Manufacturing Lift Powder
This process is relatively simple.
- First take 100 grams of black powder and put it in a plastic ziploc bag.
- Second, take 10 grams of dextrin and mix that in also.
- Then, carefully pour a small amount of water. Mix well (always by hand, not a machine).
The mixture should become thick enough to stick together if squeezed between the fingers. If it is too dry, carefully add more water. Now, take an old spaghetti strainer and put all the wet lift powder into it and squeeze it out onto a paper plate. Let it dry in the sun for a day or two.
Once it is dry, some of the pieces may be a bit large. Just crumble those down. Overall the granules should be about the size of medium sized cookie crumbs, about 10-20 mesh.
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