How to Make Pyrotechnics Grade Charcoal

I demonstrate and explain the basic process of making charcoal. this video is helpful for those who need to easily produce charcoal with little or no cost. im using pine in this video.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• bombs
• fireworks
• rockets
• boom
• mortar
• roman
• candle
• explosives
• grenades
• homemade
• charcoal
• black
• powder

[cheesynerd117]

Obvious, huh? You seemed to think it wasn't supposed to do that in your vid.

[TheBombBros]

@cheesynerd117 Im sorry you dont seem to understand, I added wood because charcoal doesn't burn long. I used to cook on that grill.

[cheesynerd117]

The reason your cooking charcoal stopped flaming is because that's what it's supposed to do. Cooking with charcoal is when you want to cook on coals rather than flame. It's more even and it's long lasting.

[TheBombBros]

@cheesynerd117 Thanks for sharing obvious information with us all!

[Aqlor]

what would happend if you used paper instead of wood making charcoal?

[TheBombBros]

@Aqlor It still works. I have made toilet paper charcoal before and it works well for black powder. but you want wood charcoal for stars and rocket fuel.

[95shameless]

you've copied from another vid

[cheesynerd117]

@TheBombBros i understand perfectly fine. Charcoal works longer than an hour (which is when you added the wood). It "cooled down" because it stopped flaming. "smoldering" is what it's supposed to do. When you need high heat with charcoal, cook directly on the coals (as in put the can in the coals) not a few inches over them. It would've been fine if you did that. Adding wood is fine too if you want to keep the can on the grate. I wasn't trying to insult you. Just explaining how it could be fixed

[Nemisis99]

Cool but I've always wondered since wood has impurities that wood would make shitty coal. Scientifically speaking if you did the same thing to sugar, the sugar would break down into pure 100% carbon. No impurities. So wouldn't sugar be the best thing for making coal/carbon? Has anyone tried using pure carbon instead of coal for blackpowder I would think it would burn quicker, unless its too dense or something.

[TheBombBros]

@MasterXxploder well, it was not really necessary for the can I used, but some cans do need it. If you do not have a torch just set the empty can over the fire for a few minutes.