Hello, I would like to boast of a very simple but interesting device from the category: what to do with an old microwave
I decided to diversify my apartment a bit with a new table, it fell on an oak table with a lightning pattern, so I was forced to develop a tool for this.
The most easily accessible microwave transformer was used as the power source.
The electrodes were placed on long handles, I did not want to have cables close to my body, as far as I know the insulation is up to 1000V for higher voltage, I did not find in stores, except for the possibility of using ignition cables from the car.
The housing is an ordinary surface-mounted box.
I used a fuse protection prophylactically.
The housing has been additionally screwed to a thick plywood base to prevent accidental shock. from the bottom of the housing protruded screws screwed to the transformer, it was enough to put the device on a metal table and the tragedy was ready.
In the video, I initially have the wrong cables screwed on, please do not pay attention to them, I just grabbed them to put the cube in the right place
The chair was used by chance, I had nothing wooden in my workshop, the old varnish that soaked into the wood prevented me from firing the pattern.
In order for the pattern to burn out more easily, the wood should be soaked in a solution of water and, in my case, caustic soda, but you can use other electrically conductive mixtures, I just had soda on hand. At the beginning of the movie, you can see that the bow was a burnt spot, not a lightning bolt. It was the fault of too wet wood, you should experimentally find out how wet the wood must be.
A simple but very dangerous device, it should be remembered at every step.
I am posting an overview video of the construction, I am not Polański, so I apologize in advance for the quality.
And here is one of the uses of the burner, a hammer for my forge "
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