From chip Thu Sep 22 08:37 MDT 1994
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 08:37:09 +0700
From: chip (Chip Atkinson)
To: tesla
Subject: Re: Tesla coils & artistic glass


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From: larryc@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Larry Calvert)
To: chip@grendel.objinc.com
Subject: Re: Tesla coils & artistic glass
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> > My Father-in-law once mentioned that he saw a TV show where a Tesla
> > coil was used to direct an arc through glass leaving an artistic 
> > pattern. I have been looking and looking for information on this.
> > Does anybody know about this or have any information?
> > 

> 
> Sir,
> 
> 	I saw the show your father-in-law mentioned.  It was called Bill 
> Nuy the Science Guy and the featured an artist who used a Tesla coil to 
> fuse paint with glass to create exotic art images.  The effects were very 
> interesting.  The system he used generated over 1 million volts and he 
> stood some 8-10 feet away.
> 
> 

Thanks for the response.
Do you remember any details? Did he just pour paint on a sheet of glass 
and then zap it with the arc from the Tesla coil?
Thanks,
Larry Calvert
larryc@on-ramp.ior.com




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