Diorakal Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Is there any alternatives for organic dye for making a colored smoke bomb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Unless you like black, there aren't a lot of other choices. There are some inorganic based colored smoke dyes listed in Ellern, but they're not the most environmentally friendly things. Lead, iodine, manganese, that sort of thing. There might be an orange or yellow one based on iron though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diorakal Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 Thank you for your reply mumbles, is there any alternative for lactose on 50 30 20 mix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 As far as I know, lactose is just a convenient cool burning fuel. I'd try another simple sugar if I couldn't get or didn't have lactose on hand. The temperature just has to slay low enough not to burn the dye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave321 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 sucrose works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Dave, have you encountered any issues with the mixture being hygroscopic when using sucrose? This issue is one of the reasons lactose is generally the preferred sugar choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diorakal Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 @Mumbles the sugar did you grind it?sucrose works finesucrose works fine i think the sucrose is harder to find than lactose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Sucrose is table sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diorakal Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 oh! i didn't know that it was table sugar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) As Mumbles said it's pretty hygroscopic. I use lactose in my smokes now so I can store them. Sucrose turns to a useless brick if not in an aluminum can sealed with foil tape. Lactose doesn't give as much smoke as sucrose but it's a trade off I reckon. I just realized you are working with colored smokes so you'll need to use the lactose to keep the burn temps down. I tried blue smoke one time and I looked like a Smurf for a week afterward. No more for me! Edited October 24, 2017 by OldMarine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidh Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I recall that ammonium chloride will work in place of a dye to make a dense white smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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