BLACK POWDER from CHARCOAL and WASTE OIL

[@jayjohnson3724]

It's so fun to still be 12. I'm 70 and it never gets old. Thanks for the fun.

[@douglashook1512]

Screw that second childhood thing. Never leave your first😊

[@bloodlove93]

I'm 30 and almost the same as at 13, i still have fun and enjoy myself regardless of others irrelevant opinions. what business is it of mine if you think my hobbies are weird? they're mine not anyone elses.

[@dannydetonator]

"Be like children" (somewhere in the New testament). I'd guess as appropriate at 70 or 80 as at 12. Like childhood in reverse for some..😅

[@fibber2u]

So very true I'm the same age: the thing is know I have the "flexible time" to learn stuff like this, and I do a lot more different stuff than when still working, often working longer hours but resting when I like or need. I learn and work for me and not the boss and that is what makes it fun.

[@A3Kr0n]

When we were 12 we didn't get arrested and tried as a domestic terrorist if we were caught

[@cybermanne]

I remember we made gunpowder in chemistry class back in the 80s (charcoal, sulfur and potassium nitrate if I remember correctly). We also got the teacher to demonstrate making some thermite (iron oxide and magnesium I think). The gunpowder was fun as hell. But the thermite was just awesome. I think the teacher put it on top of like a terracotta flowerpot filled with sand before igniting it. But it melted stright thru the whole setup and landed on the floor. So he had to use the fire extinguisher to not set the school on fire. I still have a piece of melted sand and slag with a halfway melted coin somewhere. Best class ever.

[@Gridlessness]

That’s so cool!

[@danratsnapnames]

humm.. thermite is iron oxide, aluminum powder and magnesium strip to start it. . you sure you paid attention? D student i think..

[@bill7778]

​@@danratsnapnamesit was the 80's and they have probably forgot more than you even know

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

@@danratsnapnames There are hundreds of different formulations of thermite using a multitude of different base metals and other additives for a multitude of different uses. Want to repair a crack in a railway? Thermite to the rescue. Want to cut that railway in half without the need for a large tank of oxygen and acetylene? Thermite's got you covered. Want to refine a metal that's difficult to purify? Let me introduce you to thermite. Aluminum powder is just one of those many formulas because it's one of the most readily available and affordable powdered metals. Thermite is nothing more than a pure metal powder and a metal oxide powder in the right molar ratios, all you really need is for the pure metal to be more greedy than the other with the freed up oxygen so it undergoes a redox reaction. Magnesium can be one of those pure metals, and it can also be used to start most any thermite formula with a few exceptions due to its ability to both burn in atmosphere and possessing a rather low ignition point for a metal. The real question here is did you even take a chemistry class in the first place? Statistically speaking, everyone pays attention to the energetics chapter of the chemistry class because it's the most engaging, so if you picked up anything from chemistry it would be how thermite works. I haven't looked at a chemistry book since 98 and I could still work out the molar masses needed for a simple thermite mix with nearly any metal combination, because it's literally one of the easiest calculations in chemistry. Figure out how many moles of oxygen you have for a given oxide powder, then figure out how much of another metal you need to bond with that freed up oxygen, and you've got your ideal ratio. That's literally all there is to it in the case of a simple thermite redox. I'm left to conclude that you probably never took a chemistry class, ran across a thermite formula online or in a video, and remembered nothing of how it works other than what the most basic list of supplies looks like, and now you're certified thermite engineer chastising people on the internet because their formula varies from what you remember seeing in some random video. It's kind of embarrassing, really...you had no idea that your posturing would only serve to show your ignorance when you hit the reply button, and it's entirely possible that it still won't sink in even after reading this post.

[@graceyjewels7148]

Awesome

[@shaunumz]

I think I've been using YT since day 1, and I never comment. So this is a big step for me. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your videos, I wish there were more and that you could post more often. And I know that's a bit of a selfish thought and that you're a busy family. But I just love watching your channel. Thank you so much, from me all the way down in South Africa.

[@michaelharness7035]

You could use sawdust pack around and have oil mixed together.

