Tesla Turbine Meets Flash Steam

[q]Recent postings have sparked my interest in the Tesla Turbine as a robust, easily constructed method of getting pure rotary motion from a hot gas stream, whether the exhaust of an IC engine, or a gas burner fed from a wood- gasifier. A high speed brushless dc generator would allow electrical power to be extracted […]

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Bench Grinder. Motor control question

My single-speed bench grinder is too fast for some work I need to do. Can I install a standard lighting dimmer (household) on the power cord to use as a regulator? Or, will I possibly damage the motor? Is there a better solution? Any ideas/experience would be most appreciated! — Dimmer won’t last long! you […]

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