Re: Bubbles

zpm...@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US wrote:


> I had that problem as well...I don't have the perfect solution, 
> but if you center the prop in a deep wide bucket and only fill it 
> a quarter full it spills less than with the prop originating 
> outside the bucket. (I say bucket when I should say lightweight 
> soap solution container, don't try it with a 5 gallon galvanized 
> pail unless you have a hell of a delta!).


So what size and weight of bucket are you describing and what 
diameter for the bubble wands ( I assume they are circular shaped at 
the ends to form the bubbles ) ?  

For interest - here is a repost of Peter Ulfheden's design for a 
bubblemaker - I don't think he ever built it:

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Newsgroups: rec.kites
Subject: Re: Bubbles!
From: era...@ki.ericsson.se (Peter Ulfheden )
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 16:06:11 GMT
Sender: new...@ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Radio Systems AB, Sweden
In-Reply-To: abernste@spock's message of 28 Apr 1993 21:10:45 GMT
Lines: 67

My *IDEA* of a bubble maker on a kite looks like this. Note that 
I haven't tried it yet. I assume that the viscosity(sp?) of the
water will keep the speed down on the rotors.


           Shaft
             v

Top       O--+--O    <-- PingPong ball rotor
view         |
       +------------+
       |     |      |
       |   o-+-o <--|--- Four bubble frames on sticks
       |     |      |<-- Tank
       +------------+ 
             |
          O--+--O    <-- PingPong ball rotor



Side       )    )
view        \ /
       +-----X------+       Bubble frames not shown
       |~~~~/~\~~~~~|
        \ (    (   /
         ---------



The tank must be suspended in such way that it's aimed in the direction
of the wind. A way to do this is to it the way cameras are  suspended.

             _________
Kite        /\__\__\__\
            \/__/__/__/
             .
            . 
           .
          .
 knob--> o/    The kite line should be turned 
        ./<-- stick                     a couple of turns (I don't know
       ./                               the English name of the knot)
      ./P <-- hinge                     around each knob
     ./ |                      o
    o/  |             o    o      o     o
   .    |           o   o    o  o    o          o
  .    / \  o o  o o o   o  o            o     
 .    +---+             o       o      o    o   o
      |   |  <-- Tank      o        o
      +---+


Ahhh... I couldn't resist making all those bubbles ;-)


Tight Line(s)

Peter

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