I did this method with 24 feet of yarn and they worked just as good without so much extra white stuff on the outside. I even used Green yarn and it looks like cannon fuse from a couple feet away.
I did find that their is extra potassium nitrate and sugar left over with the 12 feet of yarn, and colored yarn works fine, any cotton material will definitely work, the yarn is part of the fuel source like gun cotton, and die has little to no effect on how it burns.
The fumes aren't particularly harmful but I wouldn't advise using your stove in your kitchen as their is the potential risk of it catching fire in the kitchen and the residue can get into your food, this portable electric burner was 15 bucks at Walmart.
That's an interesting suggestion. 🤔 I tried dipping the fuses in candle wax which didn't work, I thought it would make them waterproof and to resist moisture from the air as potassium nitrate is hyroscopic, they just wouldn't burn with the wax coating, but spray lacquer I could try.
It works the way any other fuse work so it could, but I have found later that these fuses tend to absorb moisture from the air which makes them unreliable or useless, it works fine the very first day of making them and I found to extend their life it helps to roll them up in a paper towel and then inside of a plastic sandwich bag to prevent them from getting soggy from moisture in the air, to answer your question about using them for dynamite, yes you could use it if you make these fuses the very moment you use dynamite for mining, but it would still probably be better to buy fuses for that purpose as you don't know if the fuse will go out halfway and that could pose a risk, but if that were to happen you would want to wait 15-20 minutes before walking up to the dynamite to change the fuse.
You can use other materials such as rolling up paper towels or napkins, I've seen that used or a cotton twine that is thicker than the cotton yarn, basically anything that is organic that can burn can be used as (fuel) to be mixed with the potassium nitrate (oxidizer). Gun cotton is essentially cotton balls mixed with potassium nitrate and sulfuric acid which binds the potassium nitrate and the cotton fiber, so you can combine almost any organic flammable material with an oxidizer like (potassium nitrate), you can even mix the cotton yarn or twine with black powder with water and rubbing alcohol and hang that out to dry and you get (black match fuses). Which actually are more reliable fuses than what I have in my video.
These fuses were dried in a cheap $20 toaster oven I picked up at Walmart just for doing projects like this one, 🙂 The fuses do need to be baked to be completely dry as both the sugar and the potassium nitrate are hydroscopic (draw in moisture from the air), in fact I forgot to note in the video that from my experience, these fuses last longer by putting them into some paper towels rolled up then put the rolled up fuses with the paper towels into a sandwich bag or freezer bag and keep them stored in the house in a room that is cool or room temperature, keeping them sealed prevents the fuses from getting soggy from the moisture in the air.
The most dangerous step is mixing and grinding the 3 ingredients together, none of the 3 ingredients are explosive by themselves, this is a very dangerous experiment and assume all responsibility and do anything in this video at your own risk! 😉
That’s easy math bro, the difference is 12 grams between both elements that means if you have 25g of kno3 just minus 12 and that’s how much sugar you use (18g)
It's safer to get a portable electric burner so it can be done outside without fumes getting in the house and to avoid it burning up in your kitchen, they sell portable electric burners at Walmart for around $15.
Question, My friends wants to be blackbeard for halloween. he wants to put slow burn fuses in his beard like the pirate did. Is there a safe way to do this or is he crazy? would really appreciate help as he deserves a dope costume.
I wouldn't advise anyone putting pyrotechnics of any kind in hair or on the body, these fuses burn at a very high temperature enough to give 3rd degree burns.
@@DarkBunniDNR I know this is a bit late but if you make really low quality blackmatch (black powder fuse) it will burn very slow. For best results use natural string (it isn’t as absorbent as synthetic) and slightly courser black powder. it will make a fuse that isn’t really good for being a fuse but slowly burns and makes a decent amount of smoke and sometimes spits. It would be perfect for a Blackbeard beard.
