If you're that intent on firey destruction, it would be much simpler & safer to use an oxyacetylene cutting torch, or a plasma cutter.
On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 10:20 PM Eric Smith via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone have advice on making thermite? Ingredients, sources, proportions? > > The internet seems to think that just using aluminum powder with ferric > oxide is relatively hard to ignite, and that some manganese dioxide would > help with that. > > Without spending too much time shopping, it looks like I can get: > * aluminum powder, 5 micron, 2 lb for $34 > * ferric oxide, 10 lb for $27 > * manganese dioxide, 1 lb for $39 >
