Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 02:36:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)

All the hardwood floor sanders I've used were rotating
drums. The sandpaper wasn't a "belt" and attached
directly to the drum. I suppose a belt model could
exist, though I've never seen one.

Adam

--- High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:19:44 -0800
> From: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)
>
> > I've been doing some searching around online
> looking for possible VDG
> > parts.  While looking at conveyor systems on ebay
> this morning (in
> > the few minutes of calm while our 22 month old
> triplets were eating
> > breakfast!), it occurred to be that a ready made
> drive system for an
> > actively charged VDG could probably be scavenged
> from a belt sander.
> > One of the big floor standing models might be
> perfect...just chop it
> > up.  I might have to try this.  Thoughts?
> >
> > Zap!
> >
> > Charles Brush
>
> 	Terrible waste for such a neat tool and, unless
> you're trying to
> compete with Round Hill or the MOS, overkill.  Start
> with something
> smaller and simpler and doable in a short time and
> then work your way up
> to bigger and better!
>
> Ed
>
>


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