Homemade rocket engine

This is an easier tutorial than my last and it is on homemade rocket engines!

Howie

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Description

In this project I will be making homemade F class rocket motors using supplies you could get from walmart. Warning you can really hurt yourself playing with fire and rocket fuel and I will not take any responsibility for any injury or death caused by these rockets. Also do us all a favor and don't do anything stupid with these rockets.

Components

1 × Spectracide stump remover This is an easy source of potassium nitrate
1 × Clay
1 × Glucose or sucrose Sugar
1 × Aluminum powder Optional
1 × Baking powder Optional

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Project Logs

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My big engine
Howie • 11/08/2014 at 00:06 • 0 comments

The biggest engine I have made using this method was an I class engine that produced 180N for 2.1 s.

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Build Instructions

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Step 1

You must begin buy taking a mixture of 65% stump remover and 35% sugar. If you chose to add aluminum or baking powder you would add 60% stump killer, 5% aluminum or baking powder, and 35% sugar.
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Step 2

Next you will mix the mixture with a little water and put it in an old frying pan that you don't want anymore.
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Step 3

With your stove on low gradually heat this mixture for 30 minutes.