Quote Originally Posted by I_Love_Plasma View Post
If he had tried ammonium nitrate in his oil, he would have been long dead before you met him. That mix would have exploded similar to the Oklahoma City freakola bomb; I still hate that guy.

But thanks for the reply, if carbon helps with the hardening, maybe use, used diesel engine oil (with potassium nitrate added)? Do you know how much potassium nitrate he stuck in his oil per gallon?

ILP
No, sorry. i found alot of references to the process on google, but none i saw gave percentages. there was a discussion on this on the practical machinist website a bit back.