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Re: Coil for rent?



I am working on a moble Tesla Coil to rent out at parties.  Got the idea a
few weeks ago.  I am looking for a 20 KW generator.  I plan to put my large
TC that makes 126" long spark on a trailer and pulling it to events like
parties or what ever.  I figure the total cost of this thing including the
generator, trailer, truck to pull it with, etc. will be several 1000
dollors.  Haven't decided on a fair rental price yet but I think something
in the neighbor hood of $500.00 for 2 hours of sparks would be a fair price.
Have to consider maintenance costs, and other stuff.  I also figure after
running the coil ON 60 seconds and OFF 30 seconds for 2 hours, or something
like that, I will learn ways to improve the coil so it will hold up to the
punishment.  I haven't considered long distance travel, was thinking about
local travel only.  Would have to get travel expences for long distance
travel.  Naturally I don't expect to rent this out every night of the week
either. 1 or 2 rentals a month would be more than enough for me.  Any more
than that and I would have to hire someone to do it for me and that would be
another expence. The best part of this idea is my TC hobby will be tax
deductable.  I could get a friend to pay me $1.00 to watch me run my coil
for a few minutes and by law I am required to report that $1.00 on my
federal income tax return.  If I made a profit of $1.00 then my TC is an
income and I can call it a business.  By law all business expences are tax
deductable.  If I spend $1000.00 on a coil and make a profit of only $1.00
its tax deductable. Thats the LAW. Thats a cool idea.  Everyone on the TC
list could have a friend pay them $1.00 to watch them run there coil then
report it as income and deduct all the TC expences on the next tax return
and get a almost free coil in the process. Not much different than a stock
car which is a money loosing business.  Stock car owners are required my law
to report all income from sponcers and race winnings and all expences are
deductable.  Did you ever wonder how people that race stock cars on a local
track could afford that expence?  Its tax deductable.

Gary Weaver



At 04:55 PM 9/28/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Original Poster: "Delano J Lopez" <DELANOL-at-prodigy-dot-net> 
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>Hello.  My name is Delano Lopez and I work for a company called Gala
>Events.  We put on parties and events and such. I am putting together a
>proposal for a "Mad Scientist's Laboratory" Halloween party.  Is there any
>one on the list who owns a Tesla coil and lives in the greater Washington
>DC area and would be willing to rent out their coil?  If so, please send me
>what you would charge for the rental. also include what you would be paid
>for your time either to attend the party or to show us how to work the
>coil.  alternately, can anyone provide me with a rough estimate as to how
>much the raw materials for building a tesla coil would cost? Finally, does
>anyone sell premade coils?  Many thanks.
>
>"Delano J Lopez" <DELANOL-at-prodigy-dot-net
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