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$ Kitchen Improvised Platic Explosives. $
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$ PART II $
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Agrajag The Prolonged
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This is the second in a series of articles dealing with the production of
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plastic explosives. This article will cover step by step (SXS?) instructions
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on how to make RDX, which is the main ingrediant in the rest of the plastic
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explosives I will cover. The information in this and all of the other articles
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dealing with the production of plastic explosives was orignally written by
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written by Tim Lewis in a book called,"Kitchen Improvised Plastic Explosives".
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I will give the address to send for this and many other books and the end of
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this article.
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THE PRODUCTION OF RDX IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
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DOING. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THIS IF YOU WISH TO LIVE TILL YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY!
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Since the first part of WWII the armed forces of the United States has
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been searching for the perfect plastique explosives to be used in demolition
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work. This search lead to the development of the 'C' composition plastique
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explosives.
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Of this group C-4 being the lastest formulation that has been readily adopted
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by the armed forces. This formulation was preceded by C-3, C-2, and C.
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In this series of articles, I will cover all these explosives in their
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chronological progression as they were developed and standardized by the armed
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forces. All these explosives are cyclonite or R.D.X. base with various
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plastisizing agents used to achieve the desired product.
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This plastisizer, usually composes 7%-20% of the total weight of the
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plastique.
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Cyclotrimethylenetrinittrime or cyclonite is manufactured in bulk by the
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nitration of hexamethylenetetramine, (methenamine, hexamine, etc., etc.) with
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strong red 100% nitric acid.
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The hardest part of this reaction is obtaining this red nitric acid. It
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will most likely have to be made. More on this later.
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Hexamine or methenamine can usually be bought in bulk quantities or
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hexamine fuel bars for camp stoves can be used but they end up being very
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explensive. To use the fuel bars the need to be powered before hand.
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The hexamine can also be made with common ammonia water (30%) and the
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commonly avaliable 36% formaldehyde solution. To make this componant place 185
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grams of clear ammonia water in a shallow pyrex dish. To this add 500 ml. of
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the formaldehyde solution to the ammonia water. Allow this to evaporate and
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when the crystals are all that remains in the pan place the pan in the oven on
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the lowest heat that the oven has. This should be done only for a moment or so
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to drive off any remaining water. These crystals are scraped up and placed in
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a airtight jar to store them until they are used.
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To make the red nitric acid you will need to buy a retort with a ground
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glass stopper. In the retort place 32 grams sulfuric acid, (98%-100%), and to
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this add 68 grams of potassium nitrate or 58 grams of sodium nitrate. Gently
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heating this retort will generate a red gas called nitrogen trioxide. THIS GAS
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IS HIGHLY POISONOUS AND THIS STEP, AS WITH ALL OTHER STEPS, SHOULD BE DONE WITH
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GOOD VENTILATION.
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This nitric aced that is formed will collect in the neck of the retort and
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form droplets that will run down the inside of the neck of the retort and
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should be caught in a beaker cooled by being surrounded by ice water.
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This should be heated till no more collects in the neck of the retort and
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the nitric acid quits dripping out of the neck into the beaker.
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This acid should be stored until enough acid is generated to produce the
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required size batch which is determined by the person producing the ecplosive.
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Of course the batch can be larger or smaller but the same rations should be
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maintained.
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To make R.D.X. place 550 grams of the nitric acid produced by the above
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procedure in a 1000 ml. beaker in a salted bath. 50 grams of hexamine,
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(methenamine) is added in small portions making sure that the temperature of
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the acid DOES NOT GO ABOVE 30 DEGREES CELCIUS. This temperature can be
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monitored by placing a thermometer directly in the acid mixture. During this
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procedure a vigerous stirring should be maintained. If the temperature
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approches 30 degrees, IMMEDIATLY STOP THE ADDITION OF THE HEXAMINE until the
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temperature drops to an acceptable level.
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After the addition is complete continue the stirring and allow the
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temperature to drop to 0 degrees celcius and allow it to stay there for 20
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minutes coninuing the vigerous stirring. After the 20 minutes are up, pour
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this acid-hexamine mixture into 1000 ml. of finely crushed ice and water.
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Crystals should form and are filtered out of the liquid.
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The crystals that are filtered out are R.D.X. and will need to have all
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traces of the acid removed. To remove this trace of acid, first wash these
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crystals by putting them in ice water and shaking and refiltering. These
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crystals are then placed in a little boiling water and filtered. Place them in
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some warm water and check the acidity for the resultant suspension with litmus
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paper. You want it to read between 6 and 7 on the Ph scale. If there is still
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acid in these crystals reboil them in fresh water until the acid is removed and
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the litmus paper shows them between 6 and 7, (the closer to 7 the better).
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To be safe these crystals should be stored water wet until ready for use.
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THESE CRYSTALS ARE A VERY HIGH EXPLOSIVE AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH THE RESPECT
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THEY DESERVE! This explosive is much more powerful than T.N.T.
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To use, these will need to be dryed for some manufaturing processes in the
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next few articles. To dry these crystals, place them in a pan and spread them
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out and allow the water to evaporate off them until the are completely dry.
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This explosive will detonate in this dry form when pressed into a mold to
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a density of 1.55 grams cubed, at a velocity of 8550 M/second!
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COMPARISON OF DETONATION VELOCITIES
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T.N.T R.D.X. "C" "C-2" "C-3" "C-4"
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Live long and prosper,
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Agrajag
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Ps, The information from above was obtained from a book, "Kitchen Improvised
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Plastic Explosives", by Tim Lewis and the Information Publishing Company. You
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may obtain a catolog of books that they sell by writing:
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Information Publishing Co.
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Box 10042
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Odessa, Texas, 79762
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