Re: electrodes (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 18:03:39 -0800
From: Barton B. Anderson <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>
To: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: electrodes

Hi Bert, All,

A few months ago I saw the same sphere's at another hardware store here in
Modesto, CA (Home Base I beleive). Price was similar. They were nice and
as soon as I saw them, I thought how neat it would be to rig up a top load
(circle of sphere's) with these, but the quantity needed with individual
price stopped me. However, they would be very nice for smaller coils.

Take care,
Bart A.

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
>
> David and all,
>
> I swung by the local Osco store (Chicago, Illinois area) - they've got a
> 10" diameter mirror polished stainless steel sphere mounted to a base via a
> steel bolt (looks like either 5/16" or 3/8" diameter by a couple of inches
> long. While not perfectly spherical (you can see the seam where the halves
> were put together), it's actually pretty nice looking! Cost is about
> $29.00. It was on a high shelf, so I wasn't able to look at it closely -
> will check it out this weekend. Not too bad a deal for a spherical
> electrode of large diameter.  :^)
>
> -- Bert --
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "David Huffman by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <huffman-at-fnal.gov>
> >
> > Fellow spark maker.
> >
> > I haven't checked this out yet but thought I would pass it along. This
> > message came to me second hand from the Chicago land area.
> >
> > Dave Huffman
> >
> > >  You know those big silvered glass "gazing balls" that people sometimes
> > >put up in flower gardens?  The new vandal-resistant ones are made of
> > >stainless steel!  Osco had some in the seasonal aisle.  They're 10"
> > >diameter and polished to a mirror finish with a scarcely visible seam.
> > >About $28, comes with an iron stand.
>
> --
> Bert Hickman
> Stoneridge Engineering
> Email:    bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net
> Web Site: http://www.teslamania-dot-com