterr]

that purple beam is the reaction cutting the cameras pixls XD

[MilanDelacost]

hey woher bekomm ich die ganzen zutaten ? =)

lg 

[desinfector]

@MilanDelacost

Gips = Baumarkt

Alu = Bucht ;)

[97frankfurt]

gut

[ajezupk]

cost of this in euro or usd ?

[desinfector]

@ajezupk

I only know the prices in Euro in Germany

plaster 1,79 EUR for 3 lbs

Aluminum (where I bought it) 4,50 EUR for 2 lbs

total weight om my mixture shown here approx 0.5lbs

exchange rate USD to EUR today 1.4515

[ajezupk]

@desinfector awesome thnx prity cheap :P

[ckars]

@desinfector Can this experiment explain the molton metal that was flowing out of the WTC from the impact area?

[desinfector]

@ckars

from my part who was just able to watch blurry TV images (magnified in post productions editing) - Yes.

No one can really tell by watching these footage what kind of stuff was glowing there. Could have been aluminum,. plaster, slug of this reaction, glass, burning liquid plastics. I can image some side-reactions that would lead to liquid iron es well. Aluminum melts at 660C. This doesnt mean that Al cant be heated up more eg to 1000C where it would definitely glow like seen on TV.

[ArmyRangerDanger]

T_T you shoulda pissed on the molten aluminum that would have been funny watching it explode everywhere on you

[ErosionCorrosion]

where can i get aluminum powder?

[desinfector]

argh

-c'mon ppl the explanation for all this is rite there

-right before Your eyes.

I know I have a strong accent but its not that bad

[Omnignosis]

What is in the plaster that makes it work?

[FrFlauschig]

geiler deutscher akzent ;D was is denn plaster powder ?

[Hismathefirst]

@FrFlauschig

Gips

[kvanmete7675]

now all you need is to put some ice or zinc metal on it and you have a high explosive :D

[desinfector]

@kvanmete7675

and this is exactly what I dont want to create.

this mixture is intended to be ignited at a party with a crowd of ppl around it.

with safety distance of course.

btw zinc would not let it explode.

I have a vid on with zinc added to this mixture - nuthin more than a moderate burning with light and smoke like here.

[alphaking000]

2 WORDS global warming...

[desinfector]

@alphaking000

from fukushima...

[alphaking000]

@desinfector lol??? i dont get you?? japan?? huh??

[desinfector]

@alphaking000

well global warming, not from my flare, but from 4 atomic reactors heating the environment directly at the moment...

[alphaking000]

@desinfector i know japan tragic but its not counted cuz its not on purpose

[TheCrazyFinn]

@alphaking000 2 words: fucking cunt! :)

[MasterXxploder]

@alphaking000 shutup

[prosurvival93]

the way you ignited,holding in actived fused is way too dangers.What happen if the thermite burn in yours hand.Dont you love you beloved hand!!!

[desinfector]

@widebandamplifier

no problem - for me.

that's my cheap cam, sacrificial cam so to say.

And: The cam is still alive :)

[themert123456]

Hallo @desinfector

ich habe eien Frage: Kann man das irgendwie so machen, dass das Calcium nicht verbrennt?

mfG

mert

[desinfector]

@themert123456

jupp.

MAn muss diesen Reaktionssatz einfach nur hermetisch gegen die Aussenluft abschotten.

Dann für eine kühle Stelle sorgen, an der mögliches Ca abkondensieren/niederschlagen kann.

Eine grosse Reinheit würde ich aber in solch einem Aufbau nicht erwarten.

[themert123456]

@desinfector

Hallo.

Naja, so eine große Reinheit brauch ich nicht.

Also kann ich praktisch über das Thermit eine Dose stellen, damit das Calcium nicht verbrennt?

UNd eventuell nochmal mit Trockeneis kühlen, wäre meine Idee...

MfG

Mert

[Serostern]

Shaking it in a sealed glass container.

Great way to lose a hand.

[desinfector]

@Serostern

WRONG

this is not gun-powder.

many ppl have problems igniting thermite sets even with Magnisium strips.

so where should the activation energy come from?

By friction?

I may sound like Arnie but I'm not a robot that would be strong enough for that

[Serostern]

@desinfector I have worked A LOT with thermite.

I have seen the shit hit the fan.

Don't ask how, but it DOES happen. And when it happens you don't want to be near it.

[desinfector]

@Serostern

did U see how long it takes to get the mixture to full reaction speed?

therll be time enough to drop it.

btw why didn't u mention my carrying of the set with the fuse ignited?

I thought this would b much more questionable... :)

[Serostern]

@desinfector Almost as questionable as only using half of the potential fuse =P

[TheFyroPyro]

plaster of paris is anyhydrous calcium sulfate, strong oxidizer used in flash powders

[FirebrandNIRE]

cool.......umm I mean hot, :-)

[DiegoRBaquero]

damn UV rays!

