Merlin Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 For what it's worth BP can be made with phenolic. I made some just to see. BP turned out fine but it is definitely not worth the effort. Water is cheaper than alcohol and the phenolic makes a mess with charcoal and you have to use more alcohol to clean up. Same for charcoal based stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I tried some tiger tail stars using phenolic as the binder and got meteorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkama Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Etil alcool may contains Etil methyl keton as additive, or Parfums and oils, look at composition, Etil methyl keton may cause the sweet smell and made longer the drying time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullzuiper Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Etil alcool may contains Etil methyl keton as additive, or Parfums and oils, look at composition, Etil methyl keton may cause the sweet smell and made longer the drying time Yep, you are right. I noticed the same smell with my Perchlorate stars few days ago. And also these take a long time to dry. So this message of you confirms that it has something todo with the used alcohol aswell. I will buy Isopropyl alcohol next time, see if that makes a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkama Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) In my opinion if you can buy it and the cost is not too hi aceton is the best solution for damp climate in your case the presence of parlon can be another plus. Edited October 10, 2018 by kingkama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullzuiper Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 In my opinion if you can buy it and the cost is not too hi aceton is the best solution for damp climate in your case the presence of parlon can be another plus. I could, but I won't. Aceton makes my star roller a mess when parlon is present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagabu Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 PSST! https://www.amateurpyro.com/forums/topic/12413-phenolic-resin-as-binder/?p=170502 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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