kno3&sugar stars

[ecko]

Okay so I was thinking. What if you used the regular 2:3 ratio of the kno3 and sugar smoke bomb. But after its melted and you let it dry for a little bit, only until its moldable. Then you roll it into little balls, about the size of regular stars or bbs. So you think they could work as stars? I told someone I know about this and he said if not try coating it it in 600 mesh al powder. Do you think this would work?

[hst45]

I doubt you'd see much at night, but it would probably be a good daytime smoke shell. Why don't you try it and report back.

[flying fish]

I agree, it probably wouldn't be bright enough. *Coating* in aluminum wouldn't do any good, but *mixing* might brighten the flame.

 

How easily would sugar stars light? You might need to prime them with BP or something...

[mormanman]

Hey I got an idea for you. Make some small TT stars and while the smoke mix is still manipulable wrap the smoke mix around the TT stars. Then prime the smoke mis. But test them on the ground and see if that even looks good. Just a thought though.

[Mumbles]

There would really be no point in coating TT with smoke comp. One comp would only show up during the day, and the other only at night.

 

Yes, you could make stars out of it, but remember that the smoke comp is pretty hygroscopic.

[flying fish]

Come to think of it, couldn't the sugar smoke comp be used for a delay? I suppose it would probably be hard to work with though (assuming you wanted it as a middle layer in a color changing star). Probably better things to use for this purpose...

[pucar]

if you put any color comp and then sugar comp. Maybe when the stars are shot the smoke would make the star to see better...???

or not?

[Mumbles]

Nope, wouldn't help any.

 

As far as a dark comp, there are other much better suited formulas. The sugar comp burns pretty cool relatively, which would make it a poor dark layer.