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How to make a Detonator

To understand what is a detonator you have to understand that there are two explosives. Low explosive that expands
slowly like gun powder can be ignited by a flame or fuse. High Explosives include fast expanding charges like C4, TNT
and Plastic Explosives. High explosives have to be set off by a detonator or a blasting cap. In such a case the detonator is
considered as the Primary explosive and the High Explosive as the Secondary explosive.

Detonators can be electrical, mechanical, chemical or fused. This article will delve into electrical and fused detonators.

Detonators work by releasing an immense amount of heat, pressure and friction at high velocities in a confined place. All
these characteristics are obligatory for an effective detonator. There are very few chemicals that exhibit all of the above
when ignited by a direct flame one of which is mercury fulminate. A few detonators are a complete system in one, i.e they
are composed of primary and secondary charges so as to gain more effective detonation properties, however detonators
are not always better because they are more powerful.

Where should a detonator be placed in a charge ? To direct the explosion into one smaller area the explosive would have
to be confined in a cone of hard material. The detonator is placed in the peak of the cone and the open peak covered with
clay. The direction of the explosion will be towards the larger open end of the cone.

There are three main types of detonators available. J1, #8 and a compound detonator.

#8 blasting cap
Materials required are a 10 inch waterproof fuse, a spent 223 cartridge, smokeless gunpowder from a pistol cartridge,
mercury fulminate powder, sulphur, Potassium Chlorate powder. The last two are optional.

Combine 1 part Pottassium Chlorate with 1/8 part sulphur. This is mix 1. Mix one part mercury fulminate with 1/2 part
mix1. This is the final mix. Fill the 223 shell half full of smokeless gunpowder. Fill the rest of it with the final mix. Put the
fuse in the shell and close it off with water resistant glue. This is a #8 detonator which can be ignited by flame.

J1 Detonator
Materials required are a 12 inch waterproof fuse, a spent 223 cartridge, smokeless gunpowder from a pistol cartridge,
mercury fulminate powder, sulphur, Potassium Chlorate powder.

Combine 1 part Pottassium Chlorate with 1/8 part sulphur. This is mix 1. Mix 2 part mercury fulminate with 1/2 part mix1.
This is the final mix. Fill the 223 shell to the rim with final mix and the rest of the shell should be filled with smokeless
powder. Place the fuse in the 223 shell, pinch and glue.

Compound detonators
Compound detonars are very useful in a situation with negative enviromental factors such as dust, rain, heat and cold.
These detonars are a sure way of being sure the charge goes off.

Materials required are 15 inch fuse, Mercury Fulminate, smokeless powder, Pottassium Chlorate and a spent 30 06 shell.

Mix 1 part mercury fulminate with 1/8 part Potassium chlorate, this is mix 1. Mix 1 part mix1 with 1/8 part smokeless
powder. This is the final mix. Put the final mix in the shell. Insert the fuse, pinch and seal.

Electric detonator
To convert any of the above detonators into an electric detonator an electric ignitor as used for rocket engines is used.
This can be found at hobby stores. The ignitor can be inserted instead of a fuse and sealed but not pinched in the shell.
Homemade Explosives

This article will deal with the subject of Homemade Explosives usually referred to as Improvised Munitions or Improvised
Explosives. Before this subject is explored a word of warning; This article is for information or entertainment purposes
only, explosive chemicals are very dangerous and should be handled carefully, never lose sight of the fact that the
careless handling of explosive devices could easily result burns, dismemberment or even death to the handler.

A lot of Anarchy related websites have already covered this subject to a large extent however such information is usually
impractical and/or not feasible practically. A lot of Anarchy web sites related information is unreliable and vague at best.
This article is not a step by step procedure but rather a broad overview that will help you understand these devices. A few
easy and simple examples are also reviewed.

