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Re: Large Toroid? (fwd)



Original poster: Gerry Reynolds <greynolds@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:50:40 -0700
From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Large Toroid? (fwd)




David:

How did you join it together?  Wood block or?

Dr. Resonance
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Subject: Re: Large Toroid? (fwd)


> Original poster: Gerry Reynolds <greynolds@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:43:16 -0600
> From: David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Large Toroid? (fwd)
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> Hi Greg,
>
> I built that toroid from a 30' length of 12" diameter super-
> flexible stretch and compress aluminum duct hose (part #
>       5525K49) from McMaster-Carr (www.mcmastercarr.com)
>      It comes VERY compressed to only about 36" legnth IIRC
>      and actually has a bit of weight to it in the box. It actually took
>      a bit of brute strength to strecth it to the desired form by my
>      self and you would really need a friend to assist in this process.
>      It is more expensive but certainly more dent RESISTANT
>      (not dent PROOF) than the cheaper flex duct that McMas-
>      ter also sells. After forming it into the desired toroid, I wrapped
>      it with Nashua aluminum duct tape, available at Home Depot.
>      IIRC, it took about 3 rolls to complete the job, so at $91+ S&H
>       for the duct tubing plus about $13 a roll for the tape, I have a
> giant
>      12 x 56 toroid for < $150 - not quite as pretty as a professionally
>      spun aluminum toroid from O.W. Landergren, but probably about
>      $2K cheaper and it still makes them long sparks! ;^))
>
>      David Rieben
>
>
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>> From: G Hunter <dogbrain_39560@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Large Toroid?
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>> David,
>>
>> Regarding your big, impressive coil at:
>>
>> http://www.teslauniverse.com/members/drieben/
>>
>> Where did you get the big torus?  Did you buy it or
>> build it?  Can you describe its construction?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Greg
>>
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