that's true, I'm still trying to resist playing with mercury.
The reason I want to try and use silver, is because I have *SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES* of the stuff lying around... it's not hard to imagine a pile of treasure!!!
So conductivity and weight were the two factors influencing it seems. I thought we would be choosing based on something to do with flux or something, which is, in a way, why I first though of using silver <for arguments sake, to find out that, yeah>
I am making the *flying thing* because it looks like fun, and considering the manufacturing tools I have at my command; toolmakers, jewellers, professional manufacturers etc., it shouldnt be too inefficient. In fact, considering the time it does take to make what I want to make, I have a huge advantage over other hobbiests. If I send an accurate drawing through, and supply certain materials <the silver>, the project will never take long. Also, if I did know exactly what materials and formulas to use, I would most certainly be able to rival some easily available motors.
That is not my goal!
My goal is to have a bit of experience in making stuff, yeah... I enjoy being able to see exactly how much less effective my versions are and why. It is a good learning method too, and I bet, someone wanted to say wasteful, but hey, from my perspective, many people in other countries waste many things I wouldnt...
So, I figure that, my difficulty in finding electronic components is, without question, directly opposite to the capabilities I have of getting anything I want made, made. My <family members> are fanatical inventor / designers, and have made <money> by doing so. Not to mention contacts.
I'd like to say in closing that I am not going to make slightly or apparently unrealistic statements like many say roboticinfo said, but I will say that I work part time at Nasa, and part time at my job, as a student of Northwood High School, Durban, South Arrica...gr.11,age:17...
<so, anyone have more technical info for me to play with????>
< i am gonna do stats with aluminium copper and silver, and some more
conductive light weight alloys and give you the results in quite a while, but first I need some formulas to know how many turns to have, what size gives what power or whatever... I'm not mathematically challenged...>
by the way, thanks everyone, I really enjoy this place, always getting answers I dont expect...