Safety Precautions
Fundamental Principles
Fundamental Principles : Types of EXplosive
Fundamental Principles : Elements of Devices
Examples : Overview
Examples : Uses of Gunpowder
Examples : permanganate and Sugar
Examples : Permanganate and Aluminium
Examples : Chlorate and Vaseline Plastic Explosive
Examples : Carbon TET and Aluminium Liquid Explosive
Examples : Napalm Alternative as fuel additive
Examples : Urea Nitrate Explosive

Safety Precautions
A few things are necessary for self protection during the creation of explosive devices. Goggles, gloves and overalls for
self protection during the handling of toxic materials. Breathing filter for guarding against toxic gases and a long stick to
light the small quantities of explosive to be tested. When the materials are added together this should be done gently and
carefully to avoid spontaneous detonation, there is especially a danger of friction igniting the material when a chemical is
being powdered. Another danger of friction is in the use of pipe bombs, the steel of the pipe can easily cause the powder
to explode prematurely so it is advisable to use a plastic bag or paper between the pipe and the chemical. Completed
explosive chemicals should be tested in small quantities to verify their operation. When using toxic chemicals such as
acids they should be handled in a fuming cupboard or in an open ventilated enviroment. Storage should be in a dark cool
dry place away from other chemicals, a lot of explosive devices require use immediately after completion so storage of
these could be dangerous. And finally if an electronic detonating circuit is to be used a safety switch should be added to
the circuit to prevent an electronic fault causing an explosion.

Fundamental Principles
Explosives are simply chemicals or devices that when initiated are decomposed into a gaseous form at a very rapid rate,
expanding into a large volume in high pressure. This in turn causes any casing or parts to fragment and fly outward
causing damage. A large amount of energy is released which is dissipated as heat. Explosive chemicals are made up of
the oxidizer and the fuel, the oxidizer provides oxygen and the fuel burns that oxygen, they work together at a fast rate to
cause an explosion. A fuel ignited alone would try to take oxygen from the air therefore burning very slowly, burning out if
the air supply is not present.

Fundamental Principles : Types of Explosive


There are two types of explosive devices, High Explosives which when initiated expand into their gaseous phase at a very
fast rate. A low explosive however expands at a slow rate. A well known high explosive is C4 and Gunpowder a low
explosive. Detonating explosives are very sensitive to heat, friction and impact, there are two types of detonating
explosives; Primary and Secondary, the Primary is extremely sensitive and dangerous to handle, usually used in small
quantities in detonators. The Secondary explosive is very safe to handle and is usually initiated by the primary explosive.

Fundamental Principles : Elements of Devices


The fuse is a slow burning cord that is used to initiate an explosive device by use of a short term delay, this is usually
used with low explosives that are detonated by incendiary techniques. A High explosive is usually so stable that it requires
a blastic cap or detonator to initiate. Explosive detonators can be improvised however their quality does not match the
commercial detonators available. The advantage of Detonators is that they can be used with an electronic circuit which
provides a large degree of accuracy in control of the explosive device. A metallic pipe can be used to contain low
explosives so as to build up pressure and cause an explosion at high pressure. Plastic explosives are High Explosives
added to wax or oils to create an easy to handle material that can also be molded into shapes.
Examples : Overview
The following examples are the simplest and easiest techniques for building explosive devices. All the materials are well
known and has presented as an uncomplicated approach.

Examples : Uses of Gunpowder


Gunpowder which can be bought from a gun shop or emptied from shotgun shells has quite a few uses. A fuse can be
created by laying down sticky tape sticky side up and sprinkling with powder or it can be used as a filler for a pipe bomb.

Examples : permanganate and Sugar


Potassium Permanganate is usually found as a purple powder sold openly in drugstores and chemical supply stores, it is
very safe to handle on it's own and is a very well known oxidizer. Sugar is the fuel and is available in grocery stores. The
finer the powders are in this case the better the explosion, a rolling pin can be used to refine the powder if it is too coarse
however this should not be done to the compounded powders but rather to each powder individually. Once refined they
can be added together by placing them on a paper and moving the paper to and fro to effectively create the mixture. Used
alone this is a low explosive and will burn slowly, however it can be placed into a capped iron pipe and ignited with fuse
for an effective explosion.

Examples : Permanganate and Aluminium


If the explosive force of the Permanganate/Sugar device is not adequate the sugar fuel can be replaced with powdered
Aluminium which an be acquired from a paint store or a chemical supply store. The mixture created is a lot more volatile
and will produce a better explosion when used in combination with a capped iron pipe and fuse.

Examples : Chlorate and Vaseline Plastic Explosive


Potassium Chlorate is a very useful powerful oxidizer but is a little difficult to acquire. Asides from chemical supply stores
where it is well known as an explosive component hardware stores carry it as something called Solidox which is used for
welding. It has to be powdered finely before use. 9 parts Chlorate to one part vaseline (Petroleum Jelly) are neaded
together to form the plastic explosive. This requires a blasting cap to be effectively used and can be shaped as a plastic
explosive.

