RE: turnoid question

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Original poster: "Ralph Zekelman" <gridleak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The best toroids are made by John Freau. They are kinda pricey
but the results are worth the cost.

I would forget the chicken wire. I think the finished surface
will look like chicken pox. I have had good results using the Super-flex
tubing available from McMaster-Carr. This is an accordion pleated tubing
that can be stretched out from 2  to 15 feet without fear of tearing.
Pictures of my toroids are available at
http://hot-streamer.com/temp/RalphsCoil

Ralph Zekelman




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Subject: turnoid question

Original poster: John Krinks <jk175400@xxxxxxxx>

Hello all,

I'm new to this list and I am a senior in civil engineering (formerly
electrical engineering) at Ohio University. I have a bit of free time
this
quarter during the weekdays and decided to build my first tesla coil. I
seem
to be having a little trouble deciding on how to construct a turnoid. I
realize that the better the turnoid, the longer the streamers - so I
want to
make this good, without spending too much cash. I was thinking of
forming some
chicken wire into a donut shape and then wraping that in aluminum foil.
I
would greatly appreciate any alternate suggestions or comments on that
plan.

John Krinks