In the process

[10thumbs]

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[RobD]

and a delicate process she be!

[Hank in WV]

I was kind of hoping someone else would ask so I wouldn't look like the dummy, but what exactly is happening here?

[RobD]

it appears 10thumbs is making black powder.  i hope he gets to keep all ten of his thumbs while "in the process".   

 

[Bigsmoke]

I was kind of hoping someone else would ask so I wouldn't look like the dummy, but what exactly is happening here?

Thanks for asking, Hank.  I had no clue either.  Probably not something I would ever try.  It's bad enough getting me to heat up the lead pot.

[10thumbs]

  Good guess! Been something I've wanted to do the right way since I was 12.

[One Shot]

In picture 2 there appears to be a steel rod on the left side of the picture. There should not be any steel with in a mile of the process.

[10thumbs]

That's the jack handle for the press.

[RobD]

the steel handle is of no concern. 

in the same vein, neither is a powder measure with a plastic hopper dangerous for loading black powder.

[Oldetexian]

 
I was wondering what those pics were depicting...Thanks for the information. I cannot even shoot black powder without making a mess...making it....never! But my hat is off to ya 10thumbs!

[KDubs]

just curious as to how this all went?
 
not something I'm ready for yet but ya never know....

[RobD]

Hopefully it all went well for 10thumbs and he still has 2 thumbs and all 10 fingers left. 

[Ohio Joe]

I'm still trying to figure out what the black and white (paper?) discs are?

I've watched videos on making black powder, and I don't recall the "discs" 

[RobD]

I believe the black discs are compacted black powder "pancakes" and the white are probably just paper separators.

[Ohio Joe]

 

That makes sense to me now. Thanks Rob.