db5086 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Man I hope this doesn't sound stupid but I got a question. I was boiling a deer head to European mount. On the bottom of the pot a heavy carbon soot layer built up. I mean very heavy. The propane burner probably has some blockage in the air intake and needs to be cleaned out and I'll get to that before the next time I use it. So here's my question, can the soot be used as lampblack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackthumb Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Best made from lamp oil, kerosene, or diesel oil... Edited November 30, 2014 by Blackthumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 If you can collect some of it, it should work. Lampblack is a messy beast as a fair warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db5086 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 No joke on being messy. I was able to scrape enough off to fill a small skylighter tub. Pretty cool and unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 No joke on being messy. I was able to scrape enough off to fill a small skylighter tub. Pretty cool and unexpected. SAWEET! Good luck, let us know how it turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSM Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) I've got a lampblack factory in my town. They use whatever carbon source is the cheapest at the moment they make it. When I asked them how they guarantee their oil-free lampblack is truly oil free; their answer was they take a spoonfull and stir it in a Dixie cup (small paper drinking cup) half full of water. If any of it floats, they keep roasting it till everything wets and none of it floats. On testing, their oil-free lampblack is a superior product for most all pyrotechnic lampblack uses. Edit: No, I didn't test it for conductivity. WSM Edited December 1, 2014 by WSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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