But if it sticks, I guess we all become 3D print bros
Oh yes? They'll ban gun powder (no registered guns, no need for gun powder, right?) or they'll tax it to oblivion.
@D00B @Coyote @WashedOutGundamPilot @bitcoin @mystik This is blackpowder, which is much weaker and dirtier than modern smokeless powder. It will work well for your flintlock muskets though. For anything more modern, including ball and cap and blackpowder cartridge you need primer, which is fairly dangerous to make.
@mystik @Coyote @D00B @bitcoin @ForbiddenDreamer @WashedOutGundamPilot still needs a primer. That's the hardest part to make at home
It’s not easy to get water and salt even if you start with saltwater.
@epic @Coyote @D00B @bitcoin @ForbiddenDreamer @WashedOutGundamPilot @mystik I guess I'm confused. From the patent paper it looks like the primer is used as a heat source to ignite the hydrogen and I assumed it was a normal primer. I believe those were traditionally made from some byproduct of fulminated mercury, I don't know how they are made now. I also don't understand how water and salt could ignite the hydrogen, but chemistry isn't my strong suit.
Water and salt. That's the primer. How hard is getting water and salt?