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Market => Product requests => Topic started by: Void on July 23, 2012, 05:55 am
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Hello, I've always wanted to mess around with some thermite and I've read two thremite threads already, but both were inconclusive. To me, it seems obvious that law enforcement would keep an eye on people buying the reactants, and on certain sites they don't even allow you to buy them together. Because of that I would like to request the unmixed reactants on SR.
If you believe that it's safe to buy the reactants normally please explain why.
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I was planning to use aluminum, I've read that it's the best for various reasons. I know the ignition temperatures can be high, but I've read about some ways to reduce them and I might experiment with it a bit.
While I don't mind purchasing either aluminum or iron (III) oxide by themselves, I would just prefer a safe place (SR) to buy the second, although I don't know if I should even be concerned about purchasing both of them.
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They're easy to get - just order one from one vendor and another from another. Harder point is lighting it... need magnesium ribbon (easiest) or butane torch or something...
I forget - in HS Chemistry we did a reaction with potassium permanganate and something ??? else that yielded ~500 degrees F to kick off the thermite rxn... Forgotten too much about this particular toy of a chemistry test... great fun! Invite some kids to watch if you do it - try to interest them in chemistry ;-)
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Easiest solution is to go to the outdoor sporting goods section of a large store and look for something called a "firestarter kit". It will be a block of magnesium with a striking bar down one side. You shave off the magnesium with a knife or rasp into a tiny little pile and it becomes extremely flamable, requiring only a few sparks to ignite it. The magnesium gets more than hot enough to kick off thermite.
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Alright, if I won't get any governmental eyes trying to pry into my random musings by purchasing them from normal vendors then I guess I can do that.
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When I messed around with thermite I just purchased the materials needed from some website. Aluminum and Iron Oxide (Rust) are not watched by the government... Just buy these two, mix them together, and light the thermite with magnesium ribbon. Its straight forward, simple, and the Feds arent going to kick down your door for it :D
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