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Electroplating
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From: RODERICK MAXWELL [SMTP:tank-at-magnolia-dot-net]
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 1998 9:15 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Electroplating
Tesla List wrote:
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> From: HomerLea-at-aol-dot-com [SMTP:HomerLea-at-aol-dot-com]
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 1998 1:11 AM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Electroplating
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> In a message dated 8/18/98 11:09:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
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> > If there is anyone on the list that has a chemistry background I would
> I am a chemist. I strongly advise against your project. Not only will it cost
> more than it is worth even if you get satisfactory results (unlikely) but you
> are likely to poison yourself and your local sewage treatment plant people
> will be extremely unhappy with the waste you create. In fact if they catch you
> they are likely to connect you to your Tesla coil primary. Why don't you just
> glue strips of aluminum foil to the wood? You could smooth the foil out quite
> nicely.
>
> jim heagy
I live in a rural area. We don't have municipal sewage, we have
septic tanks. Also I live miles away from the source of our water
supply. So there is little danger of water contamination. As far as
being poisoned is concerned the processes that I intend to use will not
involve the use of potassium cyanide, or any of the nastier chemicals
used in plating. The only danger in the process that I'm looking at now
is exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide gas. And I intend to take precautions to
prevent being exposed to it.
The reason I wish to pursue plating as a way to make toruses is that
I love the smooth and unblemished finish it has, and it should have a
higher breakout voltage because you have removed all of the sharp edges
and points.
Frankensteins Helper
Max