Glass Disks for the Wimshurst Machine From Hell (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:45:39 -0600
From: John Doran <johnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Glass Disks for the Wimshurst Machine From Hell


Howdy!  I have an idea where you might be able to get
inexpensive glass disks for a Wimshurst machine.
The only trouble is, they are huge...

Get replacement glass tops for a circular patio table!
They already have a hole in the center (for the umbrella
stand); about 2 inches in diameter.

The Wimshurst machine will then have disks about
four feet in diameter; it'll be a whopper even by historical
standards.  Consider, though, that if you are going to
go to the trouble of building one, it might as well be
a big one--it probably wouldn't be that much more difficult
to fabricate than a table-top unit.

-John