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Re: [TCML] White Knight
Hehe im a machinist also. My dad taught me when i was 11. He has in his
shop a large Myford lathe along with a Cowell mini lathe and a Taige mini
lathe, a large Emco milling machine and a mini Cowell milling machine. I
use them almost on a daily basis. Anyway since we are talking about nice
rsg's i cut mine out of 1/2" phenolic sheet and cut it and centered it on
the lathe and it came out spectacular. Anyway about the coil, Nice work
Ken. I cant wait to see some videos after you made the changes.
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Jeff Behary <electrotherapy@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> Ken -
> I just looked more at your site. I'm a machinist too! I have a small
> harbour freight lathe, $600, and at my Dad's house we managed to packrat two
> mills and two lathes! We have an Enco, a Bridgeport, a 1940s Shelton Lathe
> (12x36 or so) and an Enco lathe. Originally we had one of each, but a
> friend was getting rid of a machine shop that my Dad did a lot of work for
> in the past. He is more into AK-47s than Tesla Coils. We also have a
> foundry that isn't setup, my grandfather built it - used to work at US
> Steel. We did some brass casting, and I am going nuts to get my dad to try
> and set it up again. I would love to cast copper or aluminum spark gap heat
> sinks!
>
> I love the 4" torroids you built. Damn metal is getting so expensive
> lately, I ended up reverting back to 6" polished copper spheres for $20 each
> out of connecticut. I have some 3" bar stock, 6061, maybe I'll try making
> one!! I actually need a few for Kinraide experiments, he was using them as
> funny sort of static rectifiers. Not so efficient for that purpose, but
> they make neat sparks. Also like the X-Ray cable you used for the
> connections. Nice stuff!!
>
> You mentioned vacuum gaps, I have some tungsten carbide water jet nozzles
> here that I have kept forever to try and build a compressed air gap. They
> have a .032" bore, 3/8" diameter. I suppose suction might also be used for
> these. I normally use stationary tungsten gaps, but one of these days I
> have to get a little modern... I'll have to dig them out and see how many I
> have. Maybe they would be more useful for you than me.
>
> The rotary gap on your site looks nice. You can tell you're a machinist.
> You know, the early pioneers were machinists too. These guys today are
> full of their theories and math, but a well-machined coil will always
> outperform a dodgy one, even if the coiler has a million formulas that tell
> otherwise! I never get over some of these arrogant guys that criticise
> everyone's work and then screw around with drier duct and duct tape to
> finish their coils. Well, I guess they use what they have. But I can't
> imagine not having at least a lathe to play with...
>
> Jeff> From: kens.coil@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re:
> [TCML] White Knight > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:42:38 -0400> CC: > > Thank's
> ALL...> More vids to come...> I did a few changes and now it is just plain
> scary...> > Ken..> http://kenscoil.com/> > > > ----- Original Message
> ----- > From: <Sfxneon@xxxxxxx>> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Tuesday,
> September 09, 2008 2:24 AM> Subject: Re: [TCML] White Knight> > > > Well
> Ken,> >> > I just viewed your video, and now I have a bad case of streamer
> envy! You> > must have done all your homework correctly when you built that
> monster.> > Congrats on your success!!> >> > Tony Greer> > *************> >>
> >>In a message dated 9/7/2008 7:02:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time,> >
> kens.coil@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:> >> > Hi Guys,> >> > The Tesla Coil White
> Knight is finally done. Coil stands 8 feet 5 > > inchess> > tall with a 13
> inch diameter secondary and uses about 50 amps @240.> > Arclength is
> measured about max 15 feet. Please look at my link at > > youtube.> >> >
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCdLgKKeUo8> >> > Ken> >
> http://kenscoil.com/> >> >> >> >> > **************Psssst...Have you heard
> the news? There's a new fashion > > blog,> > plus the latest fall trends and
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