[@Gridlessness]

Thank you so much, we super appreciate the kind comment!

[@russellwatters5891]

Taking the first step is always better than immobility. These guys are gems!!

[@allanjacobs3735]

From South Africa too 👋🏻

[@RatFink-nr5td]

​@@ALLGODSDIEwhat a Debby Downer! 🥵

[@sportgoofy1975]

Quality time with the family concocting crazy chemicals for some pyrotechnics all the while teaching folks something has earned a new subscriber.

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

Me to.

[@nigeltechnz]

Me too

[@sportgoofy1975]

@@stepheneurosailor1623 eurosalior, whatcha sailing on me buddy? I'm in the Atlantic ocean now.

[@rottweilerinpjs9758]

Same here 😊

[@snarklar]

Same

[@paulmarcus2980]

Love your channel here in the Blue Ridge Mountains Of Western North Carolina! We lost my little sister to lung cancer at age 41 on January 5th and we loved watching your channel together you guys helped make her pain just a little more tolerable. Thank you for what you do and if you ever feel like what you do doesn't matter I'm here to tell you that it means more than you could ever know! Thank you and your family so much!!

[@angeljosemaradiaga7747]

My condolences you stay strong❤️

[@TheDutchShepherd]

Rip in peace

[@triggerhappy8872]

Really sorry to hear about your little sister & 41yrs old is so young life just sucks sometimes. R I P 🪦 to your sister 🌹

[@ELOAAMinistries]

Sorry for you loss! Love and Blessings!

[@andrewbrady3139]

My condolences, my sister was walking and killed by a 20 year old female driver who was texting. My dad was an Army vet who was walking through crossing an intersection and killed by a hit and run 18-wheeler. He taught me many things like this. I am a vet too, with some thanks to him. My half brother’s mother was killed by a drunk driver. And several other car related deaths and injuries of many family and friends. Vehicles are millions of times more dangerous than gunpowder or other fun things. Thanks for helping me remember the good times all those decades ago.

[@kostudas1]

Hello my name is steve in english and i am living also almost of the grid , the thing that i admire is the happynes by making your own stuff the pleasure you get after stay pure as long as you can !!!

[@carlosboot7116]

I am glad to see some people are still living their lives, have fun and be a united familie. greetings from Belgium

[@simoneboxler1065]

Your design is amazing for 2 reasons: the first is for what you say. The sealing effect is better made! But the second effect, maybe unwanted, is that your design recovers all the flammable gas released by the wood in the coaling chamber. This is the reason because you need such little combustible to make the process work. All the flammable gasses burn outside the chamber heating the wood inside. Perfect! The charcoal it's making himself in self sustained way. For the oil you can use saw dust or just sand. The oil will be transformed into gas and the vapors will ignite! Thanks for the video and sorry if i wrote something in the wrong way. English is not my first language. Greetings from Italy

[@stevedaniels6050]

I cannot fathom the depth of knowledge Jeff must have to come up with all these ideas. Don’t stop making these awesome vlogs I look forward to to seeing them.

[@Dwade689]

KZbin is full of ideas 😉

[@willthecat3861]

@@Dwade689 ... and other stuff too.

[@carolhub8080]

I love that your daughters are learning hands on helpful skills! And, Jeff, you make learning fun, something US public schools don’t do so well anymore. The family unit is not dead and you all are proof. Thanks! Be blessed❤.

[@ahorseman4ever1]

We have been following your channel since your girls were little. The thing we love is your girls will be to do anything they put their mind to. Love your channel.

[@JohnGuest45]

If you use the waste heat from one retort (including the wood gas) to preheat a second retort you`ll save on fuel. Insulating the outer barrels will make a big difference too, as long as its fireproof insulation :)

[@davesomeone4059]

I love asbestos

[@JohnGuest45]

@@davesomeone4059 Rockwool or stonewool can handle 1000 deg C, you only need 450-500 deg C for charcoal

[@AnthonyDuah-gr5gk]

Till the top one is launched and certain gency comes out sees other things . . . Down on the farm

[@isntimportant]

This is what blew my mind. You do this indoors rather than wasting all that energy in the cold environment outdoors.

