nbk2000
December 13th, 2006, 03:44 AM
Spectre Enterprises, Inc. (Florida), seems to be the main manufacturer of these devices.
In their Contact Us (http://www.spectreenterprises.net/contactUs.asp), the names listed are Tim Mohler, Chuck Mohler, and Dr. Johnathan Mohler. Obviously this is a family owned business.
Jonathan Mohler previously worked for Monsanto as a defense contractor, and several of his patents are assigned to the US Government, having stemmed from DoD funded research.
US4963203 High- and low-temperature-stable thermite composition for producing high-pressure, high-velocity gases
US6183569 Cutting torch and associated methods
US6805832 Thermite torch cutting nozzle
http://www.spectreenterprises.net/images/largeScale.jpg
Battelle University (DoD research contractor) has a pending patent application, 20060266204, for Linear Thermite Charges.
Figure 1D in the application shows the effects of a multi-nozzle thermite torch on a steel target. This is exactly the same as that shown in the attached picture called 'Thermite-Cut.jpg', which I got from a 9/11 conspiracy article.
In the drawings, Page 10 of 13, is a design for a linear thermite cutter that looks very improvisable. :)
I'm envisioning an aluminum conduit or magnesium bike frame tube, that has a slit cut along the length of it, and packed with thermite while being clamped in a block form to keep it from spreading open under the pressure, and a small strip of removable material being used to maintain the gap during loading.
Once the thermite is loaded, the tube is removed from the form, a length of nichrome wrapped Thermalite (http://www.pyrotechniques.org/dwilliams/thermalite/thermalite.html) laid in the gap the whole length of the charge, and held in place with a strip of cellophane tape.
Once the charge is made, a wax wedge to form the jet nozzle is attached to it, in line with the gap, and the whole assembly placed in a section of steel box channel that has had one side removed, and bracing brackets already attached.
The charge and wax form are aligned in the channel, and either plaster or some other castable refractory material is poured into the channel, encasing the charge.
After letting it dry for a few days at room temperature, a slow heating in the oven overnight to remove the wax and completely dry the refractory is all that's needed to finalize the charge.
It's important that the thermite be lit along its entire length at the same time, so it develops maximum pressure. If it was to end-burn, it wouldn't develop the necessary pressure to develop the jet cutting action that makes it so efficient in this configuration.
Addition of oxygen generating materials in excess of that needed by the thermite reaction increases cutting efficiency, as the excess oxygen reacts with the superheated target material and generates additional heat, much like an exothermic torch does.
In their Contact Us (http://www.spectreenterprises.net/contactUs.asp), the names listed are Tim Mohler, Chuck Mohler, and Dr. Johnathan Mohler. Obviously this is a family owned business.
Jonathan Mohler previously worked for Monsanto as a defense contractor, and several of his patents are assigned to the US Government, having stemmed from DoD funded research.
US4963203 High- and low-temperature-stable thermite composition for producing high-pressure, high-velocity gases
US6183569 Cutting torch and associated methods
US6805832 Thermite torch cutting nozzle
http://www.spectreenterprises.net/images/largeScale.jpg
Battelle University (DoD research contractor) has a pending patent application, 20060266204, for Linear Thermite Charges.
Figure 1D in the application shows the effects of a multi-nozzle thermite torch on a steel target. This is exactly the same as that shown in the attached picture called 'Thermite-Cut.jpg', which I got from a 9/11 conspiracy article.
In the drawings, Page 10 of 13, is a design for a linear thermite cutter that looks very improvisable. :)
I'm envisioning an aluminum conduit or magnesium bike frame tube, that has a slit cut along the length of it, and packed with thermite while being clamped in a block form to keep it from spreading open under the pressure, and a small strip of removable material being used to maintain the gap during loading.
Once the thermite is loaded, the tube is removed from the form, a length of nichrome wrapped Thermalite (http://www.pyrotechniques.org/dwilliams/thermalite/thermalite.html) laid in the gap the whole length of the charge, and held in place with a strip of cellophane tape.
Once the charge is made, a wax wedge to form the jet nozzle is attached to it, in line with the gap, and the whole assembly placed in a section of steel box channel that has had one side removed, and bracing brackets already attached.
The charge and wax form are aligned in the channel, and either plaster or some other castable refractory material is poured into the channel, encasing the charge.
After letting it dry for a few days at room temperature, a slow heating in the oven overnight to remove the wax and completely dry the refractory is all that's needed to finalize the charge.
It's important that the thermite be lit along its entire length at the same time, so it develops maximum pressure. If it was to end-burn, it wouldn't develop the necessary pressure to develop the jet cutting action that makes it so efficient in this configuration.
Addition of oxygen generating materials in excess of that needed by the thermite reaction increases cutting efficiency, as the excess oxygen reacts with the superheated target material and generates additional heat, much like an exothermic torch does.