Examples : Carbon TET and Aluminium Liquid Explosive


Carbon Tetrachloride was commonly used as a solvent, however these days it has been labeled as carcinogenic and is
difficult to get hold off without visiting a chemical supply company, even then it causes suspicion as it is considered a
difficult to handle chemical. Aluminium powder can be obtained from a chemical supply company or from a paint store as
bronzing powder. Stir two parts aluminium to one part Carbon TET in a jar until consistency develops into a syrup. This
can be detonated directly without the use of an iron pipe but requires a blasting cap detonator. Beware that the gases
given off when the chemicals are stirred is toxic and that the chemical should be detonated within 72 hours afterwards.

Examples : Napalm Alternative as fuel additive


When using an explosive device it is useful to add to the device a container of petrol so as to cause incendiary damage to
the target. Petrol being very volatile does not burn for a long time. Napalm burns for a very long time and sticks to any
surface it is forced to contact with. To make Napalm simply stir half volume petrol with a half volume of Generic Soap
shards, that is, soap with no added perfume or chemicals. This can be placed as a glass container next to the device for
effective damage to the target.

Examples : Urea Nitrate Explosive


Finally Urea Nitrate which appears to be very popular with terrorists. Concentrated Nitric acid is required which is difficult
to find anywhere but a chemical supply company and in addition Urine from animals or humans. 10 cups of urine are
boiled down to 1 cup in size and then filtered and allowed to cool. Then 1/3 cup nitric acid is slowly added and left to set
for an hour. After that filter the resulting solution through a cloth, the solid left on the cloth is Urea Nitrate which should be
cleaned with water and left to dry for 16 hours. It can be spooned into a metal pipe and exploded with a blasting cap. For
better effect powdered Aluminium is added to the Urea Nitrate. Beware that when adding Nitric acid to the urea toxic
gases are given off.
High Explosives

Explosives can be classified into two different grades, they are High and Low. Low can include such as Black Powder and
other non detonated compounds. High includes such things as C4 and Ammonium Nitrate Etc. It is known that liquid
explosives have several major advantages over Solids. The fact that liquid explosives have a uniform density means that
they are much more powerful per area than non uniform solid explosives.

Nitromethane is one of the safest and cheapest liquid explosives available on the market. It can be obtained from
Chemical supply houses, drag strips and hobby stores as model airplane fuel and many other places. Nitromethane
obtained is usually combined with methanol which means it is not explosive. If boiled for 20-30 seconds the methanol is
evaporated leaving only nitromethane which is shock sensitive from 20 feet. By adding ammonia to it you get an
extremely powerful explosive, using 6% ammonia by weight. This is more than 20 times more powerful than TNT. It is
usually used by confining and detonating.

Ammonium Nitrate is another good substance which can be used to sensitize nitromethane. This is done by placing
Ammonium nitrate in a pan and cooking until it turns into a brown liquid, then cooling in a plate of aluminium and crushing
the cool substance into a fine powder. Adding 2 cups of this to a half cup of nitromethane would result in a substance that
when placed in a pipe and detonated could take off the side of a house.

Astrolite
(Ammonium nitrate and anhydrous hydrazine)
If fertillizer grade ammonium nitrate is to be used it has to be first purified. This is done by boiling Methanol Alchohol and
adding the fertillizer Ammonium nitrate until no more of it will dissolve. This is then cooled in an ice bath and the white
crystalls deposited at the bottom are pure Ammonium Nitrate. Thus the pure Ammonium nitrate can be heated on a lowest
temperature on a pan in the oven until very dry. 1 Kilo of this is added to a half kilo of anhydrous hydrazine.

AIG
To further convert this into AIG add a quarter kilo of of 200 mesh aluminium with the ammonium nitrate before before
adding the nitromethane created earlier. This produces an extremely powerful explosive. It can be detonated with a J1 or
#8 detonator.

Anhydrous hydrazine can be obtained out of a chemical supply house, it is also known as rocket fuel. It is difficult to obtain
but a few science mail order companies do provide it.

Nitromethan is extracted from Hobby Airplane fuel which can be found in hobby stores. The fuel is usually composed of
20% Nitromethane and the remaining is methanol.

There are many techniques for creating detonators.

