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Well got a cap maker. The one with a pop can formed with a cutter/former barrel. Makes OK caps but this is not my question/idea.
My idea is simple really ... why not use 4F powder ground into powder then mix crushed glass with it for a sharp substance to excite the 4F ground powder into a percussion explosion upon impacting from the hammer on the cap with the ground 4F and crushed glass.
Might use ( borrowing from the cap maker instructions ) a drop of fingernail polish remover or some hair spray to settle the powder andgive them some glue to adhere inside the cap.
I have 40 caps built and now I am ready for some either match heads, powdered 4F or wait for the powders in the kit to give em a try.
I rigged up my small arbor press instead of hammering them out with a hammer. Seems to work very well. Tons easier then hammering them and it gives me a bit more control than the hammer does.
What say ye? Do my thought with 4F powder have merit?
My idea is simple really ... why not use 4F powder ground into powder then mix crushed glass with it for a sharp substance to excite the 4F ground powder into a percussion explosion upon impacting from the hammer on the cap with the ground 4F and crushed glass.
Might use ( borrowing from the cap maker instructions ) a drop of fingernail polish remover or some hair spray to settle the powder andgive them some glue to adhere inside the cap.
I have 40 caps built and now I am ready for some either match heads, powdered 4F or wait for the powders in the kit to give em a try.
I rigged up my small arbor press instead of hammering them out with a hammer. Seems to work very well. Tons easier then hammering them and it gives me a bit more control than the hammer does.
What say ye? Do my thought with 4F powder have merit?