[@JohnGuest45]

@@isntimportant I wouldnt recommend doing this indoors, you may wake up dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning :)

[@russjack67]

I have put a heat exchanger on my nissan diesel and heat the oil up. I am able to run my car on straight oil. Love your show from an Aussie fan, Cheers Russell

[@davecossaro632]

I can almost hear all the eco loonies weeping and wailing as you light oil on fire. And it truly warms the heart. Cool video.

[@yodab.at1746]

I love the fact that eco people live in your mind rent free. Nothing wrong with burning used veg oil. It would be a problem if it were used engine oil.

[@Handles-R-Lame]

You hear voices in your head, that's quite unfortunate. Im sorry to hear 😔

[@davecossaro632]

oh no I seem to have annoyed a pair of loons oh nooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@yodab.at1746]

@@davecossaro632 nah, you couldn't annoy anyone. You're not capable of it. 🥳

[@davecossaro632]

and yet here you are wailing and gnashing🤣😂@@yodab.at1746

[@lattelolly6925]

😊Jeff is brilliant. Always coming up with new great ideas and the fun. I love how he teaches the girls everything so there isn't anything they can't do. Your daughters are so fortunate to have such an amazing dad & mom to grow up with, to learn from. Rose is such a wonderful mother, an amazing cook and so much more, she's the glue. Thank you for the great videos. We love them.

[@juanziegler1471]

just finished a waste motor oil burner insert for my shop heater w a blower motor a couple months ago .its a 40 x40 with 16 ft ceiling. Love it ,will be watching your vids great job !!

[@josephcook2314]

I just spent the last weekend modifying my rocket stove to burn used cooking oil. I had the whole trailer park asking me what i was cooking. Lol. Retrofitting a coal tank on the top of it now to make me some charcoal. Thanks for the video!

[@KeithOlson]

Interesting idea. Some thoughts: 1. If you wrap the whole thing in rock wool, it will be *MUCH* more efficient, as you won't be losing *NEARLY* as much heat. 2. If you make the chimney from refractory bricks, it will become a secondary burn chamber and the system will completely stop smoking after 5-10 minutes. (Alternatively, swap it for stainless steel--to be able to withstand the heat, make it twice as long, and wrap it with rock wool.) Heck, as you are going to be using it on a regular basis going forward, just build the whole _thing_ out of refractory bricks and have the top swing sideways out of the way. 3. For a wick that doesn't burn away, pick up some 'fireproof carbon felt' from a welding supplier/Amazon/etc. Robert Murray-Smith uses it for all of his heating experiments. 4. You need more air flowing in. I suggest using a knife/etc. to make sideways V-shaped flaps--all in the same direction--around the bottom of the barrel that you bend in to both increase airflow and encourage a vortex to form. 5. You can have a baffle ring that sits just above the firewood to focus the airflow on the inner cylinder to heat it faster. 6. You can mix different types of oils together to change the burn rate. As well, dumping in sawdust to soak up the oil will slow down the burn rate. Cheers! Bonus idea: If you want even _more_ fun with BP, leave a mixture of flour, fine sawdust, and coarse sawdust in the oven overnight until it turns golden brown and is *utterly* dry, mix it 8:1 with BP--adjust to ratio to suit, tape two tin cans together like a Pringles container, place a long straw down the center and fill with BP, finishing with a wick, pour the flour/BP mix around it to fill the cans, then remove the straw. When you light it up, it will turn into a volcano that spews fire, smoke, and sparks for minutes at a time. I suggest burying the cans in a mound of dirt, both for safety and to complete the effect.

[@alanesterline2310]

When you were making the first batch and Christina started to put the torch to the top of the flue I'm thinking she's checking if there is wood gas being developed. It is amazing how differently you look at things as your knowledge changes/increases. Love your channel, never know what to expect.

