Re: BP using newspaper charcoal

"Joe 123" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Actually thats a very good point about whats in the paper.  I understand
> that they use a lot of ground glass in paper which could be bad for a ball
> mill???
> 
> 
> "Old Dog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike G.) wrote in message
> > news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > So has anyone looked at the video? Or does no one care like the other
> > > cellulose based charcoal threads like this one?
> >
> > Unfortunately, I think you've got it right. "Cellulose-based" charcoals
>  require
> > careful attention to prevent overcooking, and the yield in weight per
>  volume is
> > so low that it hardly justifies the time or trouble to make it. They are
> > curiosities, interesting to play with if you just want to see what you can
>  do.
> > When you get to the point where you're making your own aerial shells or
>  rockets
> > that require pounds of BP, and charcoal is just one of many basic
>  materials you
> > need, it doesn't seem practical to spend hours watching a retort to make a
>  few
> > ounces when you can buy very good willow or Paulownia charcoal by the
>  pound at a
> > reasonable price. Add to that the fact that you don't know exactly what
>  else is
> > in the paper - it's not just cellulose, like white cotton fiber - so
>  there's no
> > way to be sure just what else you are getting that may affect the next
>  batch's
> > burn rate. When you start using BP to actually do things as opposed to
>  just
> > burning it, you have to be concerned with uniformity - and with paper
>  charcoal,
> > that's going to be well nigh impossible.
> >
> > Most of us are interested in reproducible effects, and fireworks in which
>  the
> > black powder, while essential, is only a part of the process. Yes,
> > cellulose-based charcoals have the potential to make some very fast BP.
>  Does it
> > matter enough to spend the time and energy to make it? Not for me.
> >
> > But that's just my opinion, as usual.
> >
> > -Rich
> >
> >
> >
> >
Glass in paper! HA! Most non - high quality and speciality paper has
up to 30% additives (clay, calcium carbonate,titanium dioxide). Clay
is used as a filler
and is actually cheaper than the pulp. Most black ink is soy based.