Background discussion of TT`s Pyramid

[NickZ]

    @ Neptune:
    You can surely try your way, and if you get nothing, there is the old but reliable method.  This is reading something other than what a voltmeter reads, as the meter does not read fields. You will soon know when you try your way, as you may see no reaction at all.
  The problem is that the proper spot may not be where you would like it to be.  There is also Aether passing by us all the time, and we can't see it or measure it by any normal methods, yet it's there.
  This is not difficult to learn, or expensive to pay someone else to do it for you.  But if you had done it before, it will work for you again.

[neptune]

There have been some very interesting developments in the last 24 hours .The leading contender at the moment seems to be madsatbg . He is so close that Thomas is already getting the beer out to celebrate . This is great news . There are some interesting things to be noted about madsatbg`s build .Please note that I am not being critical here . He has departed from TTs original specification in several ways , no doubt making use of locally available parts where the exact parts are not readily available . For the inner tube , he uses 15 mm copper instead of 10mm . For joining the inner and outer tubes at the ends , he uses a 28 mm X 15 mm reducer . And the basis of his condenser is not a plastic rod , but a 20mm plastic tube filled with spray foam . When he succeeds , it may show that some of the specs are not quite as critical as it appears . But where possible I think it pays to follow the original specifications as closely as possible .All I have done up to now is to start looking for parts . We live in exiting times .

[gegyx]

Hello everyone

I live near Orleans, France.
I am also on the forum “Conspirovniscience” of Pascuser.
I do not speak English, as well as he, and I have no ability to understand and work multi-tasking.
But I'm pragmatic, certainly practical, and pretty good handyman.
I am interested in the subject since late June.

Of course, I saw the videos, the site of TT, and today I spent the day on the pages of O.U.
Not easy for me with the translations.
In the videos, I take a little the meaning of sentences, but I am afraid of misinterpretations ...
I correspond with Pascuser which includes much more detail, but it is not enough for me.

Indeed, TT wants his copy is reproduced by many people in the world. For this, he speaks in English on his many videos.
It's interesting for the details, but I am surprised that the basic dimensions are not data patterns? This would simplify many things for many people who would like to participate.

Especially because TT wants replicas, identical, to prove that it works elsewhere, and postpones personal interpretation.

Pyramid of one meter side. OK, but not really as my understanding is expressed.
Square tube, flat on the base, but the Madsatbg has oblique (which seems appropriate for TT) ...
Dimensions of tubes are shown in the video.
But the dimensions are different on the PDF in German, and O.U. 
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==> Concrete to remain faithful to the achievement and spirit of TT :

The small copper tube is 8 /10 or 10/12 ?
The big copper tube is 18/20, 20/22 or 28/30 ?

The sides of one meter of the pyramid, which correspond to the following diagram?

Please, specify if the ribs are to change, on the correct pattern...
I am annoyed because I promised to send a pyramid (removable) to Pascuser, at the end August, and I do not want to leave on false bases.

Thank you.

[NickZ]

  I notice that in the diagram the angle of the pyramid sides is 60 degree, the normal pyramid is not equilateral triangles, but 51-52 degree sides  instead. 

[neptune]

@gegyx. Outer diameter of inner tube is 10mm [ note that madsatbg used 15 mm]
     Large tube is 28-30mm . For more information on the actual pyramid , go to the main pyramid thread page 6 post#81 by duff . Thomas has given little or no information on building the actual pyramid this year . It looks like he is using the same pyramid as when we discussed the V6 version back in 2007 . At the time , there was the same confusion about dimensions . This is what Thomas said at the time . The one metre dimension is the measure of the INSIDE of the gypsum plates [gypse] . So if the 20 x20 pieces that make the base are laid flat on the floor [not twisted or oblique] the frame of the base needs to be a bit less than 1 metre square . If you do not understand , ask again , and I will help if I can .So I would say your diagram at the bottom left is correct .Salut