Where to Buy Saltpeter or Potassium Nitrate
Tuesday June 30, 2009
You used to be able to buy potassium nitrate as saltpeter in many garden supply stores. I'm not exactly certain why that has changed, but you can still purchase potassium nitrate, which is used to make smoke bombs and certain other fireworks, as 'stump remover'. In the United States, you can find it at Lowes or Home Depot, among other places. Look for the Spectracide brand in those stores near the insecticides.
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Where can I purchase sulfur at a reasonable price?
Garden supply is good for sulfur. So is http://www.skylighter.com. They supply a large range of pyrotechnic chemicals and so forth.
Cool – but does anyone know where potassium nitrate can be purchased in Australia legally and relatively cheaply? BTW, enjoy the blog very much Anne-Marie, have heaps of ideas for the kids and have learnt a thing or two myself as well.
The product offered at Home Depot actually contains sodium pyrosulfate, has no potassium nitrate at all. Went to Lowes today and found the Spectracide Stump Remover which is 100% KNO3, according to MSDS published online.
Hi guys,
I get all my Potassium Nitrate and rocket fuel chemicals from: http://www.hobbychemicalsdirect.page.tl
They are a UK only site, but sell high quality pyrotechnic goods at low prices.
is it safe to use in food if I buy it from Lowes and Home Depot? I am trying to make homemade corned beef.
I really would not use it in food at all, but in any case, these product are not necessarily food-grade chemicals and shouldn’t be used as such.