Re: blasting smallish tunnels in hard rock

On 3/25/2024 2:02 PM, Snag wrote:

On 3/25/2024 3:15 PM, Leon Fisk wrote:

On Sun, 24 Mar 2024 20:59:06 -0500
Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
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We are blessed here with an abundance of clay ... I was talking with
a guy that has some experience with this and he suggested clay as an
ideal tamping medium . There's a large flat rock right next to the stump
that I might lay on top too .

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Tannerite can make some pretty good blows too😉
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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tannerite+barn+blow
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    Yeah , but doesn't Tannerite require a sharp impact to set it off ? Besides , I already have the Pyrodex ...

Commercial Tannerite does require a VERY sharp impact to set it off. generally from a high power rifle.  I seem to recall there is a formula that can be set off by a rim fire rifle impact, and a local associate of mine claims there is a formulation he worked with that can be set off by just fuse.  His claim is the only one I have ever heard about "Tannerite", but there are lots of "explosives" formulations that can be made.  Mythbusters supposedly were working on one of their dropped projects when they discovered a very easy one made with very common household products.  They opted to drop that project and swear not to reveal it to the public.  Adam Savage mentioned it in on his TESTED YouTube channel a while back.
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