Silicone Microfuse - Light Thermite with ease! Adding Iron to the Periodic Table - ElementalMaker

The easiest way to ignite thermite! & Adding some fresh iron to the periodic table.
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[@atrumblood]

Run that fuse material through a pasta maker set to ramen. Perfect fuses.

[@ElementalMaker]

Solid idea right there! Thanks for checking out my channel and dropping a comment!

[@laserfalcon]

Im sure the wife wouldnt mind. Lol

[@richardruddy6341]

One of my friends used to make fuses using cigarette papers and sugar.

[@jonathanbaron-crangle5093]

@@richardruddy6341 Oh really?

[@irontusk5027]

It's a purple oxidizer, and if you don't know what that is, you probably aren't old enough to do this. (Later in the video) You can see the permanganate here in the water hahahahahaha

[@jasonezekiel3250]

lol only us oldschoolers know about fun with potassium , kids these days can't even say permanganate let alone trying to order it

[@BigCroca]

Jason Ezekiel yeah it’s almost like it’s a dangerous element that could easily hurt you and people care enough about their children nowadays to keep it away from them... also the education system is getting better so I’m not sure if you were joking when you said younger folks can’t pronounce permanganate or you’re just stupid yourself.

[@BigCroca]

@Auxiliary Stream Services hey dumbass, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect#:~:text=The%20average%20rate%20of%20increase,scaled%20by%20the%20Wechsler%20tests. do some actual research before projecting your shortcomings.

[@BigCroca]

@Urbexx Jeremy wow a baseless generalization. what were you saying about people being stupid?

[@BigCroca]

@Auxiliary Stream Services lmao

[@rionschulz9587]

As you said, this "Purple Oxidizer" is notorious for staining everything. To remove these stains, mix a 50:50 ratio of vinegar to 3% Hydrogen Peroxide and spray on the stains. They'll clear up faster than you can say Redox :)

[@ElementalMaker]

Great trick there! Thanks for sharing!

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

Rion Schulz wow pog

[@professornuke7562]

As a jogger in the 70's, we were all told to soak our feet in it to toughen the skin. I had Grade 2 Teacher who's surname was Condy. We asked her if her family invented the Chrystals.

[@Yaminakai]

Yeah purple oxidyzer can make your skin brown / burned.

[@justincarroll1836]

Just be careful, the stains heat up when cleaning

[@ericmuller6582]

How nice it is if someone is not only interested in explosions and destruction but after trying the result in his Sorted elements collection ♡ Because it's not always about the big bang It's about the fascination of how different elements react with each other! Greetings from Germany

[@Cyber4499]

Just 3 ingredients and you wont believe the activation energy is creates. (Magnesium dealers hate him)

[@ElementalMaker]

LOL! Yet its true!

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

Engage the safety squints.

[@ElementalMaker]

More like welding goggles. Really should have thrown on my auto-darkening lid.

[@frankroberts9320]

Instead of thinning with stinky mineral spirits, try using hexane (old fashioned Ronson or Zippo lighter fluid). Charcoal starter fluid works well too. DO NOT attempt to thin this mixture with any type of alcohol or any solvent that might contain alcohol as it will ignite spontaneously after a short delay. Acetone is also a no no. When thinned to the consistency of honey, it can be pumped into flexible tubing to make surprisingly good safety fuse. I have a couple of 500 foot rolls of white 3/16" diameter woven fiberglass wiring sleeve material known as "Varflex" that functions better than commercial safety fuse when charged with this mixture. Pumping it into an 8" paper soda straw produces a delay unit with a consistent burn rate of nearly 30 seconds/inch, or roughly 3-½ minutes from end to end. If you use a waxed paper straw, it will reliably burn underwater. Be sure to allow extra time for the mixture to cure as curing will not begin until the thinner has first evaporated.

[@MrGoatflakes]

Hexane extremely toxic for an alkane. It is neurotoxic and can cause peripheral neuropathy.