That sounds cool, however I still wouldn't advise putting ANYTHING pyrotechnic related or anything that burns on or near the body, if you do know what you are doing and/or are really desperate to try it, Do it at your own risk. FYI The temperature of a burning fuse is around 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, much much hotter than a burning match. That is also around the same temperature of a blow torch.
@@techieunusual2368 yeah your probably right about not putting fuses in your beard, things could go wrong haha. Although luckily in the case of blackmatch, it burns a lot cooler than say KNO3 and sugar fuse. It’s still hot enough to burn you though.
NO! Potassium chlorate is a strong oxidizing agent and is much more reactive than potassium nitrate. Replacing potassium nitrate with the chlorate salt is NOT a safe substitution! The chlorate/sulfur combination is one the most notable “death mix” combinations in pyrotechnics. The “black powder” resulting from using chlorate in place of nitrate would be MUCH more sensitive to accidental ignition, particularly ignition due to friction or impact. In fact, this mixture would be quite likely to go off during mixing! This mixture, even if made successfully, would be prone to self-igniting in storage. So again, NO. Black powder MUST NOT be made with potassium chlorate instead of nitrate!
I wouldn't advise using the same oven that you use for cooking, it could leave fumes that will get in your food and if any of it spills in your oven it would ruin your oven for cooking.
I used cotton yarn, but you can use any cord that is organic material and any thickness to experiment, cotton is the best from my research for a consistent reliable burn.
I got inspiration from multiple youtube channels including The king of random, you really know your CZcams videos. 🙂 Great thing about the CZcams platform is you can be inspired and learn from CZcams and then create videos on CZcams based off what you learn from CZcams and either change the concept a little by simplifying it or taking it a little further, my method of simplifying the homemade fuse making is to use a $20 Walmart toaster oven for hobby purposes only instead of a kitchen oven range so it can be done outside which is safer and less expensive because you can't use an oven for cooking mixed with heating contents that are for the purpose of a hobby as fumes can get into the house and/or leave unhealthy residue in the oven range that can get into food.
Probably might want to lower the oven temperature a little and or reduce the amount of time of baking the fuses, every oven may differ, the baking is just for dehydrating the fuses to remove the water, I found it doesn't take that much time to dry them out in the oven. Also make sure the fuses are centered in the oven to avoid touching or getting near the heating elements. If the fuses touch the heating elements, they (Will ignite!) Please use caution and PPE, and they should should be baked in an hobby oven that is portable so you can do it outside for that reason.
i had to find out the hard way but DO NOT STORE this fuse without a airtight container/jar cause overtime the potassium nitrate will absorb moisture in the air and cause the fuse to be faulty and not be a stable burn and this fuse is not supposed to be bent or else it will crack and break!
Yep that's what I discovered later on after making this video, I put my fuses in between a couple layers of paper towels rolled up tight and then in a sandwich bag rolling the sandwich bag up tight pushing out any air and then sealing it to keep moisture out since potassium nitrate is hydroscopic.
@@techieunusual2368 no problem, potassium nitrate fuses crumble very easily and thus go out... for such a fuse, you need a suitable binder, such as rubber glue, then the fuse is not brittle as in this case ...
Here are a few common compositions for chlorate-based fuses used in military applications: ### Composition 1: Potassium Chlorate and Sulfur - **Potassium Chlorate (KClO₃)**: 70-75% - **Sulfur (S)**: 20-25% - **Binder (e.g., Dextrin or Gum Arabic)**: 5% This composition is highly sensitive and was used in early fuse formulations. The sulfur acts as a fuel, while the potassium chlorate serves as the oxidizer. ### Composition 2: Potassium Chlorate and Phosphorus - **Potassium Chlorate (KClO₃)**: 60-70% - **Red Phosphorus (P)**: 20-30% - **Binder**: 5-10% Red phosphorus can replace sulfur in some formulations, offering a different reactivity profile. This mixture is still very sensitive and requires careful handling. ### Composition 3: Potassium Chlorate and Antimony Sulfide - **Potassium Chlorate (KClO₃)**: 50-60% - **Antimony Sulfide (Sb₂S₃)**: 30-40% - **Binder**: 5-10% Antimony sulfide is another fuel that can be used in combination with potassium chlorate, providing a stable yet sensitive mixture. ### Safety Notes - **Sensitivity**: Chlorate-based mixtures are extremely sensitive to friction, impact, and static electricity. Handling them requires great care. - **Storage**: These compositions should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from any sources of ignition or incompatible materials. - **Handling**: Use non-sparking tools and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). These compositions were typically used in historical applications and are now mostly obsolete due to their hazardous nature. Modern explosives use more stable and safer materials. If you're working with or studying these materials, ensure you follow all relevant safety guidelines and legal regulations. Take it brother❤❤
@@user-tb3pv7wr6r Potassium Chlorate and red Phosphorus - this mixture was used for percussion caps and primers in black powder weapons. extremely sensitive to friction and impact or sparks.
