Sugar Rockets

I got interested in rockets a while ago, but when I started, I began with a sugar based fuel. Sugar Rockets, a cheap and easy way to create a rocket motor.

1. Powdered sugar
2. KNO3 (Potassium Nitrate)/stump remover
3. Empty Rocket Engine Casing
4. Bentonite clay
5. Water
6. Wooden dowel, the size of the engine hole
7. Small Allen wrench
8. Scale

Please read what i have to say before attempting this project https://www.instructables.com/Safety-of-Pyrotechnics/

1. On all of these steps use safety.
2. Wear a mask and eyeglasses.
3. Follow government regulations.
4. Only put about 10 or less grams of fuel in a rocket.
5. Wear gloves.

1. Measure out 65 grams of KNO3 and 35 grams of powdered sugar and mix them together for about 5 minutes
2. Store in a airtight container away from electronics.

1. Get the rocket engine casing and set it on a flat surface OUTSIDE.
2. Add the blended bentonite clay to the bottom of the engine and mash down with the wooden dowel until there is about 3/8 of an inch of clay in the engine casing.
3. Add about a teaspoon of fuel to the engine casing with the funnel and a spoon, then add a drop of water. Do this until you are about 3/8 of an inch from the top of the engine casing.
4. Fill the rest of the the engine casing with clay.
5. Mash down hard.
6. use a small Allen Wrench about 1/5 of an inch wide to make a hole through the clay on one side. Keep pressing until the wrench is almost through the whole engine.

1. Add a fuse in the air chamber created by the wrench.
2. Place the engine OUTSIDE away from flammable materials under a large rock.
3. Light the wick and run.
4. Watch and enjoy:)

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Thank you for reading, try out my other instructible

https://www.instructables.com/New-Type-of-Rocket-Engines/