ivars21 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hi, my KNO3 is getting to the end (about 100g left). I had bought 2kg KNO3 with anti-caking agent 6 moths ago. I was wondering is there any big difference in their quality if I want to use them for stars (like TT, C6 etc.) and black powder? I have read that it is difficult to coat bp to rice hulls if it contains anti-caking agent. So I need your professional advice - to buy kno3 without anti-caking or I can use this. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potassiumchlorate Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) I don't think you need anticaking. I never had anticaking in my KNO3. Edited May 5, 2012 by Potassiumchlorate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivars21 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have already bought it, so I need to find any use for it. Any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabuse00 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hi, personally I love anticake. I don't know how great the sacrifice in speed and binding capabilities really is. But whenever you sieve a composition together, without the use of a ballmill, anticake is unbeatable. I just ground about 3Kg in my kitchen blender. This stuff is now really "airfloat" - free flowing, very easy to mix with anything. And it will STAY airfloat. I've got a batch I ground last spring and is still free from lumps. If you want to make high quality BP, the pure stuff may be better. But if you want to make for example coreburner rocket fuel, KNO3 based stars or slowflash to break shells, working with anticake rules. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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