Other High Explosives


A high explosive can be composed out of bullseye gunpowder. Nitromethane is added to a quarter kilo of bullseye until it
is the consistency of thick gel. Then one eighth of a kilo of pure ammonium nitrate is added to it and kneaded. This is
placed in a plastic bag and detonated in a metal pipe with #8 detonator. This has twice the power of C4.

This article is for information purposes only. All explosives are very difficult to create and safety should always be an
issue. Do not use an open flame for heating, do not breath any gases released, do not combine hot chemicals together,
do not use cigarettes.

How to make a Pipe Bomb

Pipe bombs are are an issue that has been over discussed on the internet without the involvement of any effective solid
information on how to make a pipe bomb. The information out there is usually very shallow and does not show any real
insight into the subject. This article was written with the backing of special forces improvised munitions knowledge.

First a word of warning. Explosives are extremely dangerous devices, forget what you've seen in the movies, if you
venture into improvised explosives manufacture the chances are that you will lose your hands and other parts of your
body no matter how good you think you are. Life is not a thing to waste on a pipe bomb. Having said that this article is for
information purposes only and should not be attempted.

Introduction to Pipe Bombs


Pipe bombs are used as an alternative or to aid the use of conventional explosives. The components of a pipe bomb are
very easily available and assembled. Additionally they can be used as a casing for high explosives such as TNT so as to
improve the capability of the explosive device. Roughly speaking an explosive filler is placed inside a closed metal pipe
and is detonated by fuse running into the pipe, the pressure of the explosive material when ignited builds up very rapidly
and the pipe ruptures with great force causing damage. The main components of a pipe bomb assembly are the fuse,
pipe assembly and the explosive chemicals used.

The explosive material


The first step to improvising a pipe bomb is to choose an appropriate explosive material as the filler. For simpler purposes
match heads or gunpowder can be used though they burn rather slowly and great a lesser rupturing velocity of the pipe
than other materials. Permanganate with sugar half half or similarly Chlorate with sugar are easily available materials with
the chlorate having a higher explosive effect than the permanganate. Aluminium is a potent fuel and when combined with
Carbon Tetrachloride or Permanganate can produce more dangerous explosive filler. These are all of the lesser
explosives which however are easier to acquire. A more complicated scenario would involve the use of TNT of plastic
explosives as filler which also increases the risk factors involved. The lesser powders are usually ground fine to
accelerate their burning rate.

The Fuse
Military detonation cord is best to use as a fuse otherwise cannon or fireworks fuses can be used instead. To make a
completely improvised fuse a tape sticky side up can be placed on a surface and sprinkled with ground gunpowder, the
powder will stick to the tape and so is a fuse although less reliable than others. It is important to know where to place the
fuse in the assembled pipe which is discussed later in the assembly section. Electrical detonation can also be facilitated.

Assembly of the pipe bomb


This consists of a pipe body threaded at both ends and capped on both ends with steel or brass caps containing the filler.
The threading should be of the coarse type as fine threading does not resist the buildup of pressure as coarse threading
does. For additional resistance a metal strip can be wrapped from one end cap to another so as to prevent the caps from
flying off the pipe during the explosion. It is highly advised that an inner soft lining of plastic is used in the pipe to prevent
any possible accidents with friction as when the pipe bomb is moved from place to place. The fuse is best placed through
a tiny hole drilled on one end through a cap when both sides of the pipe are closed. However if high explosves are used
as filler one end is usually left open with the fuse placed in the open end, if the fuse is placed erroneously in the capped
end in this case the explosive material will be blasted out of the pipe prematurely. A thick metal pipe would create better
fragmentation destruction than a thinly walled one. During the assembly process the important fact to consider is that
explosive filler is usually sensitive to friction, so it is important to fill the pipe carefully and avoid having powder between
the screw cap and screw threads as the friction could set them off.

Time Bomb

One of the more advanced properties of being an explosives specialist is the capability to set off an explosive device
exactly when it is required to detonate. Hypothetically speaking a time bomb could be setup to explode after four months
during a change in season during which time the perpetrator could disappear with very little evidence associating him with
the device. The science of time bombs is much more complicated than the use of conventional explosives. i.e anyone
could put a fuse in a pipe bomb and blow it up but very few have the ability to control their explosions down to the minute
or the second hours after the device has been deployed in its place.

