Hello, Charles here for first time.

[Charles Elkins]

I'm a noob, kinda. I'm currently an art major but I'm also going for a AS in engineering. I started out building oil burner then made a second one that worked a lot better for a whole 30 min till the stainless steel started to crack. But it gave me the idea for the third one which I just started testing in December. I have not had time do much else on it because of my classes and being so busy. But I just recently decided to try and take it up another notch. In researching fusion mainly how to build a neutron detector I came across this site and www.rtftechnologies.org fusion page. I'm adding one of my photos looking down into what I have so far. I'll do my best to answer and questions about what I'm planning next because I have three ideas I'm going to try first in an effort to get simple but feasible fusion reactor to run for extended periods. Thanks Charles

[Richard Hull]

Welcome Charles! You should post in one of the forums related to your ideas where a discussion can follow along a specific thread.

Richard Hull.

[Charles Elkins]

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[Charles Elkins]

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[Rich Feldman]

Welcome back, Charles.
It would be nice if we had a subforum for art. But that's probably a lower priority than a subforum for deuterium delivery.
If those balls in your avatar image are solid plastic, they might make good standard-geometry neutron moderators.

p.s. The picture shows a real neutron metrology set, that sold last year on ebay. The large balls appear to be floating, but I bet they are internally supported by pegs on the cart. The dildic geometry would be ergonomically convenient for stowing heavy balls.

[Charles Elkins]

Thank you Richard, they are actually ancient trebuchet balls in the court yard of Baba Vida castle, Vidin, Bulgaria. Yea, so, I have some catching up to do

[Charles Elkins]

For everyone who missed it here is the avatar he was referring to.

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