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Anonymous Mon 02 Oct 2023 23:44:42 No.4236399 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>4236619 >>4236639 >>4241142 >>4242326

In a effort to be an insufferable autist, I want to try using a flash powder light source.

Google is less than helpful in finding sources for such faggotry.

Are there modern makers of equipment/powder/ignition etc?

I'm handy enough to build one if there are some basic plans out there.

Am I just not using the right keywords, or are there really no articles/videos out there that are helpful?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 00:14:03 No.4236406 Report

Quoted By: >>4236643

The ATF would like to have word.
Black powder might be exempt.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 04:12:25 No.4236479 Report

Quoted By: >>4236537

I read about botany in my free time and learned that the spores of this plant, the stag's horn clubmoss, was used for flash. I know from seeing it on hikes that the spores fly off the things if you so much as brush past them. If you live in a part of the world where they're common you might consider foraging. I don't know details other than that it's highly flammable. I imagine other clubmosses work just as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 08:20:38 No.4236537 Report

Quoted By: >>4241657 >>4241702

>>4236479
You should try reading about photography where you would find it was made from powdered metals such as magnesium or aluminum and an oxidizer such as chlorate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 13:40:40 No.4236619 Report

Quoted By: >>4236634 >>4236652

>>4236399
30 grams of magnesium powder is like $15
do you really want to spend $60 on powder and $100 on good film, just so you can take 3, maybe 4 shots, depending on how much powder you use?
that would be retarded even for a richfag

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 14:15:35 No.4236634 Report

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>>4236619
>100 on good film
the fuck are you shooting nigger

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 14:32:41 No.4236639 Report

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>>4236399
Put the flash powder in a huge reflector for soft results off camera

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 14:49:14 No.4236643 Report

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>>4236406
blackpowder doesnt really flash. You can make blackpowder from easy to find household materials.

>t. reload BPCR

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Oct 2023 15:22:02 No.4236652 Report

Quoted By: >>4241137

>>4236619
1-2 grams per flash, dumbass.
100g is $10 on Amazon, dumbass.
If I'm already shooting film, it isn't an added cost.....dumbass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 14 Oct 2023 14:01:45 No.4241137 Report

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>>4236652
Dumbass faggot

cANON !!5Dz+C7v45HK

cANON !!5Dz+C7v45HK Sat 14 Oct 2023 14:13:30 No.4241142 Report

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>>4236399
Why don't you try this instead?
https://flashbulbs.com/

cANON !TD9IXpwSQ.

cANON !TD9IXpwSQ. Sun 15 Oct 2023 22:02:56 No.4241657 Report

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>>4236537
>The spores of this moss, "lycopodium powder", are explosive if present in the air in high enough densities. They were used as flash powder in early photography and magic acts.
you owe that anon an apology, know-it-all faggot

cANON

cANON Mon 16 Oct 2023 00:03:32 No.4241702 Report

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Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Oct 2023 12:04:20 No.4242326 Report

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>>4236399
Modern one is about 30% aluminium powder and 70% potassium perchlorate. Gram or so as unconfined pile. Confined it's explosive, nastier than black powder.
If you don't know what you are doing you are lucky to escape all eardrums, fingers and eyes intact.
Lycopodium is relatively less dangerous, throw some in air over a burining candle or like for a momentary cloud of of fire. Have a fire extinguisher and fire blanket ready in case you set your studio, yourself or the model in fire.

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