Polywell updates

23 11 2009

My workdesk:

my workdesk
Before starting this project this room was empty. It’s taken a long time to start from nothing.

A spool of 21AWG high temp magnet wire:
magnet wire 11lb spool

Winding the coils after they’ve been cut:

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Some wound coils:

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A prototype ring:

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Copper stand offs:

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Going for the dodec:

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DO-DECA-FAIL-DRON :( Wiring it together will NOT work. It must be welded. Additionally, the way I wound the coils almost guarantees a short, as attempting to powerup the prototype proved.

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Try again, this time for the cube shape, brazed together:

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FAIL. Straight propane is simply not hot enough to melt the bronze brazing rods. There were mixed posts on the internet on whether it would work, so now I now for sure.

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This is what you need, oxygen + rocket fuel:

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My fireplace setup to do some torch welding:

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A welded/brazed half ring:

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OH NOES! TOO HOT :(

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Needs some more love and cleaning up:

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Things are starting to take shape:

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Out of oxygen :( I tried to keep going but it just blew burnt fuel all over everything:

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