Howard Johnson Replication Tube Claim

[chrisC]

Hi Bill,

In my conversation with Mylow today, he said that your replication was the closest to working, of the ones he's seen (that use bar magnets).  He said he sent you several messages with suggestions.  Did you get those?

Sterling

@ Sterlinga

Did you find out from MyLow how the rotor magnets were attached? Is is superglued or attached with some kind of 'metallic' glue? Thanks

cheers
chrisC

[wattsup]

@mannix

Yep. Letting go is hard to do. Thanks.

@CLaNZeR

Good post. That's what it has been about since day one. Even with the best diagrams, these are fields and fields don't obey a schematic. If it was a circuit diagram, well that would have been easy. But here, everything plays either in favor or against the effect.

Mylow mentioned one thing that really stuck with me and that is something about even his bearing having an effect on the wheel. Geez his wheel and base is 99.999% aluminum and he's worried about the bearing being steel. Hmmmm. Maybe some ceramic bearings would be better. Just jokin.

Well I should have my wheel on Monday. I have a 1/4" by 18" wheel and a 1/2" by 18" wheel being cut. I will use the 1/4" one as is and send the 1/2" one to get the rim grooved for sliding rotors. lol

Most of my time is spent on TPU type builds, experiments and I could even say studies, but this magnet stuff is so relaxing. Just me and the field. No circuits, no pulses, no shocks, just some occasional pinches and some really startling magnet to magnet jumps that catch you by surprise, something like taking the cheese off of a mousetrap. 

I totally forgot to mention this morning about this Radio Shack web site I found many months ago when looking for electronic components that where available around 1995 when SM was making his TPUs. Mylow, you are gonna love this site. You can go back to the years when HJ was making his devices and see what RS was selling off the shelf. Maybe your square magnets can be found in one of these back issues.  Look here;

http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalog_directory.html

[moonreft]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Ig2ddBunw

Working motor, claims its his last video

[dixiepnum]

well, i'm tempted to build this thing now and have loads of time on my hands.....

if there's anyone in Montreal, Canada who knows where to source 100% of the parts, and a machine shop that can build a base and disk for me at a reasonable price, let me know...

anyone have an idea how much the entire set up in aluminium would cost from scratch?

queue: aren't you in montreal?

[billmehess]

Hi Sterling

In regards to Mylow sending me any suggestions I have not yet received them.
Have him email me or  (should I say it?) actually call me.
503-366-9135

Bill