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whitepyro
04-30-2011, 01:32 AM
Benzolift is a pyrotechnic composition composed of whistle mix and Black powder in a ratio of 70/30, although the ratio applies to whistle mix and black powder the two seperate powders aren't usually combined in this way, the chemicals are added together as though the benzolift is a composition in it's own right, not a hybrid mix. - Pyroguide

Before i make it i want to be sure, so do you make the whistle mix and the blackpowder separate and then sift the two comps together to get the end result of Benzolift. Correct me if i am wrong
Cheers

NightHawkInLight
04-30-2011, 01:44 PM
Correct, you first make them separate. You cannot mill whistle, but you must mill black powder. Therefore you would mill your black powder, then combine it with the whistle.

whitepyro
04-30-2011, 04:50 PM
sweet .thanks for that

Ralph
05-15-2011, 11:33 PM
benzolift is a poor choice of lift charge it is excessively violent and therefore not used by any experienced pyros it is not made separately but made all in one go using a wet mix method

californiapyro
05-16-2011, 07:12 PM
im pretty sure the bp needs to be milled before made into benzolift, correct?

whitepyro
05-17-2011, 01:05 AM
NightHawkInLight just said that

californiapyro
05-17-2011, 08:02 AM
okay just checkin, cuz ralph said otherwise, and wanted to make sure nighthawk was correct.

Ralph
06-04-2011, 04:48 AM
Like I said earlier they are wet mixed quoting from the second source "the result was some very good Benzolift and it was done without too much hassle – and no ball milling"


http://www.vk2zay.net/composition/23

http://www.wichitabuggywhip.com/fireworks/benzolift.html