Fusor MKII

My costs will be added on here (this post will be edited often).
2.75" CF viewport.....................................$59.75
Edit: 2-14-11
2.75" CF Tee.............................................$25.00
2 VCR valves @ $20 ea............................$40.00
1/4 male NPT to male 1/4" VCR...............$10.00
1/4 male NPT to female 1/4" VCR............$10.00
1/4 female 1/4" swagelock tube fitting.......$10.00
plus shipping = $100 even
Edit: 3-01-11
NW 16 Manual Ball Valve.......................$190.00
Manual Right angle valve (2.75").............$333.00
2.75" CF Flanges (3 @$12)........................$36.00
2.75" CF CROSS 6-way (chamber).........$309.00
Viton Gaskets 2 sets of 5 @ 15 ea..............$30.00
1.00" ID vacuum PVC tube 2 ft @ 5/ft......$10.00
Stainless hose adapter NW25 to 1" OD......$19.00
NW25 centering ring.....................................$5.00
Aluminum wing clamp NW 16 (2 @ 4.95)...$9.90
Aluminum Wing Clamp NW 25....................$4.95
NW16 centering ring (2@$4.00)...................$8.00
2.75" nipple (4@$55.00)...........................$220.00

Copper Gaskets (2 packs of 10@ $16)........$32.00

Shipping $54.55
(4) 20' joints of 1" square tubing................Donated!
double sided flange WITH convection gauge..$114 (with shipping)
(8)HDPE Sheets..........................................$189.98
(2) DP flanges......prepare your eyes...........$432.75
(1)Stainless steel metering valve..................$59.99
(several)swagelok to NPT adapters.............$20.00
(1)swagelok plug valve...............................$14.15
(6)microwave oven capacitors.....................$20.00
(2) multimeters for current and voltage........$24.84
(1) needle valve and mirrors for viewport....$32.94
(100)ounces of deuterium oxide (D₂O).......$70.00
(8) ounces of drierite ...................................$13.00
(1) 30kv diode.............................................$30.00

Subtotal.........................................................$2,505.04
                                                                        -$432.75 (Flanges for my birthday!!!)
                                                                        -$100.24 (For D2O and drierite! THANKS MOM!)
   

TOTAL NOW..............................................$1,972.05
      
What I need now...

MY DRYER!!

SAM 2.0

Using our knowledge of our last cannon, we are making SAM 2.0, it is metal, and runs on oxyacetelene. Some pictures to come!

Vacuum components! + new damages!

~$370 welch 1400 pump (took a bit of cleaning *gag*)

~$24 for vacuum pump oil! gah! But it should work!
$1130.29
+370
+24
-------------
$1524.29
That finishes up the demo fusor aspect of my project. I still need diffusion pump oil, flanges for it (custom machined), vacuum hose which I actually need now, and some more fittings and flanges and a valve!

Star Mode

After 1...2...3 different types of grids, I finally got it right (Thanks to Will Jack)! Star mode is mine, now, I am finally ready for tuneups!












Grid1^ compared to what it was made of. This is after its used.

Grid2^ brand new!

Grid4 in action!

It is important to note that there were no pictures of grid3 because it was incredibly odd and wasn't planned to be used. Now, I can finally get on to testing.

Total damages....

$860.29

High voltage feedthrough.....................................$215

Glass viewport, orings, stainless steel wire...........$50

Ultra high vacuum pump......................................$0 (borrowed)

pipe fittings........................................................~$5

new total

$1,130.29.....

Well, it was worth it...I got my first light!

Parts to do list (revised) (revised again)

Now in list of priority and groups (vacuum voltage ect.)


Vacuum:
1) a thermocouple vacuum meter (Complete setup)* DONE! not sure if it works RIGHT though....
2) copper pipe and connectors for vacuum**
3) vacuum oil and repair kit*


Fusing capable vacuum:
1) Diffusion pump oil***
2) hose and pump for cooling the diffusion pump***


Voltage: 
1) various voltage meters*
2) resistors...."diagram"*
4) Copper rod (for grounding purposes)**
5) various connectors (for meters)**
6) 2" pvc pipe and end caps (to hold electrical parts ect)**
7) mineral oil (insulation)**


* Must be ordered online
**I can get these in town
***Only when i want fusion. 

Project SAM revealed (sort of)

Okie dokey, im back lol. were using a venturi effect nipple to siphon air into the system AKA a ton of holes. Ive got pictures of the (now outdated) gas injection/ignition system. Heres how it goes from RIGHT to LEFT.

Propane tank> Vinyl hose (rated for 3X less pressure than it is under)>two solenoids (for backup/redundancy)> Several reducers to get from 1/2 to 1/4" (hardware store was out of direct stuff if they make it)> propane regulator>reducer>Special nipple*> screw cap/ignition system** 

*We took a brass plug (the tip of the torch) and drilled a larger hole through it. We later surrounded it in JB weld and stuck it in the 1/4" nipple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injector we have method to our madness) After that we drilled a hole through the nipple and angled it so we could get a more direct flow (this was just straight intuition). I can get a pretty large flame 1-3' fireball and its sucking in air because the flame is right at the end of the nipple.

**Not pictured but upgraded tonight with an ignition coil (thanks dad!) and a spark plug. Not yet tested.