56 replies to this topic

[Caramanos2000]

Agreed.

[BigBang]

For Ti you can expect to pay somewhere in the region of £20-30kg delivered, depending on how much, and what type you are buying. But the price isnt the problem....the problem is finding someone who will supply!

Mg is slightly easier to obtain, which is ironic, as it is a lot more reactive, and hence dangerous. For this you can expect to pay about £5-7kg if buying over 50kg.

As for Al, if you want to buy 1 tonne of the really fine stuff, you will pay just £2kg delivered!!!

So, if you are into pyro in a BIG way, you can get this stuff for peanuts!! Its a shame, but if you are buying hobby amounts of pyro chems, you have to pay through the nose, thats why forming a consortium and bulk buying makes sense, but this, in my experience is difficult to arrange unless you know the consortium members well.

[Caramanos2000]

Mg or Al woot woot!

For Ti you can expect to pay somewhere in the region of £20-30kg delivered, depending on how much, and what type you are buying. But the price isnt the problem....the problem is finding someone who will supply!

Mg is slightly easier to obtain, which is ironic, as it is a lot more reactive, and hence dangerous. For this you can expect to pay about £5-7kg if buying over 50kg.

As for Al, if you want to buy 1 tonne of the really fine stuff, you will pay just £2kg delivered!!!

So, if you are into pyro in a BIG way, you can get this stuff for peanuts!! Its a shame, but if you are buying hobby amounts of pyro chems, you have to pay through the nose, thats why forming a consortium and bulk buying makes sense, but this, in my experience is difficult to arrange unless you know the consortium members well.

[Wyvern]

I Bought some FeTi off the guy on Ebay and did a small test just mixed loose with BP in a tube

http://video.google....445661680947486

[alex000]

I know where you can get large (50kg) drums of any type/size of magnesium, aluminium, titanium and magnalium powders, and have considered ordering, but decided against it as i only need a couple of kgs at the most. If anyone is into pyro on a big scale, PM me for a link to their website, unless you plan to do some sort of sharing system where we each pay for a portion.

If we all decide on a single type and size of metal powder, and i can guarantee where every part of the drum is going, I would consider ordering as the company is only about 20 miles from my house.

How much is it then?

[PyroThomas]

I Bought some FeTi off the guy on Ebay and did a small test just mixed loose with BP in a tube

http://video.google....445661680947486

I have been in contact with the ebay-seller too and will perhaps buy some of the FeTi. He mentioned some FeTi which contained 60% Ti which was 0-2mm. Is this the same stuff? Were there much fines in it? I am mostly interested in larger granules, about 10-40 mesh.

[Wyvern]

It ranges from about 100 micron to 2mm sized granuals but mostly larger grains. yeah it sounds like the same stuff although i was under the impression it was 70% titanium.

Edited by Wyvern, 19 January 2007 - 08:32 PM.

[PyroThomas]

Ok, perhaps he wrote 60% by mistake. Both alloys will be good for me anyways, 70% is probably a tint brighter. The fines will perhaps be good for hot primes and such.

[shadowpyro]

I certainly would be interested in the titanium orders. Though im not sure what particle size is best for bursts, but also good for rocket tails and comets at the same time.

[treefingers]

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Edited by treefingers, 27 January 2007 - 02:22 PM.

[pyromaniac303]

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I just got the internet set up in my new house.

I can't give a price until I get one definate size everyone who is making an order can agree on. The problem is that they sell a large range of products, though I am filling in a form on the website as I write this to try and get hold of a price list, but when I phoned up a few months ago they seemed reluctant to tell me too much unless I told them exactly what type I was after.

If everyone thats even considering making an order can post here with only 1 type of metal powder they would like, with a size, shape, and how much. Then I'll count up the different types, and find out which is most popular.

[MMMMMM Pyro]

Fair Enough,
60-80 mesh Ti shape preferably atomised/spherial but I'm happy for other shapes too. Depends on price but maybe a kilo or two?

Regards,

Mike

[Caramanos2000]

Its impossible to do that. No one is gonna just happen to coincide. Its gonna be about compromise. people should start up saying the metal, then after they are all done, they should say the size. I am up for any size of metal.

[MMMMMM Pyro]

Any update on this by anyone?

Regards,

Mike

[BigBang]

Any update on this by anyone?

Regards,

Mike

Im still working on it, but no joy as yet Still waiting for a few replies. If anyone has any sources for Titanium please let me know.