MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 ok I made a really dumb mistake and just realized that I have no more BP and no more KN03. I was planning to make about 15 shells and other fireworks so I could take them on vacation to the beach for the 4th of july. I'm leaving saturday morning so I was planning to assemble all the shells tomorrow. Since I don't have any I don't have any BP to use for my burst charge. I looked at home depot for grants stump remover but they just had other brands that didn't contain any KNO3. Is there any way that I could find some KN03 tomorrow? I guess I should look up fertilizer stores and see if they have any but last time I tried to get some from a chemical supply store nearby they asked what I was using it for. I told them it was something for school and they said I needed a letter from the school so that won't work but do you guys have any ideas I'm desperate!
mormanman Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 Lowes has some and I don't like grants and lowes doesn't carry grants but thats my advice.
moonshot Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 I don't know where you live but if you have a local hydroponics grow shop close by you might find some there.
MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Author Posted June 29, 2007 I live in suburban PA. The problem is everyone in my town is rich and not many people even know what salt peter is. What's a hydrophonics grow shop? Like a garden store or something? Right now I'm just looking in the yellow pages for various garden stores and fertalizer stores and I'll call them first thing tomorrow morning to see if they have any.
Caramanos2000 Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 Home depot here doesnt have grants. They have another brand of stump remover. Peel of the front label and its says warning containes potassium nitrate.
MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Author Posted June 29, 2007 I looked at all of them and none of them contain any potassium nitrate.
Mardec Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 Go to plantage (farmer) supliers, they will have 50 pound bags of KNO3 for incredible low prices.
MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Author Posted June 29, 2007 Man I must have called atleast 15 farm stores, fertilizer stores and stuff and nobody sold any potassium nitrate! I even called some chemical places and they said they didn't sell any retail. I just went to lowes and ended up finding a stump remover that said it had potassium nitrate in it so I just bought 3 containers and I'll just have to hop that that will be good enough. Thanks for all the suggestions though guys. Edit: WOOT I just looked up the contents and 100% Pure KN03!  here's the link: But at 6.50 a pound lol come on! o well
crazyboy25 Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 even if you get it you still got to mill it and coat rice hulls.
MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Author Posted June 29, 2007 Actually they're relatively small shells so I was just gonna fill them with stars and then put BP in and shake them around until it settles to the bottom and keep repeating until it is packed with BP. Just like mumbles said here . I realize these are a little larger but I still though it would work. Should I do that or should I just suck it up and make the meal coated rice hulls?
psyco_1322 Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 I get mine from lowes, or used to. Went there the other day and it was not in stock. Went to home depot and they had some kind of it but it looked fishy and I didnt want to waste my money on an unconfirmed product. So I found some at walmart. Bought the last pound from them yesterday. Its not grants but it comes in a thin, pointy, gray bottle that looks kinda like the kind oil comes in. Dont get orcleans stump remover, its not pure!
psyco_1322 Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 Ya its good KNO3, but it needs milling. Next time Im ording air milled. Just for BP and the like. I can coffee grind the star stuff but I dont like doing when I need a lot and fine for bp.
MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Author Posted June 29, 2007 Do you guys think I'll be ok not making meal rice hulls for 2.5" ball shells? I was just going to fill them mostly with stars and then fill them with BP until I can't fit anymore in. Would that work or do I really have to make the rice hulls?
Caramanos2000 Posted June 29, 2007 Posted June 29, 2007 Yes it will work, no need to fill so much either, if in doubt place a 1" ball shell with flash in the center.
MisterSteve Posted June 29, 2007 Author Posted June 29, 2007 yeah i would except i have no flash, just BP once I get back from vacation I'm going to make a big order for chems so I can make a lot more of stuff. But thanks that makes me feel better. I was a little worried that they wouldn't work.
Mumbles Posted June 30, 2007 Posted June 30, 2007 Here are a few videos of 1.5" shells bursted with just 4F. One has a bit of flash in it, but I can't tell the difference. I think it was the 2nd one, but I'm not 100%Â http://www.apcforum.net/files/mumbly3.wmvhttp://www.apcforum.net/files/mumbly4.wmv
jaruletzu Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 I sell KNO3 98% pure and can be 100% if u want. I offer 4kg of KNO3 in change of 1kg of KClO4 orrrr KClO3? I 'm from romania and the shipement in Europe is not soo difficult!!! p.s. srry for my english
jacob Posted July 2, 2007 Posted July 2, 2007 I too sell pot. nitrate. look in the supplier review subforum.
Gottagotomoz Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Sorry to revive the thread, but just to clear things up, the brand of stump remover Lowes sells is Spectracide. And yes, it is in fact 100% KNO3.
mormanman Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Sorry to revive the thread, but just to clear things up, the brand of stump remover Lowes sells is Spectracide. And yes, it is in fact 100% KNO3. Yeah that stuff is great thats the stuff I started out with.
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