NEW SCIENCE STORE W. Beaty I just heard about a new source for VDG materials: SCIENCE FIRST 95 Botsford Pl. Buffalo, NY 800-875-3214 716-874-0133 phone 716-874-9853 fax info@sciencefirst.com This is Frank Lee's old company (F. Lee wrote the famous VDG construction article in Scientific American Apr. 1955) Frank has passed on, (NO HE HASN'T! BIIIIG misunderstanding.) His daughter Nancy Bell is continuing the tradition, selling various VandeGraaff generator kits, parts, and spun metal spheres. Call them for their catalog. Prices below are from 6/97. 14" spun aluminum oblate sphere about 750,000 volt maximum potential (It's hole is sized for standard PVC sewer pipe) part no. 60-0604 $80.00 7" spun aluminum oblate, 60-601, $25.00 2" rubber belt, 45" (22" in loop) 29-1480, $17.00 Toy VDG plans 12-020, $3.95 Complete 750KV VandeGraaff Generator Kit 10-085, $299.95 Complete 200KV VandeGraaff Generator Kit 10-065, $89.95 ((((((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billbeskimo.com amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits science projects, tesla, weird science Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 freenrg-L taoshum-L vortex-L webhead-L