Red Smoke Grenade - Trial Composition

Here is my first batch of Red smoke mix, using a composition without the use of Lactose Powder, in its place is Icing Sugar.
Personally, i think Lactose will increase the intensity, but this is not a bad effort!
It was very wet and windy, outside, so considering that, i think the smoke produced was impressive!
i really wanted to cough, as i got swamped in smoke, but i held it in to preserve a good video! the sacrifices i make for you guys!
Composition was contained within a 3/4" ID, 3 1/2" LONG tube.

Formula:
Red Dye - 50%
KClO3 - 30%
Icing Sugar - 20% (a test to see if could be substituted in place of Lactose powder)

Ignition was a length of Red Falling leaf fuse, dug through the composition to ensure proper ignition, the delay composition was KClO3/ Sugar, again to ensure a proper ignition (and also to help maintain an even burn!, it worked!) baering in mind, im not sure you actually need this, i just like to do so for peace of mind!

overall i think it wasnt a bad effort, next test will be with Lactose powder, in replacement with Icing Sugar.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• red
• smoke
• grenade
• homemade
• firework
• paintball
• pyro
• airsoft
• KClO3
• Red
• dye
• Rhodamine
• Icing
• Sugar

[jjboy413]

Care Package ready for deployment

[murdoch2486]

@jjboy413

on its way

[julanrai1]

stop at 0:18 sparks start to cum out dont they. thumbs up if they do

[murdoch2486]

@julanrai1

i think the sparks come out at 0:21?!

:P

[julanrai1]

@murdoch2486 they do and in 0:18 as well

[murdoch2486]

@julanrai1

thats the delay comp mate,

i just put a bit of loose kno3/ sugar mix to ensure ignition of the smoke comp.

[fromeast1914]

you cook it? or just mix all in a tube? thanks

[swabbster3]

@murdoch2486 ya lol

[panzuman]

@700racer22 dude same here

[700racer22]

k thanks bro