{"id":2881,"date":"2014-04-06T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T19:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summet.com\/blog\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2014-04-09T07:28:23","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T12:28:23","slug":"onetesla-top-breakout-point-for-my-musical-tesla-coil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summet.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/06\/onetesla-top-breakout-point-for-my-musical-tesla-coil\/","title":{"rendered":"oneTesla top breakout point for my musical Tesla coil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I’ll be primarily using my oneTesla to play music, I wanted a top facing breakout (so the sparks will shoot up, instead of out to the side). Also, I wanted something more professional looking than a stick of metal taped to the top of the toroid. Here is the final product on the top of my toroid:
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\nI used the lathe to get the general shape I wanted:
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Then turned it to even up the 15 degree angle:
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And this is my original 1″ diameter aluminum stock. I tapped it for the 14-20 bolt on the top of my Tesla coil that normally has a wing nut to hold the stamped toroid together, so the whole thing just screws onto the top.
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