[@tdvanwinkle]

I had so many questions as the video played but you answered almost all of them by the end. The reason you don't need to heat the batch for hours is simple. Once the wood gas is gone the charcoal should be ready. The wood gas can actually run an internal combustion engine by removing the carburetor and piping it directly into the intake manifold. In your case that wood gas is burning and heating the wood to make charcoal. The amount being wasted is phenomenal and is evident when you ignite the chimney discharge. You could incorporate the same technology used in modern wood stoves to return that gas into the combustion chamber and burn more of it reducing the amount of fuel needed. Great video. You gained a new subscriber.

[@apostlepaulvining5688]

Hey y’all, Rev. Paul Eustis Florida. Try toilet paper roll in airtight can turn to charcoal remove the cardboard center before Charring. Makes awesome black powder fast burning too.

[@JohnGuest45]

Paulownia makes seriously fast BP

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Someone’s been watching everything black powder’s charcoal experiments. Lol, me too.

[@JohnGuest45]

@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 I grow paulownia just for charcoal :) The bp in the vid would be good for a wheel, or a core burner rocket motor.

[@mmtapeli]

Wow! Your set up with the used oil just reminded me how I used to melt down aluminum and brass in my back yard with used engine oil as the fuel. Its possible to make your burn more efficient, use less oil and have almost no black smoke from your chimney. All you need is to have the waste oil dripping into the burn area in controlled way, that way the amount of oil is balanced to the available oxygen. I can send you simple sketch if you need it. Thanks for the informative and entertaining video. Thank the Girls too.

[@arguanmodeth]

Give a shout out to the gardeners. That looks like top quality biochar. Mix that around to make excelent soil

[@dainwilliams4265]

Alway innovative i love it! Next time try it with green wood and you will be surprised of the quantity of the coal. We use green wood in Jamaica and the coal are awesome.

[@yaolee790]

guys, long time no see, last time I watching your vlog was 6 years ago, at that time, you had 27000 fans , but now you guys have more than 200000 fans. I really enjoys watching your vlog, thanks a lot.

[@gumbyresearch]

Good job! I have accumulated lots of wasre engine oil. I admire your resourcefulness in rendering a waste stream a useful commodity. "Chemurgy" at its nucleic-finest. Your flammable fluegas means that you are boiling too much fuel, and your air-flow could use better distribution & a throttle. Your burner is very effective, but you could operate on less oil if it all burned in the can. It would take a little longer, i suppose.

[@fveggerby]

The gasses coming from the inner container, can drive an engine. Ex. a little generator for the fan, making it a self-contained unit. The exhaust can be routed inside before releasing in the air, and used for heating. Maybe through sand- or water-heatbattery.

[@Azxfrd]

It was so nice, and thank you very much for pointing out the best place for the fan. By the way, it was an amazing approach.

[@NarnianRailway]

Excellent charcoal production Christina and Jeff. So remember folk, if you stop by the Jeep Joint for awesome Poutine, you are helping Gridlessness make quality charcoal too. Chimney at 6:00 illustrates a safety concern when using an old fashion drip oil furnace in a cabin >>> do not flood it with heating oil. Lived in a cabin with a drip oil furnace, 'carburetor' float switch trickles oil to the pan but waited on lighting, tried scooping out oil and soot but when light still saturated enough flames shot out the chimney.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Man, I miss poutine living in the southern US for the past 18 months. Gotta make some!

[@pchts1]

Your video takes me back to my early teenage years to the time when I experimented with charcoal briquettes a little bit of salt, peter and a little bit of sulfur out of course world book encyclopedia where they used to give the formula for black powder minus a few details like having to first before you packet you put it in the oven to cook. I didn’t find that out until years later but it made fun. The stuff worked. I made my own sparklers. I got it packed tight enough to know do what you were doing with the PVC caps. We didn’t have such things back then I’m talking about 65 years ago not to recently anyway thanks for the memories

[@northidahodreaming5657]

What fun....I remember grinding charcoal in my mother's blender....got in trouble....Thanks for sharing your fun and experiments

[@qubadmalik1]

May God Bless You and your beautiful family. Lots of love and prayers from DownUnder.

