I'd think adding wax in a ballmill would only increase the sticking
problems
Nikolai Nielsen
On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 11:58, Lincoln Ross <lr21643@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, I'm talking about 1/2 inch grains, and I'm not keen on melting
fuel, except maybe paraffin. But milling ingredients that won't react with
each other seems fairly safe. It's just annoying that the really fine stuff
sticks to everything. Should I wax the pennies?
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 5:43 AM Rick Maschek <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Richard wanted the two milled together for an hour before melt and pour.
Now a days I don't mill, I use it in granular form, I simply mix the two
together before melting. But I am usually making 4 inch or larger grains so
I don't need it powdered.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 02:26:22 AM PDT, Tr Mu <
tl01001101@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why would you be milling the sugar? Are you packing motors or melting and
pouring? The particle size of the sugar does not matter if you melt it,
only the particle size of additives (like the KNO3) will change anything.
Trevor
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024, 5:17 AM Rick Maschek <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I remember the first time I milled a kg in a pvc mill. Was a hot day and
the milling process generated additional heat. After an hour, I opened up
the mill and dang, no powder! Where had it all gone? It had melted to the
insides of the mill and on the brass medium.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:22:15 PM PDT, Bruce Beck <
bbeck7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Are you milling the sugar & nitrate together? You should use spherical or
cylindrical grinding media in a cylindrical can.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM Lincoln Ross <lr21643@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a little mill, sort of like a ball mill, but much smaller than
most, and using pennies in a rotating square plastic food container set on
edge. It powders the sugar quite well, but the sugar then sticks to
everything, even after I dry it with heat and mill it again. Any
suggestions that won't screw up the chemistry?
