Hi Chris,

I've tried both your ideas of copper sheet and pencil leads, in a different
(unintentional) diamagnetic
levitation variation model and thus far the results have been noteably quite
useful.  The web page
reference below was initially meant to cover just one topic of simply seeing
what happens when the
plastic spacers between the magnets is thicker....but it rapidly escalated
from there.....

http://diamagnetics.googlepages.com/magnetspace

Take care, Meredith

On Dec 8, 2007 7:51 AM,  wrote:

>  In a message dated 08/12/2007, paleoartifact@......... writes:
>
> Hi Meredith,
>
>
>     You could use pencil leads for joining the graphite strips? Maybe
> plastic drinking straws? Then you would likely need much less Al or Cu for
> the damping plate?
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Chris
>
>
Hi Chris,
 
I've tried both your ideas of copper sheet and pencil leads, in a different (unintentional) diamagnetic 
levitation variation model and thus far the results have been noteably quite useful.  The web page
reference below was initially meant to cover just one topic of simply seeing what happens when the
plastic spacers between the magnets is thicker....but it rapidly escalated from there.....
 
http://diamagnetics.googlepages.com/magnetspace
 
Take care, Meredith  


On Dec 8, 2007 7:51 AM, <ChrisAtUpw@.......> wrote:




In a message dated 08/12/2007, paleoartifact@......... writes:
Hi Meredith,
      
    You could use pencil leads for joining the graphite strips? Maybe plastic drinking straws? Then you would likely need much less Al or Cu for the damping plate?
 
    Regards,
 
    Chris