RE: Machining an Egg

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Original poster: "Cameron B. Prince" <cplists@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Jeremiah,

Thanks for you offer to help with the machine work... I've finally settled
on a platter for the egg you can see here:

http://www.teslauniverse.com/members/cprince/images/egg_of_columbus/

I found it at this store we have in the area called Hobby Lobby. It's like a
wooden fruit bowl, but it is the closest thing I could find to what I saw at
the museum and memorial and believe me, I searched everywhere. I'm going to
saw the sculptured edge off and build a fence like structure around it like
Tesla did.

They also had the eggs you see in the photos. The larger one is wood, the
smaller is a plaster like material. I can spin them both by hand and they
stand up in the bowl as they should albeit the smaller one does better.

I bought the eggs to give you a pattern to work with. I overestimated in the
original post when I stated a 3 inch diameter. The larger egg in the photo
is just slightly less than 2 inches. The smaller one is about 1 and 5/8
inches. I like the larger one better, but I'd like you to machine one of
each size just in case. I believe a 6 inch long 2 inch diameter section of
copper round stock would be enough to do them both.

If you will give me your address off-list, I'll have the rod drop shipped
directly to you. Please also tell me your charge for the labor and I'll mail
you a check for it and the shipping fee to get them to me when you've
finished.

Thanks, I really appreciate your help with this.

Cameron



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 12:14 AM
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Machining an Egg
>
> Original poster: tesla popp <teslas_lab@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> If you can get it to me in milwaukee, wisconsin
> (53219), I can do it...  could even have them ship it
> dirrectly to me here?  save a shipment price.
>
> Anyways, it's up to you.
>
> ,Jeremiah
>
>
>
> --- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  > Original poster: "Cameron B. Prince"
>  > <cplists@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > Man, that's a strange sounding subject, but
>  > applicable nonetheless...
>  >
>  > As you all know, I'm in the process of building a
>  > replica of Tesla's Egg of
>  > Columbus. I have a variac core that I'm planning to
>  > use and I've pretty well
>  > decided on using a plastic automotive wheel cover
>  > turned upside down and
>  > trimmed down as the platter. It's either that or a
>  > plastic lens from a light
>  > fixture. The wheel cover is thicker and more solid
>  > which is why I'll
>  > probably go that route.
>  >
>  > But you can't very well build an Egg of Columbus
>  > without an egg... I'd like
>  > to have one made of solid copper 2.5 to 3.0 inches
>  > in diameter by probably
>  > 3.5 to 4.0 inches tall. The onlinemetals.com site
>  > has 3" round copper stock
>  > and you can buy in any length. I just need someone
>  > with a lathe to cut or
>  > trim an egg out of it. Can anyone help?
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  > Cameron
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
>
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