Re: spark art?

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Original poster: "S Gaeta by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sgtporky-at-prodigy-dot-net>

I have uploaded a pic of some artwork I did in my earlier days of high
voltage work.
http://community.webshots-dot-com/photo/8426665/81243042LxUFkm
I drew a rough sketch of a tree on cardboard with a graphite pencil, then I
wet it and placed it on a grounded sheet of aluminum. I wet it so that it
wouldn't catch fire, not to make it more conductive. I then 'drew' along the
pencil lines with a nail at the end of a plastic wand that was connected to
one end of an obit. If I kept the wand in one place for a while, I would get
a branching out of burn marks that didn't necessarily follow the pencil
lines.

Sue

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Subject: Re: spark art?


 > Original poster: "Mike.Novak by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mike.Novak-at-mchsi-dot-com>
 >
 > I saw the same show, and it was that fellow who made images for various
star
 > trek effects. It swept the paint around, but you couldn't really tell it
was
 > done by an arc. The same effect could have probably been achieved by using
 > compressed air and a tiny sprayer IMO. Cool none the less.
 >
 > Mike