Vaseline is a readily available plasticizer for ETN.

That would be the simplest way

for the average person to make an equivalent of C4. In order to detonate this
substance in a controlled manner via a high voltage discharge:
-Purchase a microwave, take out the capacitor and remove the capacitor's internal
resistor. There are online guides for doing this.
-Tie the capacitor leads together. If the capacitor is charged and the leads are
not tied, you will be fatally electrocuted if you touch the leads.
-Purchase some 2 gauge wire for discharge leads.
-Wire the capacitor in parallel with the discharge leads, a switch and a high
voltage step-up generator (Little gizmo that steps up input voltage from ~6 V to ~5
kV. Found on ebay) and power supply.
-Drill through the side of a small plastic tube (Like a pen body) and secure the
discharge leads to either side
-Stuff the tube with ETN crystals. Don't pack the crystals too tightly.
-Detonate by actuating the switch after charging the capacitor.
-There are many options available for which type of high-voltage switch to use.
Default to the safest one.

I implore anyone reading this to be as safe as possible around the capacitor

circuit. The explosives I've described are relatively insensitive and will probably
only blow your fingers off in the event of an accident. This circuit could kill you
in an instant.