There are two types of technologies associated with time bombs; The electrical deals with the use of electronic circuits to
time when the bomb will go off, this technology is very accurate and could be used to control an explosion down to the last
second. The mechanical is the crude way of doing things, it is less precise but can be setup a lot easier than by using an
electronic circuit. An additional technology is chemical which will also be discussed.

Mechanical
Fire plays a very important role in mechanical timed explosions. The very simple example is the cigarette; a cigarette
burning itself out also has a moving flame, a fuse can be tied at the base of the cigarette where the flame ends up and this
fuse has a good chance of being lit once the cigarette reaches that point. However with safety technology being applied to
cigarettes it is very likely this will not work very well, even if the filter is removed to aid an air draft the heat of the cigarette
will find difficulty in lighting the fuse. A much better alternative is to use a candle, simply a long candle placed flat on a non
flammable surface with a fuse intersecting it at it's base where it will ignite once the flame reaches the fuse. A cigarette
can usually take four minutes to burn out and candle time varies from one type to another.

Electrical
Probably the best overall type of time bomb technology. The easiest way to use this is to buy a time delay relay circuit
from an electronics shop. The relay controls the connection between a battery and the detonator and the circuit controls
the circuit. So if the circuit is set for one hour once the hour is up the relay closes connecting the battery to the electrical
detonator causing an explosion. Only a basic knowledge of hobby electronics is required for use of a prebuilt relay delay
circuit. A technician could also build a special purpose electrical circuit to this purpose including safety devices and
indicators to prevent accidents. An electromechanical time bomb can be build using an analogue clock or watch; A small
nail can be punched into the face and when the minute or hour hand contact the nail a circuit is closed between the axis of
the clock and the nail which when are attached to wires, battery and detonators can be an effective and easy to contstruct
time bomb.

chemical
Chemical delay initiators are very interesting and have their own special uses. Once being they cannot be easily detected
by electronic equipment since they don't use a battery or emit any radiation and they are also easily destroyed with the
explosion preventing a forensics team from identifying the initiator. The reaction between Perchlorate or chlorate and
sulphuric acid is explosive. if sulphuric acid is set to drip on aluminium foil it will eventually eat through the foil and could
be setup to drip on chlorate powder on the other side causing an explosion on contact. Permanganate and Glycerol also
form an interesting combination, once glycerol liquid is in contact with Pottassium Permanganate there is a delay of three
minutes before the compound bursts into flame.

HOW TO MAKE PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES

A PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER CAN BE MADE FROM POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND PETROLEUM
JELLY. THIS EXPLOSIVE CAN BE DETONATED IN ANY MILITARY BLASTING CAP. (FIND A
FRIEND IN THE SERVICE OR IN THE RESERVE, OR STEAL ONE).

MATERIALS:
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POTASSIUM CHLORATE - THIS CHEMICAL IS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES, AND IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES.

PETROLEUM JELLY - JUST GET SOME VASELINE OR NO-NAME BRAND.

PIECE OF ROUND STICK

WIDE BOWL OR OTHER CONTAINER FOR MIXING INGREDIENTS.

PROCEDURE:
----------
1) SPREAD THE POT. NIT. CRYSTALS THINLY ON A HARD SURFACE. ROLL THE ROUND
STICK
OVER THE CRYSTALS TO CRUSH INTO WHAT LOOKS LIKE WHEAT FLOUR.

2) PLACE 9 PARTS POWDERED POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND 1 PART PETROLEUM JELLY IN A


WIDE BOWL OR SILILAR CONTAINER. MIX THE INGREDIENTS WITH YOUR HANDS
(KNEAD)
UNTIL A UNIFORM PASTE IS OBTAINED.

STORE THE EXPLOSIVE IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO USE IT.

PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES-

MIX 7 PARTS POTASSIUM CHLORATE FOR EVERY ONE PART OF PETROLEUUM JELLY
(VASELINE WILL DO) THEN USE AN ELECTRIC CHARGE OR A FUSE.

NITRO IODIDE-

OK, THIS IS HOW TO MAKE NITRIC IODIDE. MIX SOME SOLID IODINE WITH
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA. WAIT OVERNIGHT. POUR OFF THE LIQUID. LET THE MUD FROM
THE BOTTOM DRY ON A HARD SURFACE OUTSIDE LIKE CONCRETE. THROW SOMETHING ON
IT. IT WILL GO OFF AT THE SOUND OF A VOICE BECAUSE IT IS SO UNSTABLE.

