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It is finished (‘Borehole to Hell’ project)
It took a few weeks, but the project is finally done. Total depth: 27ft, with 14ft beneath the water table. The last few feet were the worst (aren’t they always), with the last 4ft being painstaking hammered with a ground-rod driver and sledgehammer. Overall a good learning experience though, and now I know how I…
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‘Star in a jar’, Tesla Brush Bulb tested under high voltage RF
Taken a few days ago at the ESTC conference in Spokane.
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Tesla turbine parts acquired
Friend at the recent conference was nice enough to give me a stack of carbon fiber blades and frame for a Tesla Turbine. I’m kinda busy in the short-term but it will definitely get assembled and spun-up sometime this year๐ Check out his channel here:https://youtu.be/jOkLoOzNlMA
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ESTC Post-conference Debrief
Aaron Murakami’s Energy Science Technology Conference finished up yesterday, so I thought I’d do a play-by-play on my experience of it this year, while it was still fresh. https://energyscienceconference.com/2022-conference-schedule/ Because I was speaking this year, the whole event felt more like work, but more satisfying because I was confident people would be able to make…