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Posted: 11/3/2019 5:07:34 PM EDT
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Dump it in a large container, to spread it out and let it dry if possible. Test a sample to see if it will burn, if not throw it away.
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Posted: 11/3/2019 5:12:24 PM EDT
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I'm pretty sure black powder can be dried out and used if it gets wet, in fact I think it's usually milled wet during production to eliminate the chance of explosions due to sparks.
Not sure how to dry it safely, though. You'd want to make sure there's no chance of static electricity. |
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Posted: 11/3/2019 5:15:52 PM EDT
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This isn't GD
-FrozenWinter |
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Posted: 11/3/2019 5:49:59 PM EDT
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You can dry it in the sun.
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Posted: 11/6/2019 8:19:01 PM EDT
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Yes- dry it in the sun.
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Posted: 11/7/2019 1:08:07 AM EDT
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I've dried it in the sun. I would also be tempted to try instant rice in pouches made of panty hose or other sheer cloth after saving my phone that way. A mason jar would be my likely vessel for this experiment.
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Posted: 11/10/2019 11:01:45 AM EDT
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I made a hot box. Just got to be careful with it. Like others stated lay out a thin layer and let sun dry.
I mix in water when making black powder so it should be good to go once dry. I have seen a few times where you think it is dry and it is not. "Keep your powder dry" |
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Posted: 11/11/2019 10:17:57 PM EDT
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I've dried it in the sun. I would also be tempted to try instant rice in pouches made of panty hose or other sheer cloth after saving my phone that way. A mason jar would be my likely vessel for this experiment. |
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Posted: 11/13/2019 12:55:37 AM EDT
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Don’t use nylon bags as if too cold or low humidity can be prone to static. A cotton bag if trying the rice method. Sun dried is best way to go. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've dried it in the sun. I would also be tempted to try instant rice in pouches made of panty hose or other sheer cloth after saving my phone that way. A mason jar would be my likely vessel for this experiment. |
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Posted: 11/13/2019 1:27:35 AM EDT
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Way back when DuPont was making black powder, the powder was wet when being made. When they could, they'd dry it in the sun. When weather did not permit, they dried in in buildings with artificial heat, but the heating of the air was done outside the building where it was being dried.
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Posted: 12/26/2019 1:02:37 AM EDT
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My personal opinion would be to air dry it, and wait until 4th of July or find a tree stump to use it. I was into BP when I was younger and prefer the pop bang rather than pop, fizzle, bang.
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Posted: 1/17/2020 10:14:30 PM EDT
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I have read historical accounts of expeditions drying their powder in the sun after a period of rain or a river crossing.
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Posted: 1/19/2020 7:50:37 PM EDT
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What about using silica gel packets in the goex container? Or the little plastic barrels found in bottles of some meds like Bayer low dose aspirin.
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Posted: 5/5/2020 4:10:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Snert: What about using silica gel packets in the goex container? Or the little plastic barrels found in bottles of some meds like Bayer low dose aspirin. I would think you would need a whole lot of those things to get all of the necessary moisture out of the BP. I think the issue with the garage storage, even if the canister is tightly capped is that it is not actually sealed and airtight. As the garage heats up and cools down the can "breathes" and draws in the humid air when the temps drop. You would probably be better off storing it in the basement. Even if it is not humidity or temp controlled a basement is a relatively constant temp so the can will not see the continual heat up and cool down cycle. |
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