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KITCHEN IMPROVISED PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES


BY TIM LEWIS PART II RDX MANUFACTURE
RDX IS THE MAIN INGREDIANT IN THE REST
OF THE PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES I WILL COVER.
THE PRODUCTION OF RDX IS VERY DANGEROUS
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THIS IF YOU WISH
TO LIVE TILL YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY!

SINCE THE FIRST PART OF WWII THE ARMED


FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN
SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT PLASTIQUE
EXPLOSIVES TO BE USED IN DEMOLITION
WORK. THIS SEARCH LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE 'C' COMPOSITION
PLASTIQUE EXPLOSIVES. OF THIS GROUP
C-4 BEING THE LASTEST FORMULATION THAT
HAS BEEN READILY ADOPTED BY THE ARMED
FORCES. THIS FORMULATION WAS PRECEDED
BY C-3, C-2, AND C.

IN THIS SERIES OF ARTICLES, I WILL


COVER ALL THESE EXPLOSIVES IN THEIR
CHRONOLOGICAL PROGRESSION AS THEY WERE
DEVELOPED AND STANDARDIZED BY THE ARMED
FORCES. ALL THESE EXPLOSIVES ARE
CYCLONITE OR R.D.X. BASE WITH VARIOUS
PLASTISIZING AGENTS USED TO ACHIEVE THE
DESIRED PRODUCT.
THIS PLASTISIZER, USUALLY COMPOSES
7%-20% OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE
PLASTIQUE.
CYCLOTRIMETHYLENETRINITTRIME OR
CYCLONITE IS MANUFACTURED IN BULK BY
THE NITRATION OF
HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE, (METHENAMINE,
HEXAMINE, ETC., ETC.) WITH STRONG RED
100% NITRIC ACID.
THE HARDEST PART OF THIS REACTION IS
OBTAINING THIS RED NITRIC ACID. IT WILL
MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE MADE. MORE ON
THIS LATER.
HEXAMINE OR METHENAMINE CAN USUALLY BE
BOUGHT IN BULK QUANTITIES OR HEXAMINE
FUEL BARS FOR CAMP STOVES CAN BE USED
BUT THEY END UP BEING VERY EXPLENSIVE.
TO USE THE FUEL BARS THE NEED TO BE
POWERED BEFORE HAND.
THE HEXAMINE CAN ALSO BE MADE WITH
COMMON AMMONIA WATER (30%) AND THE
COMMONLY AVALIABLE 36% FORMALDEHYDE
SOLUTION. TO MAKE THIS COMPONANT PLACE
185 GRAMS OF CLEAR AMMONIA WATER IN A
SHALLOW PYREX DISH. TO THIS ADD 500ML
OF THE FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTION TO THE
AMMONIA WATER. ALLOW THIS TO EVAPORATE
AND WHEN THE CRYSTALS ARE ALL THAT
REMAINS IN THE PAN PLACE THE PAN IN THE
OVEN ON THE LOWEST HEAT THAT THE OVEN
HAS. THIS SHOULD BE DONE ONLY FOR A
MOMENT OR SO TO DRIVE OFF ANY REMAINING
WATER. THESE CRYSTALS ARE SCRAPED UP
AND PLACED IN A AIRTIGHT JAR TO STORE
THEM UNTIL THEY ARE USED.
TO MAKE THE RED NITRIC ACID YOU WILL
NEED TO BUY A RETORT WITH A GROUND
GLASS STOPPER. IN THE RETORT PLACE 32
GRAMS SULFURIC ACID, (98%-100%), AND TO
THIS ADD 68 GRAMS OF POTASSIUM NITRATE
OR 58 GRAMS OF SODIUM NITRATE. GENTLY
HEATING THIS RETORT WILL GENERATE A RED
GAS CALLED NITROGEN TRIOXIDE. THIS GAS
IS HIGHLY POISONOUS AND THIS STEP, AS
WITH ALL OTHER STEPS, SHOULD BE DONE WI
TH GOOD VENTILATION.
THIS NITRIC ACED THAT IS FORMED WILL
COLLECT IN THE NECK OF THE RETORT AND
FORM DROPLETS THAT WILL RUN DOWN THE
INSIDE OF THE NECK OF THE RETORT AND
SHOULD BE CAUGHT IN A BEAKER COOLED BY
BEING SURROUNDED BY ICE WATER.

