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Reddit mentions of Red Iron Oxide - Fe2O3 - Natural - 5 Pounds
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 9
We found 9 Reddit mentions of Red Iron Oxide - Fe2O3 - Natural - 5 Pounds. Here are the top ones.
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- Fe2O3, also known as hematite or Iron(III) oxide
- This comes from a natural source so the product has slight variation in color
- Particle size runs about 500 mesh (30 microns)
- Used in welding, pigments, ceramics, along with a lot of other uses
- We sell bulk for so many different uses, we don't include any specific use instructions
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 4.75 Inches |
| Length | 13.5 Inches |
| Width | 9 Inches |
Iron Oxide
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Aluminum Powder
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Thermite
Is there a problem with me just buying this and experimenting with different oils to see what works better?
Edit: This would probably look better wouldn't it...
> It's not easy to get aluminium this small
Made a crapton of it in high school 25 years ago with a drill, a 1/2" aluminum rod, and a bastard file. Took a while, but it was pretty fine powder. Any more, you don't even need that. It's $23 for 2lbs on Amazon
>Rust isn't ideal as it doesn't tend to be pure iron oxide.
It is when you decompose a chunk of wrought iron in a solution of sodium bicarbonate and water using a model train transformer. But again, not really necessary nowadays with it being $13.50 for 5lbs on Amazon
Wow, take a look at the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section for those two products. It's a complete grocery list for juvenile miscreants. Even has the magnesium ribbon.
Thermite is just aluminum powder mixed with iron oxide powder
Thermite. Did you know that aluminum will catch fire? I didn't until I thermited a macbook and most of the case burned outwards from where the thermite was piled.
Pro-tip: wear a welding hood, or at least sunglasses or you will have a spot in your vision for the rest of the day.
As always, amazon is your friend:
http://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Powder-30-micron-Pounds/dp/B005QFYBUY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369961638&sr=8-1&keywords=aluminum+powder
http://www.amazon.com/Magnesium-Shipping-65ft-75ft-GalliumSource-LLC/dp/B0051HBSI0/ref=pd_sim_indust_1
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Iron-Oxide-Natural-Pounds/dp/B004OKDTX2/ref=pd_sim_indust_1
Unrefined mostly harmless non-weapons grade uranium
I always liked how if you look at iron oxide the 'frequently bought together' items are aluminum powder and magnesium ribbon to make and ignite thermite.
They used to sell potassium nitrate that had a recipe for using it to make a black powder bomb in the product description, but I can't find that any more. Oh well, you can still buy them separately:
http://www.amazon.com/Sage-Cauldron-Lb-Salt-Petre/dp/B000WS901K/ref=pd_sbs_hpc_2?ie=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Jacket-Pure-Sulfur-Powder/dp/B005H0WA2O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1394149652&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.com/Fogo-FHWC35LB-35-Pound-Hardwood-Charcoal/dp/B009P166SU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394151117&sr=8-2
Nope.
You can probably get it cheaper here, free delivery too.
It's accurate. Both of the main ingredients are extremely easy to get, either locally or online. You can purchase them quickly and cheaply without the need for any special licenses.
For example,
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Iron-Oxide-Natural-Pounds/dp/B004OKDTX2
http://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Powder-Micron-500-Mesh/dp/B00ERX79FU
Just scale the amounts to what you need, add a magnesium strip as the ignition switch, and you have some thermite. I've used it a few times to cut through some old, rusted pipes at a local camp in the absence of power tools.