[@frankroberts9320]

@@MrGoatflakes What's your point?

[@MrGoatflakes]

@@frankroberts9320 the point is you shouldn't be working with it without a respirator or a fume hood, unless you are fond of neurological damage.

[@MrGoatflakes]

@@frankroberts9320 also lighter fluid is usually solvent naptha which is "A mixture of aliphatic, open-chain or alicyclic C7 to C12 hydrocarbons" according to Wikipedia.

[@frankroberts9320]

​@@MrGoatflakes Which is the solvent I recommended in my comment..

[@georgerobartes2008]

The purple stuff should be carried in anyone's survival kit . You can sterilise drinking water from a mystery source for drinking by adding tiny amounts at a time until the water has a hint of pink , which means all the organic bacteria and other nasties have been oxidised . A slightly stronger mix will make a good antiseptic and of course you can light a nice little fire with it in windy or damp conditions to make a nice brew in your aluminium pan .

[@viz12345]

you mean potassium permanganate?

[@frisk3320]

@@viz12345 aha, i spotted someone not old enough

[@frisk3320]

@@viz12345 of course it is KMnO4, purple crystal oxidizer is that one, be careful cuz the stain is hard to clean and it stain everywhere tho

[@timsharp8233]

'I've been banging away at this slag for a while' completely cracked me up - lovely job - if I ever have a tree stump to destroy I want to do this !

[@quantuminfinity601]

"I've been banging away at this slag for a bit" means a WHOLE different thing here in Britain :D :D :D

[@lordthomastravis1617]

15:55best sound bite ever!!! For us Brits that litteraly is a gift worth gold!

[@ElementalMaker]

Glad to give you a laugh 👍

[@tylersaal2010]

I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel! Great content!

[@mxcollin95]

That periodic table you made on the wall is an awesome idea! Would love to put together something similar over time. 🤙

[@freehat2722]

Love the editing with the speedster skills, you are fkn hilarious. I love this channel.

[@richardsandwell2285]

Great little mixture there, so useful for all kinds of applications.

[@Gattone_91]

Potassium Permanganate?

[@ElementalMaker]

Filippo Gatti *Dr Evil voice* Perhaps...

[@jacksona6737]

Yeah. He said permanganate, and the potassium makes it purplish.

[@Wompylulz]

Purple oxidising agent...mhhhh...what on earth it could be...KMnO4 perhaps, who knows ;)

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

Hush yo

[@elmikeomysterio5496]

It's snail squeezins! I swear!

[@thephantomflanflinger1108]

Banging away at slag! !!? Its amazing how stuff translates into funnier stuff!😂. Great vid.

[@Rhodanide]

Oh this is perfect, I needed a fuse to light off some Lead Azide I made "accidentally". Thanks bud, love the channel!

[@alvinramsey9372]

I do like your periodic table Shelf. Pretty neat idea

[@ElementalMaker]

Thanks! Been working on that collection for some time!

[@wimderix]

I really like your videos and presentation and want to see more. Please make sure your hobby place is well ventilated.

[@theITGuy-no3nt]

Greetings from S.F. Just found you by way of AvE. Nice work from what I have seen so far; I'll probably binge watch on the train the next couple of days.

[@ElementalMaker]

the I.T. Guy truly appreciate it! Glad to have you on board!

[@elmikeomysterio5496]

Ave is why I found him too. Musta been a while back while I was drunk watching ave, bigclive, tublican, and old Tony one night. Tbh, I don't remember subscribing but apparently ive watched all his videos and my brain associates prementioned channels with em

[@ElementalMaker]

ElMikeoMysterio I take that as a massive component for you to think of my channel in the same grouping as theirs. Love all those guys. Thank you.

