Thermite Production

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Creator:
Gregabyte
Status:
Researching
Born On:
03:09, 3 July 2008 (CDT)
Last Updated:
08:10, 31 October 2008 (CDT)

Overview

Making thermite is very straightforward. All you need is iron oxide and aluminum powder. To set it off you need a strong heat source like magnesium.

  • Aluminum powder

  • Iron oxide powder

  • Electric bath to create the iron oxide. The bottle is being used to capture the elemental hydrogen byproduct.

  • Piece of aluminum and file used to get aluminum powder

  • Filtering out the iron oxide

  • Saturated filter paper

  • Filter paper after drying in the oven

  • Removing iron oxide from the dry filter paper

  • Iron oxide about to be powdered

  • Powdered iron oxide

  • Ready for mixing

Updates

  • 07/04/07: Initial attempt at igniting thermite mixture.
    • This was a failure because the mix was not at the proper ratio.
  • 07/10/07: Production of iron oxide powder has been continuing at a somewhat steady pace since the failure. Al powder production is now the bottleneck.
  • 07/11/07: Apparently the best place to get aluminum powder from is from an etch-a-sketch. src
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