Fusor grid material
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Fusor grid material
I was curious if anyone here has ever used tungsten rods for tig welders as the material for building fusor grids.
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Re: Fusor grid material
Yes! Doug Coulter makes his grids partially out of tungsten tig welding rods, with end caps out of graphite, which can stand very high temperatures as long as it's in a reducing atmosphere (which it will be if you are flowing D2) or good vacuum.
The more reactive the materials, the more spectacular the failures.
The testing isn't over until the prototype is destroyed.
The testing isn't over until the prototype is destroyed.
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Re: Fusor grid material
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its time to correct your login name and follow the board rules
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