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Good, powerful demolition explosives
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darcey Frequent Poster |
posted November 28, 1999 05:09 AM
Are there anyother good demolition explosives with heaps of power then ANFO and AN based explosives? I'm after a explosive that blows up not down and would be able to shatter cement. Would RDX be anygood? or potassium choride explosives?? i have only ever used the choride explosives once for puncuring a tank but not to shatter cement. The only way i can buy AN is in a 50kg bag (which is too big for what i need) and nitromethane is non existant. RDX might be hard because nitric acid is hard to find. |
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Al Koholic unregistered |
posted November 28, 1999 04:39 PM
If you do it right, plain old black powder will shatter cement. Its not all that hard stuff to break. Any of the HE will shatter cement if you do it right...it also depends on how much cement you are talking about. |
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darcey Frequent Poster |
posted November 28, 1999 06:30 PM
well its about 6 cement supports with a shed on top of it. But the thing is i need to blow the back end of the shed off so i need a powerful explosive that will blow the crap out of it. sorry about the two post, i hit the botton twice |
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Al Koholic unregistered |
posted November 29, 1999 09:01 PM
Well depending on what your goal is I would place minimal charges into each of the cement supports (if we are talking columns then drill holes and charge them). If its cinder blocks then you could break them fairly easily by placing a charge in one of the holes. Wire it all up so it will drop at once you know. About the back of the shed....couldnt you do it with some kind of tool other than explosives? If you wanted to do it with explosives then youre gonna have to place charges right so it only takes off the back wall. Al |
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darcey Frequent Poster |
posted November 29, 1999 10:20 PM
no i can't use other tools. I can't drill the pilons either. Might just have to have a go and see what happens. Would an A.P.E using petrol be any good? |
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Ho ju Moderator |
posted November 29, 1999 11:22 PM
to take down cement post i do not think you need to shatter them, just cut them. Do you know if it is reenforced with anything? (cause if there are steel poles running up the insides it is going to be tough to do) I would suggest, (assuming that you want to) A) blow off the back of the shed b)take out all of the supports first place explosives (do not have to be all that powerful) on each edge of the end of the shed. and then place a shaped charge on each of the supports. use an electronic means of detonation and first blow out the back of the shed and then take out the supports with the shaped charges. when you use the shaped charges makes sure they cut the all of the cement supports at an angle (about the same angle too) so the top can slide right off of the bottem.(if you do not want to use shaped charges for the cements pillars, just drill holes in the supports, insert the explosive, like a fairly large AP charge, and that should do it) ------------------ -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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darcey Frequent Poster |
posted December 01, 1999 12:56 AM
I won't be anywhere it when it goes off. I will be along way away. |
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Ho ju Moderator |
posted December 01, 1999 05:22 PM
well what i am saying when i say "safe use of the explosive" is not using too much of it for the job at hand. i know your not a stupid person, that is why i did not even mention the distance at which you should stand at.  ------------------ -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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