[@jakemurphy9536]

Many moons ago, we used a waste oil heater for our heavy equipment workshop. The burner, which consisted of a pan, about three feet in diameter with a lid which had a chimney of about four feet long, would be filled with waste oil, which was ignited using a piece of rag, which had been soaked in diesel. This would be introduced to the oil in the pan. The oil would ignite when hot enough and would burn for several hours.

[@carsonbradshaw3374]

i made my first turbocharged burn barrel about 2 years ago and it changed my life. your next step is a blower style fan get a big metal one to attach directly to the barrel then make a removable grate that sits a foot above the bottom of the barrel to elevate the solids. very clean combustion red hot barrels all day lol

[@B30pt87]

VERY cool! I'm thrilled with your experiments. I've just started making biochar and I too wanted to streamline the process. It would have taken me a long time to think of putting cooking oil on the feedstock, but there's no arguing with your results. Thank you for posting this! (I wouldn't use engine oil for the biochar I'm putting in my soil, because I'd hate to contaminate it. But pyrotechnics? Hell Yes!)

[@jasonlightfoot4145]

Will you adopt me please 😂 I absolutely love the bond you have with your family. I tell you without reservation that the world would be a much better place if we had more family engagement like this ❤🎉

[@hunternedib1119]

There's a need for Paulownia charcoal right now. It is the best charcoal for fast black powder, mainly for fireworks. Nice video and great property!..Thank you!

[@ArchFundy]

If you put some iron filings on top of the black powder, it will have a "sparkler" effect.

[@jeffreyyoung4104]

I love your charcoal. It looks perfect, and it looks like activated charcoal as well! Your idea about having the gap at the bottom of the retort, is perfect! The wood gas that gets released from the burn, will also contribute to the burn as well as the oil, which is why you had charcoal quicker than with wood fuel. The entire setup, with lid and flue, makes the entire unit work much better than many of the other charcoal makers, that are open at the top and a little draft at the bottom.

[@rajeshnvijo-dj7dk]

You Guys and Girls can Rock The Whole World .... 😅😅😅😅. From Bangalore India hi

[@lucrainville2343]

Hello another great video ! To make it more simple , just pass your wood in a shipper a couple of time before packing the barrel... its more easy, quicker and less messy to make floating grade charcoals . 🎆

[@bigrod0069]

Pretty kool stuff, will make for great memories, nice to see you all living life!

[@Cormano980]

Nuclear war is around the corner

[@chewy6942]

I used to work with a guy who went to work for biochar in berthoud Colorado. He was doing something like this on a way bigger scale on a weekend for overtime and someone left something running overinight, ot sure if it was gas or not but it blew up and he almost died. He did lose his leg and took over a year to recover. Please be careful but great video!

[@allocater2]

I am here for Wood Power Part 2!

[@Gridlessness]

Don’t worry. It’s coming!

[@GCRockymtns]

@@GridlessnessI thought I missed a video and went back looking 😂😂 curve ball 👊🏻

[@speechka009]

Pure genius.. love this.

[@wopwops0482]

I just found this channel and I limit myself to one video per day because I don't want to run out.

[@mukkerman001]

Thank you for making these videos!! Puts a smile on my face every time 🙂🙂

[@Reubenhubert]

A few decades ago I lived in the country and used a burn barrel. One time I had oil I drained from my car to get rid of so I put it in an oatmeal container and put it in the burn barrel with other garbage. When the oil lit it sent a flame at least 20 feet high and a plume of thick black smoke. I never did that again.

[@nadkok]

Man your so great in explaining stuff, ive had trouble with understanding stuff since birth, now i know how to make black powder😁👏 thx

[@brananddandi]

Well done!! Been wanting to make charcoal, epic episode guys!!!

[@CB-68-westcreations]

Smart man using spruce for your charcoal. At least for this case. Your soft woods, such as spruce or even willow are excellent choices.

[@gigajames]

I am going to get a flintlock rifle from traditions and this is very helpful thank you

[@manuelferreira4345]

Get the blunderbuss I love mine

[@simonhugo4893]

You just radiate easy goin happiness and its the stuff. God bless man. Fai tot petar miladiu !!