[@TheGreyTest]

6:29 I applaud you. All the way from over here in Old Blighty. 👌🏻👍🏻✌🏻

[@xandergross8474]

🤣🤣🤣 "So... Today is tomorrow..." Brilliant! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Convolutedtubules]

I made thermite as a kid using iron oxide from steel wool soaked in water and coarse aluminium filings. Ignited a few grams of it using a magnifying lens and surprisingly it worked!

[@OverTaxed42Long]

Really dig that cool periodic table.

[@ElementalMaker]

Thanks! Will have more videos coming up showing it and isolating elements!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

It's a winner. That was fun my friend.

[@ElementalMaker]

Tomoko's Enterprize glad you enjoyed! Thanks again for always dropping a comment 👍

[@jacobduncan87]

Wow that periodic table is pretty awesome NICE!😋👌

[@ElementalMaker]

Jacob duncan it was a fun project to build, and has provided me with a great hobby! Definitely recommend making one if you have the time 👍

[@user-ng7rt9jt2i]

Use a bakers bag, or ziplock/bread/sandwich bag and snip the tiniest corner hole you can and make your continuous strand on parchment paper, back and forth. You can roll the strands if you need thicker.

[@muzzaball]

Aluminium - Like the REST of the world! Silicone fuse worked a treat, well done.

[@anthonycaminiti8734]

This is incredible! Kmno4 and sulfer sounds like a bad idea! Add some magnalium and you got a good star there!

[@ElementalMaker]

Anthony Caminiti glad you found it interesting! Thanks for checking out my channel!

[@MrKclo42112]

thx for that. I use visco dipped in nc lacquer then thermite and then nc lac again til i have a nice blob . and make up a bunch of fuses like that. I also make my ematches like that .theyre waterproof and will light anything reliably... old school is purple oxidizer and glycerine for a nice delayed fuse

[@braceharvey]

If you look closely at the burning fuse you can see the partially reduced Manganese from the KMnO4 in the smoke turning it a little green, awesome!

[@HeaanLasai]

Iron dust and sulphur can be used to light thermite. It ignites at a low temperature, releases a lot of energy, but does not boil and barely sputters during the reaction so it simply lies like a bead of viscous sticky liquid on top of the undisturbed thermite igniting it. Also it's very forgiving when mixing, humidity is fairly irrelevant. 4:30 A good assumption.

[@CharlMarais247]

Man i love your videos. You remind me of Ave's younger brother, Buzz Lightyear

[@therealfranklin]

A purple oxidizing agent that makes beautiful friends with glycerine, perhaps?

[@svenhoek]

even easier to use, as you don't need to ignite it. Glycerine and KMNO4 self ignites

[@sugarbooty]

Sven Hoek it's a matter of personal preference, the fuse works every time but if you use the glycerin and KMnO4 it varies in ignition time and might not go off at all

[@rogergrimme4606]

Renewable Oilcan Rim 8

[@todorpopov8613]

And with sulfuric acid

[@joerowland607]

yes it will

[@amiralozse1781]

"mysterious purple oxidiser" great description everybody with some hands on experience in home-chemistry will know immediately what you mean

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Leaves a great lump of metal welded inside a cannon barrel or breech. Thanks for showing.

[@ElementalMaker]

Definitely wouldn't use this for anything other than thermite compositions. Especially not a cannon passfire

[@awesomefacepalm]

You're like AvEs little brother

[@ElementalMaker]

I appreciate that. Love his stuff!

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

Dewclaws twin

[@ElementalMaker]

Stub Knub

[@elmikeomysterio5496]

awesomefacepalm its the mat! Lol

[@wyldfyre32286]

I'll definitely second that. Love both of y'alls channels. Keep it up.

[@kirenireves]

That would make a superior fire starter for rainy camping trips.

[@keithdavis00]

Learn something every day, thanks!

