Re: Paper Mache' Toriod Rules!

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Doesnt the water residue in the paper mache cause capacitance problems???
just a thought...
Jason
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Subject: Paper Mache' Toriod Rules!


> Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> Dear List,
>
> I just made a new toroid for my 6" x 30" pole xfmr
> Tesla coil system.  It is based on a vinyl swimming
> pool toy I bought at Wal Mart for $1.44.  Inflated as
> hard as I could do it with lung power, the thing
> appeared to be absolutely round, concentric, and
> perfect. I covered it with several layers of paper
> mache' using 50:50 Elmer's white glue & water and
> newsprint.  It looked wrinkly at first and I wasn't
> happy with it.  However, as the glue/water dried, the
> newsprint strips shrunk and pulled all the wrinkles
> out, leaving a smooth, drum-tight surface. Cool!
>
> Application of the paper mache' proved to be a
> tedious, time-consuming business. The project
> stretched into days, I got sick of doing it, and the
> paper skin was still too thin. Finally, I got a
> brainstorm and wrapped the thing with bands of plain
> white cotton bedsheet material that happened to be in
> my wife's sewing scrap collection. The cloth covering
> was very absorbent, and it soaked up plenty of
> glue/water, followed by several sloppy coatings of
> clear gloss urethane varnish. The varnish &
> glue-soaked cloth hardened into a stiff shell--just
> what I wanted.
>
> Once the thing dried, I used four, 30-foot rolls of
> Aluminum HVAC tape to cover it.  The center got a 1/2"
> x 10" plywood disk covered with foil and cemented in
> place with silicone glue. Finished dimensions are 8
> inch chord and 26 inch diameter. It's very nice
> looking--glossy smooth. Sorry, no pictures yet.
>
> Before, I was using a car tire inner tube covered with
> foil. The inner tube toroid was lopsided, wrinkly, and
> just unbearably ugly. I only tolerated it because it
> worked so well and boosted my spark length. The new,
> bigger, slicker, prettier 8" x 26" toriod works even
> better. The sparks have outgrown my garage with its
> 8-foot ceiling. Streamer hits to the walls & ceiling
> are thick and Xenon lamp blue.
>
> The finished product is satisfying in every way.
> However, if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't. I'd
> get me some 8" Aluminum flex-duct and form that around
> a couple of Aluminum pie pans.  The pool toy toriod
> took many days and uncountable hours. A flex-duct
> toriod could've been knocked together in an evening.
>
> Actually, I've gotten little benefit from the better
> performance because the garage is just too small for
> the setup to really show it's stuff. For that, I'm
> going to have to move outdoors. I don't know if that's
> a real good idea though. My country neighbors are the
> best folks in the world, the salt of the Earth, and I
> love them, but I just don't think they'd understand or
> appreciate the lightning machine spouting sparks in my
> driveway. I'm already somewhat of a foreigner in this
> little rural town. After all, I'm...you know,
> Methodist!
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
> http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
>
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