Item: Aluminium powder, flaked 400 mesh (particle size)
Intended use: component to tertiary charge (fertilizer sensitizer). According to sources, alu powder mixed
with AN will increase tertiary charge sensitivity and increase demolition power by approximately 10-30%
Quantity: 10-15% of total fertilizer weight (2 tons of fertilizer means 200-300 kg alu powder)
Supplier: Keten, a Polish chem. store
Alt. supplier: You can buy large alu ingots and file them down or try other chem store
The alternative method described:
Buy aluminium bars/ingots or profiles from a forge/supplier and file these metal bars down to powder using
specialized cryo filing drill burr and renting a high-powered drill. If, in the future, intelligence agencies counter
and start monitoring forges, then alu scrap is also an option. I did significant research on this area and
concluded: the optimal aluminium filing drill bit is the following:
Brand: Partsmaster, nch.com, Cryo phase, nitrid/carbid/cobalt burrs, ball nose cylinder 13mm, recommended
drill RPM is 7000-38 000. They cost 130 euro in my country. I haven't yet tested it but according to my
calculations you should be able to generate at least 1 kg of alu powder per minute (2 hours = 120 kg vs
manual filing would take 112 hours for the same amount). You should probably dip the burr in ice water every
20 sec to prevent overheating, but I will have to double check this with supplier. We don't want the burr to
crack.
Note: when filing, ALWAYS use a 3M mask with particle filter and create a 1 m³ "work chamber" using plastic
sheeting to prevent spreading alu particles all over the room/area.
Cost: 2000 euro for 150 kg, shipping included. You can probably get 100 kg unprocessed alu bars from 1000
euro.
Payment by bank wire
Delivery: Ordered and paid in mid December. As of March 1st 2011. I have still not received it. The supplier is
really unprofessional and has ignored my 5 last emails. 3 x 50 kg containers are supposed to be shipped to a
Schenker store in Karlstad, Sweden, where I will make a pick-up and transfer it to Oslo.
Cover story: Alu powder is an essential component to certain types of boat epoxy paints to give the paint UV-
protective properties. In the first email I explained this in detail (that it was for maritime epoxy coating
purposes etc.). My company is a producer of coating solutions for the maritime sector etc.
Cover story used: yes
Risk: High. I regret placing the order as I see, in retrospect, that Keten is likely to be closely monitored by a
majority of European intelligence agencies. Instead, I should have bought alu ingots from a forge and filed
them down to powder using a special cryo filing drill bur and renting a high-powered drill. As for type of alu, I
am not really sure if flaked 400 mesh powder is the most optimal choice. There are conflicting facts
surrounding the optimal alu particle size/shape for demolition purposes. Some said 400 flaked was optimal but
other sources claimed spherical + other sizes was the best.