[@erikwalfridsson8790]

Thermite burning isn´t just bright. It also gives off a surprising amount of UV light. Welder's flash (photokeratitis) is a very paintful condition. Your should really wear real welding goggles. (If this happens, do not rubb your eyes, don't use contact lenses and preferably spend as much time as possible in a dark room. Anaesthetic eye drops will slow down the healing)

[@DancingRain]

That's awesome! :) Nice iron sample too. I got mine via electrolysis. Thermite would have been more fun, but given the neighbors I have, seemed like a bad idea.

[@ElementalMaker]

Glad you enjoyed! Sorry to hear you got those kinds of neighbors, luckily mine are quite okay with the random loud noises and odd smoke cloud. Probably because we live very close to a rifle range. Thanks for dropping a comment!

[@DancingRain]

Thanks for your kind reply :) If you're curious, here's how I electrorefined iron: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXbbeIaqgN6ogrc

[@docthebiker]

Stand a thick chunk of your PP fuse in water and light the dry end. However by "waterproof" I think it just repels water, so you could fish it out the bowl and light it after if it doesn't keep burning. I could see it resisting a good downchuck of rain

[@PyroRob69]

We used to use the purple stuff with glycerin. Nice little time delay, but it works.

[@bulwynkl]

Was told a trick to make silicon cure evenly (eg. DIY sugru). Add a bit of corn starch, it takes a little bit of water adsorbed onto the powder evenly dispersed through the paste

[@chipko]

What a great fun, informative video :) I can't say I've seen many of your vidoes but your name rings a bell. I really like your style so I've subscribed with notifications :D [aluminium - I live in the UK and when I tell people that the Americas actually use the correct original name, they don't like it! I say aluminium though!]

[@ElementalMaker]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for subscribing!

[@user-fg7jk9cq1b]

Very impressive results. A pasta making machine would be able to make some awesome wicks!

[@robinbrowne5419]

That would make perfect scones for your thanksgiving turkey.

[@ElementalMaker]

Now that would be delicious!

[@douglasscott5623]

9:42 you just told us what the purple powder was. lol Love your videos man!

[@ElementalMaker]

NAH! I just said what ions were in the water! LOL Glad your enjoying them. Many more to come!

[@jesusisalive3227]

That seems like it might be a handy thing to keep in a fire starting kit.

[@locouk]

Purple stuff with a drip of glycerine works well, no matches needed. It’s self ignition.

[@ElementalMaker]

Green Silver whoa whoa whoa, you can't even say the G word here in KZbin. It could be nitrated into a dangerous compound! Haha but yeah that also works well. This is just a bit easier imo

[@shadow4280]

Green Silver like vegetable g? Same stuff I vape?

[@WineScrounger]

The welsh nationalists of old used cigarette packets stuffed with this crap and left behind seat cushions to cook off. Dirty little bastards.

[@s.sradon9782]

@@ElementalMaker you mean THAT chemical G which tastes sweet? oh god would it be a shame if someone nitrated it!

[@hobomnky]

i like your shelf idea

[@ElementalMaker]

hobomnky I like it too

[@markatonc]

I love how you avoided using the name of oxidiser.... but used part of it with the water test anyway :D

[@ElementalMaker]

I am very very sneaky sir

[@Centexzen2]

WHOOOSE The Badass??? YOU ARE! You & your periodic Table lookin' knick knack shelf buildin' m'r f'r YOU!!! ;) cool

[@ElementalMaker]

Coolest comment of the day!

[@Centexzen2]

....auck-huuuum ME SORRY :) still Luv ya though!.....me too???

[@stephenmitchell3569]

Great job and Thank you! Always fun to throw some chemistry in on the Boy Scouts when they come to shooting range!!! Pellet gun to Mountain Cannon seems to address firearm safety. So while covering safety and fun your chemistry channel is Boss! Sharp young men becoming Eagle Scouts! Thanks you add alot to many good minds!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😇

[@christkandosii3337]

I think it’s because you are coming up on the Smart TV KZbin recommendations. My smart TV put you up there.

