[BProckets]

[fitzskis at fuse.net]

Bill, I'd recommend Lloyd Sponenberg's ball milling book as far as loading specs for a mill. Basically, fill half the jar with media and add enough comp to fill the voids in the media after it's been running for a while. As for ceramic media....there are varying opinions of same....I use all lead. If you're a member of the PML, go to the archives and look up making BP, under my name, with pyro baseball in the search. You'll find an article on tests I did with homemade BP. Basically, well milled 75/15/10, granulated with denatured alcohol to about 2FA makes very servicable BP. Good luck, Ned
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> From: Bill McAlister <billmac92364 at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2004/09/22 Wed PM 12:25:03 GMT
> To: Black Powder rockets discussion list <bprockets at amateurrocketry.com>
> Subject: Re: [BProckets]
> 
> Im just getting started in makeing rockets. I would like to make my BP insted of buy it. Is this realy feesable time and money wise? I have an exelent ball mill and ceramic media. the ball mill is about 1 gal capasity. How much would you recomend makeing for a first time batch. ..I plan on makeing 4lbs rockets
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> Any sugestions or first time traps to avoid? 

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