tiliquachub

ok, thanks!

And I forgot,

I read this on one of the Uk pyro form member's sites,

"Course aluminum is preferred here since it will make the thermite burn longer and expose the target to more heat for a longer period of time."

I want to use the thermite for cutting metal(and similar things), and would like a long burning mix. is it right that a fine mix will light better, but a coarse one will last longer?


thanks for all your help!
sorry that all my questions are begginer's,

andy

I would definatly reccomend buying the ingredients as opposed to making them.

I wouldn't reccomend using a pocket tourch, because when you light thermite (especially in large quantitys) molton bits of iron spray everywhere so you don't want to near it when you are lighting it, a sparkler is an effective and cheap way of lighting it.

ok, thanks

is there somewhere that sells iron & or alu powder ? like a hardware store or smething other than a chemical store?

thanks stuart,
but is i said, i didnt find any real answers, which was unclear, what i meant was, i didnt find anything about using the mothod above, using IRON oxide, it was just about using copper, and i didnt understand it.

i didnt mean to ask a question that has been asked before,
but i have to say, my other posts were answerd in the same fashon, someone was more than ready to tell me how easy they can prove me wrong, and that even i i look thru the archives, i couldnt have because look what they found.


and Yugen-biki, thanks,

fe(III)0 is iron oxide right?
I was kinda looking for a cheap way to make it, as i dont have the money to spend burning up stuff,lol

so you think i should just buy the ingredients, instead of making them?

when you say you dont really recomend this, is it just that it wont be as succsessful as if it was done in a more presise methond?

thanks,

TC

(sorry, i wasnt sure wich to post this on)