[@sharadnepali7188]

awesome video had an idea for this fuse for sugar rockets thumbs up

[@johnsumner2987]

Dude you sound exactly like Joe from Family Guy. LOL that's awesome. Great video.

[@ElementalMaker]

John Sumner haha thanks John! Love me some family guy.

[@commonsense-og1gz]

chuck norris would make gunpowder out of his own mustache.

[@ElementalMaker]

Wrong, his mustache is TNT. LOL

[@Skywatchers]

Potassium permanganate and brake fluid is fun!!!

[@jhyland87]

I definitely plan on trying this out, and maybe making some changes, such as coating a string with the microfuse to give it some strength, or maybe even coat an actual fuse, that may work better. But great concept and awesome video! Thanks for sharing. *P.S.* Do these fuses keep for any decent amount of time? What's the longest you've kept some silicone microfuse on the shelf and still had it work properly?

[@sashasoule4585]

Glad you can still say fingers crossed after all these years, instead of just finger crossed.❤️

[@suprememasteroftheuniverse]

How could you cross a finger? Genius.

[@douglasthompson2740]

Hello, Your voice reminds me of the actor in the sitcom from the late nineties set in a corner cafe and co-starring that short young Canadian (at the time) blond comedian from Sat. Night Live. Virtually identical. The voice later had a spinoff of his own. Anyway just found your channel and really like it. Take care. Doug

[@ironbomb6753]

I don't know about the sitcome, but he could voice double for Travis Wertz, 2 time Forged in Fire champion and co host of Knife or Death. A really cool guy. 👍😎🇺🇸

[@isaacmiles-watt2758]

Mysterious purple oxidizer... mentions permanganate halfway through video

[@ElementalMaker]

KZbin bots aren't that smart yet! LOL

[@uppitywhiteman6797]

He has done that before.

[@ElementalMaker]

Its kind of my signature move.

[@Billbobaker]

I use german dark brown oxidized al and it really light with stick matches.

[@Strothy2]

I got a kids chemist set when I was eight, it had 10g of permanganate and it made pretty purple water... needless to say everything else in the garage that came in contact with the water was a bit purple later xD It was the first and last time my parents gave me free chemicals :D

[@dylanhealy4473]

Cool periodic table curio cabinet. Have you ever watched the thermite video of guys fusing together railroad ties

[@ElementalMaker]

Thank you! And absolutely those videos are amazing! I just found a section of old rail near me that looks to have been thermite welded, such cool stuff!

[@elongatedmust1951]

Would this mixture be good coating for diy nichrome electric igniters?

[@djberg3483]

Could this be ignited like a rocket engine igniter? Digging on the chemistry lessons, and the diy, so your channel fits my little world quite well. Especially since getting the kids rockets yesterday, my brain has been churning a 3d printed rocket all morning, and your channel has given some good insight on propulsion agents. Next stop, maybe some nozzle turning for better propultion.

[@6150RE]

Very cool!

[@keithbrown2458]

Neat stuff thanks for sharing

[@ElementalMaker]

Glad you enjoyed Keith!

[@DesertJeff]

ROFL - Good noises. You crack me up.

[@QKLIENTE]

.hello: a question, if this formula mix with water to make a solid paste would be correct?

[@stoniemcdee255]

I like this guy so I just had to subscribed...

[@ElementalMaker]

I like you too 👍

[@sethbasler9777]

PBR can full of thermite because Mercia. Lol got to love it

[@gunner4lyfe723]

Does moldable thermite exist. I'm thinking about thermite playdo.

[@ZoonCrypticon]

Do you have a video on how to make the oxidizer out of MnO2 the electrochemical way ?

[@donstash4295]

Purple stuff on top of thermite mix add several drops of glycerin stand back

[@christopherj5780]

I have been wondering if a pbr can full of thermite can turn an automobile into an autopaperweight? If you could please test this, thanks

[@quijybojanklebits8750]

What if you put iron and aluminum in high concentration in silicon on and the potassium permanganate and sulfur in the mix as well.

