psyco_1322 Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Can you get calcium acetate OTC? I google it and came up with nothing but kidney drug stuff. Or is it an order only chem?
Miech Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Calcium acetate can me made home very cheaply and easy. Just dissolve calcium carbonate in acetic acid and boil it until dry. This yields reasonably pure calcium acetate. Calcium carbonate can be found in some kinds of plaster, limestone and the things you write with on school boards (crayons?). Otherwise you will have to buy it as a chemical, which usually isn't very expensive.
FrankRizzo Posted April 27, 2008 Posted April 27, 2008 chalk = calcium carbonatevinegar = 3-5% acetic acid
psyco_1322 Posted April 27, 2008 Posted April 27, 2008 hmm... boiling vinegar...sounds fun, almost like boiling bleach.
ULTRABUF Posted May 10, 2008 Posted May 10, 2008 If anyone has copper sulfate, I've found it usable with methanol to get green flames. I really want to build a steel mortar soon so I can make some colored fireballs.
Flying dutchman Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 Good evening.I has made a shot of methanol burning with lithium nitrate.The focus is not good,but you can see the pink colors of Lithium.http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/92/rougeliio7.jpgBye
jointluver Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 so if you mix that you get like a liquid... how do you put that in a cardboard piece for a rocket, plz help
rocket Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 Its not any kind of propellant, If you read what the threat title was you find that is burning methanol.
TheSidewinder Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 Jointluver, I'm done making suggestions. Now I'm TELLING you. Read the rules, read the existing threads, and learn from them. You're asking to be spoon-fed. Do your homework, THEN ask questions.
marks265 Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 FD The pic looks pretty cool! You just drove me a little further to check out this venture! Man I hate it when I get another Idea in my head!
jacob Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Here's a pic by Tom Calderwood of some "colored Ghost Mines" made with Methanol/Coloring salts.http://www.pyrobin.com/files/calderwood113...ines%202004.jpgVery cool effect, I bet they look even better in person.
Flying dutchman Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Today, i take a shot of methanol who's burning alone,without any chemical. It give a nice blue.
Niladmirari Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) I did on methanol: Н3ВО3 + H2SO4 (catalyst) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55xJz60vEx8 CuCl2 + CH2Cl2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwSfOsyOzCo LiBr + HBr (catalyst) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfkNwJeFHuA Edited February 26, 2014 by Niladmirari 1
Niladmirari Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 I did asbestos heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IohCSvlLxSw
Differential Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I've tried methanol, ethanol, and acetone, but the best colors seem to come from methanol. I use gas-line antifreeze (yellow container not red) which I assume is pure methanol?
Mumbles Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Not quite. There are a few additives and stuff, but nothing that seems to affect the color too much. You can also get methanol as a racing fuel in some locations.
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