build your own tesla coil

And some people think junk is just, well, junk. But to the more visionary among us, that junk could be anything. Anything. Even a Tesla coil, if you’re innovative enough.

dumpster diving tesla coil trash diy

This DIY Tesla coil was built entirely from items found in the garbage. The project was conceived partially to prove just how many useful items are throw away, but the result will blow your mind… or a fuse.

Just follow his easy steps (and pack a pair of rubber gloves for the trash-digging), and then you’ll be ready to reenact this scene from 2003’s Coffee and Cigarettes.

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[Trashy Tesla Coil via HackNMod]

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June 15th, 2009 comments (2): stumble it! digg it! by: alisha k.


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comments (2):

  1. fr33mumia says:

    kewl stuff…how to do it?

  2. Tesla says:

    Interesting video. Instructions to build a Tesla coil are here: http://www.teslacoildesign.com/
    I really like the Tesla coils on the teslamania site here: http://www.capturedlightning.com/

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