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Re: Mother of all gazing balls



Original poster: "Brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>

Scott, where is "here" where steel goes for  that kind of money? Cul Brian
f. in NH

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Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Mother of all gazing balls


> Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> >Original poster: "cd by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <vbprg1-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> >no sorry its 2000
> >about 3 feet diameter maybe bigger didnt measure
> >charged by pound weight of steel as scrap
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> >I wrote the mesage sent it, then read it and went woops I hope they get
it
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> >Anyway Its like the biggest darn silver sphere Ive ever seen
> >Id buy it in a heart beat if I had the cash...maybe not for TC but steel
> >scuplture yard art
> >I was thinking a robot hand made from I beams holding it up :)
> >Chris
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> hmmmm...
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> standard scrap steel selling price in this area is 70 cents a pound...
>  SS is 75 cents    2000.00/.75 = 2666 lbs
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> 4' dia ( for example ) would make this thing better than an inch thick
> shell wise...  ( think my math is right) ...
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> would need some serious support for a VDG or on top of a secondary coil
>   ;)
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> Scot D
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