Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

It looks quite destructive, and from i've read i could just goto the paint store and pickup the supplies needed. Its gonna be one hell of a 4th of july ill tell you what. O0

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

You need aluminum shavings/powder and rust.

Easy to make, cheap to buy, hard to get lighted and burns extremely quick/bright/hot.

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

get it lit on the hood of a car and wait for it to burn through to the ground

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

Get a magnesium ribbon to light it. You can light that with a regular lighter, then the magnesium burns hot enough to ignite the thermite.

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

sparklers wok good for lighting it also. that ---- will burn through alot of things before it stops.

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

I'd probably try that next time, the magnesium ribbon works but it's a pain in the ass. Not only do you have to hold the lighter on it for a while to get it started, but it'll blow out easily and when it gets to the thermite it'll go out before igniting the thermite. Only way we could get the ribbon to light the thermite was to coil it up and press the coiled part into the thermite, and even then it was hit or miss.

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

im having a hell of a time trying to get the iron oxide, ------ steelwool method sucks

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

Patience is a key ingredient for teh carnage O0

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

Or, you can just buy it online for cheap. Rig up some iron and battery in some salt water.

Re: Anyone ever play with thermite?
 

Just buy it here...

1lb
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-lb-Black-Iron-...QQcmdZViewItem

5lbs
http://cgi.ebay.com/5-lb-Black-Iron-...QQcmdZViewItem