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I did this method with 24 feet of yarn and they worked just as good without so much extra white stuff on the outside. I even used Green yarn and it looks like cannon fuse from a couple feet away.
I did find that their is extra potassium nitrate and sugar left over with the 12 feet of yarn, and colored yarn works fine, any cotton material will definitely work, the yarn is part of the fuel source like gun cotton, and die has little to no effect on how it burns.
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Awesome video! The only thing is I don’t have a portable burner can I just use the stove in my kitchen? The fumes are not toxic right?
The fumes aren't particularly harmful but I wouldn't advise using your stove in your kitchen as their is the potential risk of it catching fire in the kitchen and the residue can get into your food, this portable electric burner was 15 bucks at Walmart.
Add flint dust to create sparks lol💥
Pine charcoal is waaaayyy better than magnesium flakes is so sensitivity and more dangerous
Sounds like a good idea. 🤔 Have you tried flint dust? I have wanted to make better sparks.
How? And how much the measurement?
Maybe a little Spray Lacquor, For Underwater ?
That's an interesting suggestion. 🤔 I tried dipping the fuses in candle wax which didn't work, I thought it would make them waterproof and to resist moisture from the air as potassium nitrate is hyroscopic, they just wouldn't burn with the wax coating, but spray lacquer I could try.
I considered transparent shrink wrap, though not cheap might work!?
@jack1d1ps46 did you try that?
Yo, does this have to be on an electrical burner? Can i use a portable butane gas stove
It's safer to use an electric burner as the flames from a butane gas stove could ignite the mixture after the water evaporates.
Can it be used to ignite dynamites when doing mining activities
It works the way any other fuse work so it could, but I have found later that these fuses tend to absorb moisture from the air which makes them unreliable or useless, it works fine the very first day of making them and I found to extend their life it helps to roll them up in a paper towel and then inside of a plastic sandwich bag to prevent them from getting soggy from moisture in the air, to answer your question about using them for dynamite, yes you could use it if you make these fuses the very moment you use dynamite for mining, but it would still probably be better to buy fuses for that purpose as you don't know if the fuse will go out halfway and that could pose a risk, but if that were to happen you would want to wait 15-20 minutes before walking up to the dynamite to change the fuse.
Q: how much wind would put it out!,🤔🤨
It was actually windy when I tested this fuse, relatively hard to extinguish it.
Is there any other components that I can use instead of what you used to make the fuses
You can use other materials such as rolling up paper towels or napkins, I've seen that used or a cotton twine that is thicker than the cotton yarn, basically anything that is organic that can burn can be used as (fuel) to be mixed with the potassium nitrate (oxidizer). Gun cotton is essentially cotton balls mixed with potassium nitrate and sulfuric acid which binds the potassium nitrate and the cotton fiber, so you can combine almost any organic flammable material with an oxidizer like (potassium nitrate), you can even mix the cotton yarn or twine with black powder with water and rubbing alcohol and hang that out to dry and you get (black match fuses). Which actually are more reliable fuses than what I have in my video.
what can i do if i don't have a oven??
