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Blaze Frequent Poster |
posted November 21, 1999 06:09 PM
attempting to cut a padlock in half, i used a tictac box of PETN with a copper cone, on detonation a perfect line was cut down the lock as if it had been hit with a plasma cutter, however it only cut around 1/3 through.. would using a thick casing for the charge greatly help it penetrate furthur.... |
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Ho ju Moderator |
posted November 21, 1999 07:34 PM
i just saw a show that talked ablout shaped charges and they are damn impressive. the proffesionals use shape charges to cut through inches of steel. (they did not go into the tech. stuff though. just told the watchers what it did.) they did not tell how they made the shaped charges only the idea behind them. the charges they used to implode a bridge generated 3,000,000 pounds of pressure per square inch all directed onto a small point on the i-beam. it was cool. Can you use AP to make shaped charges? ------------------ -The eagle may soar but the weasle does not get sucked into jet engines. -The beatings will continue until morale improves. |
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Ironman A New Voice |
posted November 23, 1999 09:56 AM
you can increase the "cutting power" of your charge by placing what is called a wave generator. It is simply a small disk of metal or wood buried in the explosive BELOW the cap. It should be about an inch below. What it does is initiates the explosion wave out and around the disc, focusing it at the cone. |
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