Re: Another improved propeller gap

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>

Hi All,

Kevlar can be real fun to work on.  If you get the fabric, buy the kevlar
shears to go with it, as a normal scissors won't cut it.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>
 >
 > Just a note:
 >
 > McMaster Carr sells Kevlar fabric pretty cheap and easy.
 >
 >
http://www.mcmaster-dot-com/param/asp/desc.asp?desc=Fabric%20Kevlar&descid=12055
 >
 > That may be a nice nonconductive light weight shield.  I have never tried
 > or worked with Kevlar, but it may be a cool thing to use for parts flying
 > off high speed gaps.
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 >
 > At 10:01 PM 1/31/2003 +0000, you wrote:
 > >Hi guys
 > >
 > >I recently finished building the rotor for my ASRG. Due to a bunch of
 > >different reasons I decided to go with a small rotor that spun very fast.
 > >The finished item was about 3.5" in diameter and runs at least 12000 rpm.
 > >I was inspired by the propeller gap that Terry Blake made, so my design
 > >also has prong-like electrodes sticking out of a hub. Unlike the
original,
 > >though, the electrodes are bolted in place. I put some pictures online,
at
 > >
 > >http://homepages.strath.ac.uk/~cnbp111/tcpropeller.html
 > >
 > >if anyone is interested. I balanced it as well as I could and it's
getting
 > >tested tomorrow. My plan is to stick it inside a steel pot, hide under
the
 > >workbench, crank the motor up to 240 volts, and see if anything gives.
 > >
 > >Steve C.
 > >
 >
 >