These fuses were dried in a cheap $20 toaster oven I picked up at Walmart just for doing projects like this one, 🙂 The fuses do need to be baked to be completely dry as both the sugar and the potassium nitrate are hydroscopic (draw in moisture from the air), in fact I forgot to note in the video that from my experience, these fuses last longer by putting them into some paper towels rolled up then put the rolled up fuses with the paper towels into a sandwich bag or freezer bag and keep them stored in the house in a room that is cool or room temperature, keeping them sealed prevents the fuses from getting soggy from the moisture in the air.
Which of these steps is the most dangerous? What should we pay attention to?
The most dangerous step is mixing and grinding the 3 ingredients together, none of the 3 ingredients are explosive by themselves, this is a very dangerous experiment and assume all responsibility and do anything in this video at your own risk! 😉
I only have 25g of Pottasium Nitrate, what does my sugar need to weigh?
18.2gram
That’s easy math bro, the difference is 12 grams between both elements that means if you have 25g of kno3 just minus 12 and that’s how much sugar you use (18g)
Bro, please reply, do I need a portable burner!!!!!
It's safer to get a portable electric burner so it can be done outside without fumes getting in the house and to avoid it burning up in your kitchen, they sell portable electric burners at Walmart for around $15.
Question, My friends wants to be blackbeard for halloween. he wants to put slow burn fuses in his beard like the pirate did. Is there a safe way to do this or is he crazy? would really appreciate help as he deserves a dope costume.
I wouldn't advise anyone putting pyrotechnics of any kind in hair or on the body, these fuses burn at a very high temperature enough to give 3rd degree burns.
@@techieunusual2368 Thank you for clarifying, I thought that would be the case. I'm guessing dynamite is also a no? :)
@@DarkBunniDNR I know this is a bit late but if you make really low quality blackmatch (black powder fuse) it will burn very slow. For best results use natural string (it isn’t as absorbent as synthetic) and slightly courser black powder. it will make a fuse that isn’t really good for being a fuse but slowly burns and makes a decent amount of smoke and sometimes spits. It would be perfect for a Blackbeard beard.
That sounds cool, however I still wouldn't advise putting ANYTHING pyrotechnic related or anything that burns on or near the body, if you do know what you are doing and/or are really desperate to try it, Do it at your own risk. FYI The temperature of a burning fuse is around 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, much much hotter than a burning match. That is also around the same temperature of a blow torch.
@@techieunusual2368 yeah your probably right about not putting fuses in your beard, things could go wrong haha.
Although luckily in the case of blackmatch, it burns a lot cooler than say KNO3 and sugar fuse. It’s still hot enough to burn you though.
Caton yarn size
Yep regular yarn size except it's made of cotton:)
does chlorate work
NO! Potassium chlorate is a strong oxidizing agent and is much more reactive than potassium nitrate.
Replacing potassium nitrate with the chlorate salt is NOT a safe substitution! The chlorate/sulfur combination is one the most notable “death mix” combinations in pyrotechnics. The “black powder” resulting from using chlorate in place of nitrate would be MUCH more sensitive to accidental ignition, particularly ignition due to friction or impact. In fact, this mixture would be quite likely to go off during mixing!
This mixture, even if made successfully, would be prone to self-igniting in storage.
So again, NO. Black powder MUST NOT be made with potassium chlorate instead of nitrate!
@@techieunusual2368 also for making the fuse u have to use nitrate instead of the fuse?
if i use the same oven i use for cooking, am i gonna poison myself?
I wouldn't advise using the same oven that you use for cooking, it could leave fumes that will get in your food and if any of it spills in your oven it would ruin your oven for cooking.
@@techieunusual2368 thanks for the quick answer
What thread do you use?
I used cotton yarn, but you can use any cord that is organic material and any thickness to experiment, cotton is the best from my research for a consistent reliable burn.
¸King of random recipie?