[TheMultiPyromane]

Hy, erstmal echt klasse video! :D..ist das ganz normaler Gips..? ;-)

[desinfector]

jup, der für 1,89EUR für 1,5Kg im Baumarkt.

Kein Zement, kein Fugenmörtel oder Gemische mit Sand.

[FS11111]

hmm... i have a question. i managed to do this with a closed container to make a cheap explosive, but if i put small glass shards as well, will it interfere with the reaction? the glass shards would cause excellent injuries to people :D

[perwiratempur]

You got the flash. Now where's the bang?

[chemicalsymphony]

Nice shoes

[themert123456]

@desinfector

Hi,

naja, zu magnesium: Habe ich heute zwei Bleistiftanspitzer von karstadt gekauft.

erst dachte ich ,,scheiße, die sehen so aus als sie aus alu wären", hab danach aber ein bissel pulver daraus gemacht und angezündet. War doch zum glück magnesium ;) Nur 0,89 € pro Anspitzer

Gibt es wirklich Magnesium auf'm Schrottplatz?

[desinfector]

@themert123456

Ja man kann Mg auf Schtotthöfen finden.

Aber man sollte wissen, wie Mg ausieht, wie es sich "anfühlt" beim Späne erzeugen, um es zu testen.

Nimmst ne kleine Feile mit oder so.

Alu ist ja relativ weich, Mg ist ziemlich hart und spröde. wenn die Späne dann brennt, Bingo. Kennst das ja vom Anspitzer. Mg liegt gerne mal in den Bergen von Alu-Schrott mit drin, muss man schonmal suchen.

"Alufelgen" können auch Mg sein. Oder die Aktuatoren in Festplatten.

[MstPyrotechnicker]

@themert123456 jo da gibt es das

[MatthewScottB]

ahhhh soooooooooooooooooo maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnn­nnnyyyyyyyyyyyyy german coooommmmmmmmeeeeennnnttttttts­ssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[desinfector]

@MatthewScottB

any problems with that?

Well, it's not that I can't speak English

(just not like a native English or American as U can hear in my vid)

U can ask me whutcha want and I'll try to help Ya.

[TheBambee09]

Ich habe versucht das gleiche zu machen, aber es rauchte nur und konnte nicht einmal durch die cola Dose schmelzen. Ich such auch Aluminium Pulver, mein hausgemachtes ist sehr schlecht.

[themert123456]

@desinfector

Ich habe einige Fragen :)

1. Wo beziehst du dein Gips?

2. Was für produkte entstehen? Vielleicht Calcium?

mfg

mert

[desinfector]

@themert123456

Hi.

Gips aus dem Baumarkt.

nix besonderes, der kostet 1,79EUR für 1,5Kg

Reaktionsprodukte sind hauptsächlich CaO, weil Calcium in nicht "abgeschlossener" Reaktion sofort mit Luft zu CaO verbrennt. UND es riecht ganz leicht nach faulen Eiern.

[themert123456]

@desinfector

vielen Dank für die Antwort :)

Hast du das Alupulver selber gemacht?

Ach ja, was kann man noch für verschiedene thermit-Rekaitonen machen?

Montag mache ich aus Siliciumdioxid und Aluminium Silicium :)

[desinfector]

cool, machst Du davon ein Video?

Alu ist gekauft, weil ich eine Versuchsreihe mit Farben machen wollte.

-ging um elektrische Eigenschaften, Durchlässigkeit von Funkwellen etc.

brauchte dafür nur ca. 2Kg, aber unsere geniale Wirtschaftsform fördert lieber den Verkauf säckeweise.

somit blieb für andere "Versuche" freiraum.

Thermitartige Reaktionen gehen mit allen Stoffen, die Sauerstoff bereitwillig genug abgeben können. Alu brennt sogar in Wasser.

[themert123456]

@desinfector

Hi;

dankeschön :)

Hab eben der neuen Lehrerin in Chemie erzählt, dass ich auch Chemiker bin (bin ich wirklich ;) )

Naja, ich hab jetzt eine Prellung am Unterarm, deswegen kann ich diese Reaktion mit SiO2 erst wahrscheinlich nächste Woche machen.

Außerdem muss ich noch Alupulver mti dem MIxer machen :)

Weißt du denn, wo ich z.b. Magnesium etc. kriegen könnte?

Ach ja, wo kann man denn Alupulver kaufen, wenn ich mal so fragen darf?

Vielen vielen Dank nochmal für die Antworten

Mert

[desinfector]

@themert123456

Alu hab ich mal über eine mittlerweile konkurs gegangene Fa bekommen,

aber ebay ist da erschöpfend genug, wenn auch teurer als 3EUR pro Kg und 64µm Körnung was ich hatte :D

Magnesium kriegst Du in jedem alten Heizungskessel, wenn man nett beim Sanitär-Fritzen fragt,

darf man das da ausbauen. nennt sich dort Opferanode. Kamman natürlich auch via ebay kaufen, dann aber teuer.

Billig geht noch beim Schrottplatz. ist immer im Alu mit dabei

Zu Mg, die Frage: Du weisst was Du tust?

