White smoke

[Captndan]

I have read that coffee creamer is sometimes used with a blank load to make white smoke. Any details on how this is done? Quantities etc?

 

[davec2]

Captndan,

I haven't tried this in my own cannon, but powdered coffee creamer is very flammable and has been used in the pyrotechnics world for a fair amount of time to produce impressive fireballs. Having done this as a display in a static, vertically set can, I am fairly sure it will do the same (enhancing both flame & smoke) in a cannon. Here is some information on it from the pyrotechnic world.

https://www.skylighter.com/blogs/how-to-make-fireworks/cremora-fireball

 

[1frozenhillbilly]

as I don't use the stuff I'm not sure but I'd think that would be pretty expensive at cannon volumes,

 

[Youngblood]

Ive heard of flour too. Fyi

 

[flintlock75]

I have used coffee creamer before, lots of flame and smoke, it also spits bits out, don’t do it near dry grass. I had better results using talcum powder, it’s cheap in bulk. I used 1 cup in a 2” bore gun with 600 gr. Of cannon powder. The audience loved it. And very safe.

 

[Captndan]

I have used coffee creamer before, lots of flame and smoke, it also spits bits out, don’t do it near dry grass. I had better results using talcum powder, it’s cheap in bulk. I used 1 cup in a 2” bore gun with 600 gr. Of cannon powder. The audience loved it. And very safe.

Did you wrap the talc in anything?

 

[flintlock75]

Did you wrap the talc in anything?

I used a plastic wrap with the talc in it, powder charge is in a foil cartridge.

 

[Davey Boy]

I guess I have been lucky when using flour to pack my cannon

It is considered explosive when in a cloud exposed to heat and oxygen

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