THIS SHOULD BE HEATED TILL NO MORE


COLLECTS IN THE NECK OF THE RETORT AND
THE NITRIC ACID QUITS DRIPPING OUT OF
THE NECK INTO THE BEAKER.
THIS ACID SHOULD BE STORED UNTIL ENOUGH
ACID IS GENERATED TO PRODUCE THE
REQUIRED SIZE BATCH WHICH IS DETERMINED
BY THE PERSON PRODUCING THE ECPLOSIVE.
OF COURSE THE BATCH CAN BE LARGER OR
SMALLER BUT THE SAME RATIONS SHOULD BE
MAINTAINED.
TO MAKE R.D.X. PLACE 550 GRAMS OF THE
NITRIC ACID PRODUCED BY THE ABOVE
PROCEDURE IN A 1000 ML. BEAKER IN A SAL
TED BATH. 50 GRAMS OF HEXAMINE,
(METHENAMINE) IS ADDED IN SMALL
PORTIONS MAKING SURE THAT THE
TEMPERATURE OF THE ACID DOES NOT GO
ABOVE 30 DEGREES CELCIUS. THIS
TEMPERATURE CAN BE MONITORED BY PLACING
A THERMOMETER DIRECTLY IN THE ACID
MIXTURE. DURING THIS PROCEDURE A
VIGEROUS STIRRING SHOULD BE MAINTAINED.
IF THE TEMPERATURE APPROCHES 30
DEGREES, IMMEDIATLY STOP THE ADDITION
OF THE HEXAMINE UNTIL THE
TEMPERATURE DROPS TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
AFTER THE ADDITION IS COMPLETE CONTINUE
THE STIRRING AND ALLOW THE TEMPERATURE
TO DROP TO 0 DEGREES CELCIUS AND ALLOW
IT TO STAY THERE FOR 20 MINUTES
CONINUING THE VIGEROUS STIRRING. AFTER
THE 20 MINUTES ARE UP, POUR THIS
ACID-HEXAMINE MIXTURE INTO 1000 ML. OF
FINELY CRUSHED ICE AND WATER.
CRYSTALS SHOULD FORM AND ARE FILTERED
OUT OF THE LIQUID.
THE CRYSTALS THAT ARE FILTERED OUT ARE
R.D.X. AND WILL NEED TO HAVE ALL
TRACES OF THE ACID REMOVED. TO REMOVE
THIS TRACE OF ACID, FIRST WASH THESE
CRYSTALS BY PUTTING THEM IN ICE WATER
AND SHAKING AND REFILTERING. THESE
CRYSTALS ARE THEN PLACED IN A LITTLE
BOILING WATER AND FILTERED. PLACE THEM
IN SOME WARM WATER AND CHECK THE
ACIDITY FOR THE RESULTANT SUSPENSION
WITH LITMUS PAPER. YOU WANT IT TO READ
BETWEEN 6 AND 7 ON THE PH SCALE. IF
THERE IS STILL ACID IN THESE CRYSTALS
REBOIL THEM IN FRESH WATER UNTIL THE
ACID IS REMOVED AND THE LITMUS PAPER
SHOWS THEM BETWEEN 6 AND 7, (THE CLOSER
TO 7 THE BETTER).
TO BE SAFE THESE CRYSTALS SHOULD BE
STORED WATER WET UNTIL READY FOR USE.
THESE CRYSTALS ARE A VERY HIGH
EXPLOSIVE AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH
THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE! THIS
EXPLOSIVE IS MUCH MORE POWERFUL THAN
T.N.T.
TO USE, THESE WILL NEED TO BE DRYED FOR
SOME MANUFATURING PROCESSES IN THE NEXT
FEW ARTICLES. TO DRY THESE CRYSTALS,
PLACE THEM IN A PAN AND SPREAD THEM
OUT AND ALLOW THE WATER TO EVAPORATE
OFF THEM UNTIL THE ARE COMPLETELY DRY.
THIS EXPLOSIVE WILL DETONATE IN THIS
DRY FORM WHEN PRESSED INTO A MOLD TO
A DENSITY OF 1.55 GRAMS CUBED, AT A
VELOCITY OF 8550 M/SECOND!

COMPARISON OF DETONATION VELOCITIES


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