arcticap
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If you arent going to compress and corn then you need to add a binder to your powder. Anywhere from 1-3% should do...some people use 5% but thats way too much IMO. The common binder is dextrin..its very cheap and easy to find and/or make. To use...add it to your mix very well such as in the ball mill with your black powder mix..once mixed then moisten the powder lightly and roll into a ball and then run that ball over a window screen then catch the "grains" over newspaper and allow them to dry. Use distilled water or 50/50 distilled water and alcohol.
Do you use Dextrin?
I was reading a thread about different binders where someone posted that he does not use any binder and gets some durable grains.
Is that possible?
"What is wrong with dextrin? I don't use any binder and I get pretty darn durable grains. Hard enough to hurt my fingers when breaking up clumps and have never had a need for harder BP grains." --->>> See Post #15 https://www.amateurpyro.com/forums/topic/12268-granulating-black-powder/