[Masterokt]

you are so fcknig crazy you take the thermite with your hands when its on fire!

[desinfector]

@Masterokt

jap I AM CRAZZZYYY

[viehwi]

danke für die schnelle antwot^^

[Antoniocool86]

So just plaster of Paris and aluminum powder? Can you buy aluminum power easily or do you just grind some aluminum yourself?

[desinfector]

@Antoniocool86

jup just plaster of paris.

U can buy Al powder via ebay or (if U have one) grind aluminum foil in a coffee grinder.

I used some sort of grinder witrh rotating blades in it. this creates tiny hollow balls.

But do expect that this does not work as good as in my reaction.

U may find aluminum (even already in filings) on a scrap yard as well.

I have one with large piles of filings here in my town - costs 10 bux for 5 pounds.

[k9r100]

i once had made some "fireworks" of my own, and run with the fuse lit like u did, but in my case, it didnt have a good endning. noone was hurt though.

[matties90]

na du bist ja hart, stäbchen rein und nochmal kurz durchn garten flitzen, gucken wos hin soll oO aber fetzt schon

[desinfector]

@matties90

no risk no phun, baby

[TurtlePicnic]

I believe this is really quite beautiful, you said it was for a german smoke bomb or something? Could you tell me exactly what you would do for the smoke bomb? My friends and I make movies and those could be invaluble!

[desinfector]

@TurtlePicnic

umm I live next to an abandoned military drill area. there U can find empty shells and containers of ammonition.

this aluminum container was such a container I found there. The main purpose for this mixture is to gererate an enormous light output. and heat as well, but thats just a side effect for me I dont really use.

I dont create smoke bombs, sorry.

[viehwi]

was braucht man dazu auser das aluminiumpulver?

[desinfector]

@viehwi

gips.

[Rimshiii]

Sir, one day you will go ka-boom

[desinfector]

@Rimshiii

Nope. As long as I decide not to do so I won't :D



[chaosad09]

If you shake it more then once your playing with yourself.

[1232apx6a]

Cool. Ok what's better this thermite or the one that uses iron oxide and aluminum

[desinfector]

@1232apx6a

Well it depends on whut U want to do.

for welding, take iron oxide.

just for having an enormous output of light, take my mixture.

Of course this is still hot enough to burn a hole into the street.

But there wont be liquid iron flying around.

[Metallica42497]

0:32-0:52 someone wanks off alot

[desinfector]

@Metallica42497

lol

[oOWinterNightOo]

ok, get some aluminum powder, gun powder, match heads, and sparkler powder, put it in a small container and booom!

[desinfector]

@oOWinterNightOo

dude...

this "and boom"

is exactly what I dont want!

This recipe is for a long lasting bright flare.

[oOWinterNightOo]

@desinfector whatever, im just saying i like long fire and boooms, great if there combined :)

[WildLifeGuy308]

@desinfector do you use a fuse to light it off

[desinfector]

@WildLifeGuy308

Umm yeah, I use a sparkler as a fuse :)

[snipiz]

whats plastic powder?

[desinfector]

@snipiz

"plastic powder?"

huh? did I say or write "plastic" anywhere?

I always mean plaster. In the ordinary form when U buy it (and thats powder)

[snipiz]

@desinfector you did say plaster, i heard plastic the first time :P

[Billdude21]

Do you have to worry about friction during the mixing process with the plaster powder compared the iron oxide?

[desinfector]

@Billdude21

no U don't have to

UC its necessary to ignite it with this yellow hot glowing reaction product of the sparkler.

would U say it can reach 1200degrees by friction while shaking?

When hammering on an anvil I cant ignite it.

It cant even be ignited by holding a lighter flame to it.

[deaftodd]

@desinfector even when ingested nothing will happen

[smokescreenninjato]

holding thermite with a lit fuse? tsk tsk

[desinfector]

@smokescreenninjato

its no problem when using plaster instead of iron oxide.

[CALEBDIVINE]

Use the force!

[desinfector]

@CALEBDIVINE

:) but use it wisely

[oPaRaLyZeRx]

I wouldnt shake that...

[desinfector]

@oPaRaLyZeRx

why not?

fear of friction when igniting temp of several hundered degrees necessary?

its the best way to create a homogenious mixture.

[dylanm36]

Would aluminium heat sinks from an old TV be suitable for thermite? Are they pure enough?

[desinfector]

@dylanm36

ummm, yeah. But U should be able to produce filings from it.

Dont try to burn the entire piece of metal.

the finer these filings are, the better it's goin to react

-for any kind of reaction of burning metals. not just for burning Al.

[girty97]

is plaster powder. literally plaster?

[desinfector]

@girty97

yap :)

but dont try to pulverize plaster froma drywall panel.

ppl aked me if that woud work. I guess it would, but that would be simply unnecessary.

Have a lok at the prize for a pack of "fresh" plaster in a hardware store...

where did you get that aluminum powder?