I got inspiration from multiple youtube channels including The king of random, you really know your CZcams videos. 🙂 Great thing about the CZcams platform is you can be inspired and learn from CZcams and then create videos on CZcams based off what you learn from CZcams and either change the concept a little by simplifying it or taking it a little further, my method of simplifying the homemade fuse making is to use a $20 Walmart toaster oven for hobby purposes only instead of a kitchen oven range so it can be done outside which is safer and less expensive because you can't use an oven for cooking mixed with heating contents that are for the purpose of a hobby as fumes can get into the house and/or leave unhealthy residue in the oven range that can get into food.
My fuse explodes in the oven
Probably might want to lower the oven temperature a little and or reduce the amount of time of baking the fuses, every oven may differ, the baking is just for dehydrating the fuses to remove the water, I found it doesn't take that much time to dry them out in the oven. Also make sure the fuses are centered in the oven to avoid touching or getting near the heating elements. If the fuses touch the heating elements, they (Will ignite!) Please use caution and PPE, and they should should be baked in an hobby oven that is portable so you can do it outside for that reason.
i had to find out the hard way but DO NOT STORE this fuse without a airtight container/jar cause overtime the potassium nitrate will absorb moisture in the air and cause the fuse to be faulty and not be a stable burn and this fuse is not supposed to be bent or else it will crack and break!
Yep that's what I discovered later on after making this video, I put my fuses in between a couple layers of paper towels rolled up tight and then in a sandwich bag rolling the sandwich bag up tight pushing out any air and then sealing it to keep moisture out since potassium nitrate is hydroscopic.
@@techieunusual2368bro can I dry in sun I don't have a oven
@@techieunusual2368is this fuse work in pressure or after smashing please reply
Excuse me your pattern is NOT sinusoidal!
I thought the suger was dr*gs
Nope,🤣 that's funny! The potassium nitrate and sugar is called rocket candy, basically a black powder substitute.
Oh
I recommend old military chlorate based fuses...
hardly anyone knows the composition of it .🤐
Thanks for the advice, ill look into it.
@@techieunusual2368 no problem, potassium nitrate fuses crumble very easily and thus go out...
for such a fuse, you need a suitable binder, such as rubber glue, then the fuse is not brittle as in this case ...
How?
Here are a few common compositions for chlorate-based fuses used in military applications:
### Composition 1: Potassium Chlorate and Sulfur
- **Potassium Chlorate (KClO₃)**: 70-75%
- **Sulfur (S)**: 20-25%
- **Binder (e.g., Dextrin or Gum Arabic)**: 5%
This composition is highly sensitive and was used in early fuse formulations. The sulfur acts as a fuel, while the potassium chlorate serves as the oxidizer.
### Composition 2: Potassium Chlorate and Phosphorus
- **Potassium Chlorate (KClO₃)**: 60-70%
- **Red Phosphorus (P)**: 20-30%
- **Binder**: 5-10%
Red phosphorus can replace sulfur in some formulations, offering a different reactivity profile. This mixture is still very sensitive and requires careful handling.
### Composition 3: Potassium Chlorate and Antimony Sulfide
- **Potassium Chlorate (KClO₃)**: 50-60%
- **Antimony Sulfide (Sb₂S₃)**: 30-40%
- **Binder**: 5-10%
Antimony sulfide is another fuel that can be used in combination with potassium chlorate, providing a stable yet sensitive mixture.
### Safety Notes
- **Sensitivity**: Chlorate-based mixtures are extremely sensitive to friction, impact, and static electricity. Handling them requires great care.
- **Storage**: These compositions should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from any sources of ignition or incompatible materials.
- **Handling**: Use non-sparking tools and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
These compositions were typically used in historical applications and are now mostly obsolete due to their hazardous nature. Modern explosives use more stable and safer materials. If you're working with or studying these materials, ensure you follow all relevant safety guidelines and legal regulations. Take it brother❤❤
@@user-tb3pv7wr6r Potassium Chlorate and red Phosphorus - this mixture was used for percussion caps and primers in black powder weapons. extremely sensitive to friction and impact or sparks.