[@jamesward5721]

Best "Making Charcoal" vid I've ever seen - I make it too..

[@harrypalms1]

You're a good Dad. Good video, taught me a lesson. I didn't realize I could use my kids to do my bidding. Game on.

[@TheCryptKeeper8]

The presentation is 100% on point. You would make a fantastic teacher to any age group. Edutainment at its best. Thank you squire.

[@trux91ify]

You guys always do cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@coybennett98]

The flammable gas that your Flaring coming off that chimney stack can be used to make bio oil and bio gasoline just make your charcoal container lid airtight then thered a 1in pipe into the lid and run the pipe Far enough away From the heat source that it can cool and condense that wood gas back into oils into a container And the more containers you add down the line, the more you refine it from bio oil into diesel Karisin naptha and low and high grade gasoline it pretty cool stuff. Just watch a video on making diesel from plastic at home It's the exact same concept but with wood

[@jimh4167]

Love the idea of making charcoal using waste oil

[@Then3xtpart]

A suggestion my friend, install a speed controller on your fan and lock in the right burn rate for the engine oil . You have the science down, now everything is just a calibration . Keep up the work !

[@vicsar]

Boy that introduction sold me on the idea. Loved it!

[@krissaann333]

Nachooooooooo! Libre!!!!!! My FAVORITE movie!💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏

[@GF_Burke]

Nice. I used waste oil for a foundry I made, melting metals. But I made a venturi, hair dryer blower... version. Atomizes the oil as it drops in. (Mine was all motor oil)

[@krispalermo8133]

Have a dozen teenagers each buy a hair drier after getting a crew cut, cashier will find it funny. Then get your grandpa's two leaf blowers, follow with some steel pipe. Most mid size tests were done during winter when everything was frozen over. My grandparents were cool.

[@jawick]

Your girls have the best parents making some awesome memories.

[@sandyc6569]

This video was on fire!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aspitofmud6257]

I like to use a leaf blower for my charcoal forge and furnace. I'll work well for what you're doing too.

[@greenman4508]

Nailed it again!

[@ZombieGrandpa]

I like the way you made the woman carry the wood. She is well trained. Just kidding of course, but a woman that helps you like that is a keeper.

[@Andysanche]

Engine oil smoked moose brisket at the next gridlessness camp!? 🤣

[@Ocean_breezes]

First time I ran across your videos. You would be an awesome neighbor. I enjoy experimenting with fire also. Well done and fun also

[@mikeburrill779]

These girls will be sitting around 20 years from now and say. Let's make some gunpowder like dad used to make

[@Freetheworldnow]

I stumbled on this video. And It captivated me all along! Fun and educational at the same time! You will not find this in a school room... God Bless.

[@LADETROIT]

If this isn't the most country backwards stuff I've ever seen. But This city boy loves it ❤

[@np939427a]

Put a pipe in the flume and use the gas to run a compressor or generator or make Gyson fluid for cleaning or Dettol or Oil for the fence, It all comes off at different temps along the line.. You need some taps at stages along the line to filter off what you want from cold tar to preservatives for protecting wood.

[@perseusrex614]

there are few things that make me more happy than watching a dad do fun things with his wife and kids!

[@mysticdavestarotmachinesho5093]

NO! Are you stirring black powder in a metal pot with a metal screwdriver? Or more correctly is your daughter stirring black powder in a metal pot with a metal screwdriver and NO safety glasses? That really does look like a lot of fun. Loved the video but please safety glasses and a wooden spoon.

[@Fubidenl-bx7se]

Stupid is as stupid Does all it takes is one spark boom there go's your kid use your brain for something better then just putting your hat on

[@stasi0238]

Black powder is very insensitive to such action. But it's best to avoid doing so as to not become comfortable with such actions.

[@A3Kr0n]

That's what makes KZbin great.

