Benzolift

[whitepyro]

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]

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]

sweet .thanks for that

[Ralph]

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]

im pretty sure the bp needs to be milled before made into benzolift, correct?

[whitepyro]

NightHawkInLight just said that

[californiapyro]

okay just checkin, cuz ralph said otherwise, and wanted to make sure nighthawk was correct.

[Ralph]

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