dodge586

Hi all! I am pleased to report success!!!!!! Thanks to everyone that helped both in the thread and via PM!!
This time I spent about 20 mins with the pestle and mortar! I was surprised to find my right arm hurting when usually it's very good at such prolonged action!!!

Was a little slow to light but then went up no problem! Feel really pleased!

Interestingly, I left the small piles of BP on the patio from my failed first batch. They have been out in the elements since my first post about 10 days ago. Given that they point blank refused to light I was amazed that a pile went up very spectacularly from the heat of my new batch next to it!

Probably more flames and heat from the old pile than my new freshly mixed batch! Was very surprised but also pleased. It left behind some red blobs which resembled melted plastic - any ideas?

I then lit one further pile of 'old stuff' that had been sat out in the rain and sun for 10 days or more and it went up even more spectacularly!

Feel very pleased and looking forward to taking my new hobby further.
Def going to invest in a ball mill!

Thanks!

Thanks guys. Perhaps something is up with the potassium nitrate...
Would anyone care to test a small amount if I were to post some?
Or perhaps I should just order a fresh batch from Gardens direct and see if it makes a difference?
Thanks