[@joshboomhower8806]

You tell him Dave gave me shivers I make flash powder kno3/AI very scary stuff that puts the fear of god in my soul amen stay safe ❤

[@MrHappy-hs6sn]

Yep they didn't read the anarchist cookbook... You're supposed to use a wooden spoon. Masks unless you like black boogers...

[@timtv2826]

Any time you can use waste products to make something useful it is a good thing. And when you can make fun things like gun powder and fireworks then it is something very special. Thanks for posting.

[@jkmcdonnell1]

it will be more efficient if you were to build a drip feed system to feed the oil as it is burning so you will get a cleaner , more complete burn

[@paulodwyer5599]

Good on u mate. Good work. U talk to the average bloke in the street. I like the way u go about the video

[@adhamalmashtoub354]

You can make soap from used cooking oil

[@Saadmetalfab]

That wick idea was awesome. Ive been making oil lamps and heaters and it was cool to see you apply that concept here. Your a friggin genius bud!

[@ericeglish3948]

waist oil and sawdust from your chainsaw works well too.

[@joanneganon7157]

The mad scientist is back with his trusty assistant. What will happen this time😳! Thanks, Jeff, for emptying your brain on us🎉. Love seeing you guys❤. Let's blow it up💥 JO JO IN VT 🇺🇲💞

[@jordancaudill313]

If you want a faster burn rate on your powder; mix the potassium (or sodium) nitrate into boiling water until it's all saturated THEN slowly add your sulfur and charcoal. Boil it down to a sludge, remove from your heat source, introduce chilled isopropyl alcohol. Then strain and dry. This ensures a more intimate bond between the nitrates and the fuel source

[@gumbyresearch]

That's called the "CIA Method". It works ok; doesn't beat proper milling.

[@jordancaudill313]

@@gumbyresearch ooooo why's it called the CIA Method??

[@nicklionberger]

Cause it’s the quick and dirty way.

[@amosherrera6853]

Great video and fun to watch. I hope I'm not the only one who clicked thinking you were going to somehow use WVO in the BP though.

[@shadowhawk1st]

How do those ladies NOT burn off their hair with your experiments? 🤣

[@slimboiu3890]

BRO making "kindling" out of those cookies is absolutely brilliant, thanks!

[@usakiwi5222]

That was really interesting, tho I'd rather smell French fries than motor oil. 😅

[@outaandabout4041]

I think your video is awsome! Can you please send a set-by-set guide on each process?

[@PickleRick65]

waste cooking oil = Biodiesel

[@kathrynrodlun8514]

So funny! I wonder how to make colors? Grandpa used to put something in the fireplace and we had colored fire! It was so cool to watch as a kid.

[@marks7502]

Discount Chris Pratt

[@WaterPickle]

😂😂😂😂 that's fucked

[@quijybojanklebits8750]

Chris Pratt and Jack Black had a love child.

[@KevenWillcox-uj6oi]

Add some aluminum powder or iron powder to the mix. Spectacular 🤩

[@colemair5367]

Very heartwarming to see your family enjoying homemade fireworks at the end.

[@svenhoff2653]

Instead of old rugs and wood you could use something like Kaowool as wick. It will soake up the oil and when it heats up the oil vaporizes and burns nicely. And you should be able to reuse the wool for many batches.

[@ralphmills7322]

A vintage Jack Black quote, love it! Don't know if I dare charge my CVA Frontier with DIY FF/FFF.

[@simonmeszaros2770]

even gases emerging from the inner barrel could very well heat itself i guess. i can imagine tighter gap between the two and if possible insulate from outside? but thanks for sharing. fire is exciting!

[@nhhbbyloggr5022]

You guys are rockin it. I gotta try this method.

[@lesthompson5907]

You could use the brushwood, That you have lying around when you cut down the trees to make the skating ring it would enable you to be efficient in the use of the forest & management. & charcoal produces a pill of charcoal as you turn the brush into the fuel to make charcoal instead of just burning it up in a bonfire. we call it Coppicing in the UK an ancient but effective way to manage woodland & that could be adapted to forestry land. to promote new growth of trees once they are cut down.

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God bless you 🙏♥️ for the knowledge