[@craigkling5125]

I stirred permanganate into about a inch inch circle and half inch deep of the thermite. Did a proportion that I felt lucky. Little mound of the permanganate on top of that and punch little crater and drip in some glycerine. Dunnit a few times and worked every time. Scared myself when I did it on a hot day and it went off quicker than I was used to. Never had good luck with chrome oxide ....

[@ElementalMaker]

That trick certainly works! This is essentially a solid version of that which imo is a bit easier to work with. Either one will do the trick though. Thanks for checking out my channel and dropping a comment 👍

[@johnnykatze7467]

Can you use inductive heating?

[@stevedumas739]

Have you ever thought or tried to add the thermite mix to your fuse mix before you cure it?? wonder if that would even ignite.

[@xxxoddman1]

Just a morbid curiosity question here. If you take the thermite and suspend it into a solid what kind of reaction would you get. I'm thinking a solid like an epoxy of some type.

[@buckugly111]

So is your silicone acetic acid based, or ammonia based? I bought a tube of the ammonia stuff by accident. Do you think it would work ok?

[@professorEduardoBrasil]

which solvent did you use for silicon glue?

[@rubenoconnor198]

The funny thing is is that I’ve seen this ‘purple oxidiser’ used with glycerol to ignite thermite on its own so you could try that too!

[@net-twin-de]

Is the oxydicer maybe Potassium permanganate?

[@zaksrdanovich9649]

Is the purple stuff somthing promagonate?

[@preacherman1974]

what goes into cap powder for cap guns

[@jole5468]

I preffer mixing gassoline ans styrofoam to light my thermites but i usually have to get new stuff that has thermite infections when doing it as well

[@JustwatchingYouTube42]

You could chop the purple thingy into, say, 1.5cm squares, and poke a small hole in the middle just the right size for your favourite commercial fuse. Poke said commercial fuse through the hole and find a way to secure it, so it does not pop out. Fuse sticks up, light commercial fuse which should light the purple thingy, which if placed in good contact with thermite, preferably buried it, should start the thermite burning. You then have a standard fuse that you can rely on rather than using the purple thingy as the fuse itself.

[@ElementalMaker]

I've done it that way as well and it works great!

[@JustwatchingYouTube42]

@@ElementalMaker It does, doesn't it. It was seeing your video a couple of years ago that gave me the idea.

[@chlorhendl4304]

Btw the Purple Oxidizer is Potassium Permanganate

[@AppliedCryogenics]

I bet that stuff would make great electric matchheads.

[@alllove1754]

Kmno4 and glycerol on the thermite was what I was gonna say. You can speak, they don't get you like that it's when you say something like "revolution!" That might get then going. And it makes an awesome flash powder when mixed with aluminum powder and a little sulfur, seriously.

[@preacherman1974]

how would you make primer powder

[@lelearmi6186]

Hi, are you using silicon but element 14?

[@benben9794]

Don't forget purple rain can be one of the most dastardly chemicals in the world as it will wait for water and then when you're cleaning randomly you'll see purple and it will be everywhere because the more water you add the more purple you get

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

Thats great! Never tought about mixing an oxidizer into silicone!😅😂

[@ElementalMaker]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for checking out my channel!

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

@@ElementalMaker I tried it with KClO4. It works great!

[@ElementalMaker]

Nice! Good to know that KClO4 is another viable oxidizer, never thought of trying it!

[@givemethedaily1052]

Will a toy cannon fuse set this off? I like sparklers, cut them into 3-5 parts, no need to use one per. Get some fuse string for toy cannons. Use aluminum foil to make some small "strings", hold the two together. Fuse sets off sparkler, sparkler sets off thermite. Cut the fuse to the time you want to walk away, if you make your thermite too reactive, you will appreciate the time. But can I drop the sparklers and use this, will your fuses light based off just fuse string?