Matmote123 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Hi i was wondering if i could make a e-match out of sparkler powder to ignite iron thermite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richtee Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Maybe. Prolly need some hefty nichrome wire and a solid high current voltage source. Decent gauge lead wires too. Don’t know if commercial systems would handle it, but then again I have no experience with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) One of the nice things about thermite is that it is very hot when it burns BUT it's actually hard to get it to start burning. Edited October 5, 2021 by Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSM Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Hi i was wondering if i could make a e-match out of sparkler powder to ignite iron thermite Typical sparklers depend on the iron wire within them to transfer the heat to the unburnt composition ahead of the burning front. It sort of pre-heats the composition before it's ignited. Rail thermite (used in the field to weld railroad rails together using a graphite mold) is usually ignited with a short version of a sparkler, maybe 3" long with about 2" of composition on the iron wire. If you cut a wire sparkler to the same dimensions and prime the end with a hot burning mixture, an E-match should be able to ignite the whole thing. There will be a delay between ignition of the sparkler and the thermite firing, to be sure, but I can see this as a way to accomplish your stated goal. WSM Edited October 7, 2021 by WSM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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