Re: a good topload...

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Original poster: "Troy Peterson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <tpeterso-at-home-dot-com>

Has anyone ever tried using a big aluminum globe? I immagine the paint would
wear off rapidly, but it would still look cool to have lightning shooting
from the surface of the world.

Regards,
Troy Peterson


>Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>
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>Hi Matt,
>
>Bert just posted about chrome metal balls (10" diam. or so) he saw at a
>hardware
>store. I also posted that I've seen these same balls at Home Base (which is
>going
>out of business, so most everything is 15 to 30% off). These look very
>similar to
>the garden glass balls, but I assure you, the ones Bert and I have seen are
not
>glass. I even remember one had a dent in it. At Home Base, they were
>displayed near
>the checkout counter in boxes (one ball per box). Just a thought.
>
>Bart A.
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>Tesla list wrote:
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>> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
><fox-at-woozle-dot-org>
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>> is hard to find!
>> i've been searching high and low for a nice topload. looking through the
list
>> ive been clued into copper spheres and the like from various websites.
>> yesterday a drive around town trying to find something as simple as a
metal
>> ball. i thought those large marble looking "gazing balls: i see in
peoples
>> garden might have been the answer but i found that they are glass.
although a
>> search on the internet found that there are polished copper gazing balls
too.
>> lastly, i searched around on the list and found a place call arthur
harris
>> that sells variou floats and depending on the cost and whatnot i might
try to
>> hit them up. but before i ask them i decided to see if anybody on the
list
>> had a nice topload. im looking for something line a spun toroid or sphere
>> thats not aluminum tape or ductwork; stuff of that nature. if anybody has
>> some ideas id like to hear them also.
>>
>> -matt
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