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Re: Wine bottle Tesla coils
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> >From Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com Thu Dec 5 22:59:35 1996
> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 14:34:58 -0500
> From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Wine bottle Tesla coils
>
> If I do make a small coil using a wine bottle, I need to cut about 1.5" off
> the neck of the bottle so the small toroid won't be too high. Does anyone
> know how to cut bottles? I remember reading that you can take a string
> soaked in lighter fluid, tie it around the bottle, light it and let it burn
> for 10 seconds or so and then dunk in it a bucket of water. Has anyone tried
> this - or got any better ideas?
>
> Ed Sonderman
Ed,
Our local HW store sells a hacksaw blade thats really a wire covered
with silicon carbide crystals that will saw right through glass and
other very hard/brittle materials. Sells for about $5.00 and works!
Emptying the bottle's the best part though...
Safe coilin' to ya, Ed!
-- Bert --