> From Kyle: ... > While I think this thing probably will not work, I am > building an attempted replication with my wife. We're > heading back to the workshop now to continue, rotor is > ready, and we'll make the stator. It is entertaining > her, so that counts for something :) > > I wonder about the aluminum U channel. One could hide > a few AAA's in there, and a small 'kicker' solenoid, > and some control circuitry. A 555 would fit in there, > if you really were careful about soldering to the > pins, and made everything linear. It could be done. > But what the hell, I'll give this a shot. > > Oh yes, assuming the cat that Mylow had in some of the > videos is essential, my wife has several. We can > always let them roam around the workshop while the > thing is being tested, and hopefully the feline > influence will bend the laws of thermodynamics a > little. Yes, I am just kidding. > > ...or am I? <cue lightning bolts, organ music> > > --Kyle
Have fun Kyle! Let us know the results. If you need to take a break I'd recommend the following short video clip. For me, the quintessential mad scientist has to be Dr. Bernardo, played by John Carradine in Woody Allen's classic film: "Everything you wanted to know about Sex *, * but were Afraid to Ask." An amusing excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf64xSG0mxo Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
