Most dangerous part of mixing flash ?

[BG1980]

Hey guys , just curious, using only the standard 70/30 potassium perchlorate and German dark aluminum powder , pretty stable from my understanding,everything else scares me , just wondering what is the most dangerous part when mixing these chemicals, meaning is it static electricity etc ? I would use all Kraft paper cups and paper funnels while mixing , no plastic ,also ,unless the humidity is 55% or higher I wouldn’t even attempt to mix it , my impression is static electricity stops completely when humidity is 55% or higher, do you pros or experienced amateurs who have lots of experience with this have any tips for a newbie for safety ? Btw guys ,I’m just interested in firecrackers, not so much fireworks, you got to crawl before you walk , I’m just interested in the loud boom lol , thanks guys , appreciate any tips , btw guys  I read the basics of safety on this forum , would it be a good idea only when mixing to use one of those grabbers you see elderly people use to grab items without having to get up , the one I seen has rubber suction cups and give you over 3 feet of distance in case it blows up ,its not in your face , kn95 mask , impact resistant full face mask , industrial strength anti static spray and a grounding unit all sound great , but the grabbers I’m unsure of ,no such thing as overkill when it comes to safety , but would one of those grabbers be a good idea or no ?

Edited Sunday at 06:38 AM by BG1980

[Zumber]

According to forum rule, this kinda discussion is to be done in HE section.

Edited Sunday at 04:20 PM by Zumber

[BG1980]

Sorry man I’m new here as I’m sure you can tell lol ,which section are you speaking about? What is the He section, again my apologies 

[Zumber]

HE refers to High Explosive, please refer this link.

 

[Almostparadise]

On 4/13/2025 at 2:17 AM, BG1980 said:

Hey guys , just curious, using only the standard 70/30 potassium perchlorate and German dark aluminum powder , pretty stable from my understanding,everything else scares me , just wondering what is the most dangerous part when mixing these chemicals, meaning is it static electricity etc ? I would use all Kraft paper cups and paper funnels while mixing , no plastic ,also ,unless the humidity is 55% or higher I wouldn’t even attempt to mix it , my impression is static electricity stops completely when humidity is 55% or higher, do you pros or experienced amateurs who have lots of experience with this have any tips for a newbie for safety ? Btw guys ,I’m just interested in firecrackers, not so much fireworks, you got to crawl before you walk , I’m just interested in the loud boom lol , thanks guys , appreciate any tips , btw guys  I read the basics of safety on this forum , would it be a good idea only when mixing to use one of those grabbers you see elderly people use to grab items without having to get up , the one I seen has rubber suction cups and give you over 3 feet of distance in case it blows up ,its not in your face , kn95 mask , impact resistant full face mask , industrial strength anti static spray and a grounding unit all sound great , but the grabbers I’m unsure of ,no such thing as overkill when it comes to safety , but would one of those grabbers be a good idea or no ?

Try not to overthink it man. Just dot your i's and cross your t's with out overkilling it. Stay calm and focused. Respect and enjoy the process and you will be fine.

[bugmenot1]

11 hours ago, Zumber said:

HE refers to High Explosive, please refer this link.

 

The HE section doesn't work, no one uses it, it has no future, it's a dead idea accessible to a narrow group, and no one will write there or find any content there. The site has a dead section where no one can access or read it anymore. It is only good for drawing attention to oneself from the authorities, because they certainly read it.

[Zumber]

Admin please consider this.

@TheSidewinder

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