Introduction: Create a Beautiful Vortex
This video shows how to create a beautiful vortex using the Tesla CD Turbine.
Watch as it's rope-like strands of water interweave. It's more than just a whirlpool; the magical structure of the spinning vortex represents the very mystery of life itself.
Details on building this Tesla CD Turbine are found in my Instructable called," Turkey Time Tesla CD Turbine".
A strong electric magnetic stirrer could also be used instead of the Tesla CD Turbine to create this vortex. The instructable from g0pher called " Magnetic Stirrer" would likely work, perhaps with mods to make it more heavy-duty. One could use my magnetic coupler with his electrically-powered magnetic stirrer for good vortex action.
Otherwise, build a Tesla CD Turbine and make your own waves!
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26 Comments
11 years ago on Introduction
do you think you could use this on an entire pool
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
You could use this idea for an entire pool...but it would require about 40 horsepower to be much fun!
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
hi, mrfixitrick,
I'm an artist from Amsterdam,..the Netherlands and like to make a real [big] vortex in a Pond,...Can you advice me how to do that? .,see: http://www.leonardvanmunster.com/blog/?p=5111 [waterfall in gallery]
11 years ago on Introduction
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Vortexes are beautiful, no doubt about it!
Put in some spaced CD's, and you have a Tesla Pump.
13 years ago on Introduction
awseome can you touch the water ?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Oh sure, the vortex can be touched. You can add things like glitter or objects. What's cool is to see what happens to a ping-pong ball as it gets sucked part way down and stays there, suspended and submerged!
13 years ago on Introduction
Congratulations ! Look at the www.williampye.com ....
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Hey, thanks! Nice link...Pye's sculptures are beautiful.
13 years ago on Introduction
very great cool decoration projects man! this deserve five stars!
14 years ago on Introduction
Wonderful Work! Congratulations!
14 years ago on Introduction
It says vid no longer available. :(
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Happened to me, too. Refresh it and try again.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
I've had occasional problems with viewing the instructables videos on my Mac using Safari. The Firefox browser plays the videos ok, though.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Works for me :-)
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
It works ok for me...could you try again?
14 years ago on Introduction
it took me a couple seconds to figure out how you were doing that but then I remembered all your other stuff and figured it out
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Hey, I'm glad you learned something from the other videos, that you could apply to the new situation. Lots of people get bamboozled by the magnetic coupler thing... it takes some watching to understand how it works. Thanks for paying attention!
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Ya my friend and I went through a stage when we loved to play with magnets so that kind of helped.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
I'm still going through that stage, hehe...
For more fun with magnets, check out other instructables, and also my homopolar motor videos on YouTube, such as, "Homopolar Motor With Emergency Brake System"
and "Homopolar Dragonfly".
Magnets should be a part of every kids life. (big kids too! ;)