[AlexN]

Got a couple of projects I'm in the planning stages of that I'd like some input on from someone a little more knowledgeable than myself.

Firstly. I'm planning on building a farnsworth fusor for no reason other than to satisfy my own curiosity and because I like the idea of building a fusion reactor at home Even if it is sub-critical..

From what I can ascertain the hazards and resulting risks are mostly surrounding the extreme voltage requirement in the form of a 10kV transformer.

My question is do the charged/fused particles pose any risk? I won't be running the reactor for any serious length of time. Just long enough to view the star in a jar result should it work well.

I've also been planning a small sub atomic particle accelerator... Using a wine bottle as a vacuum chamber and just accelerating electrons using a cathode ray tube.


I'm not lead to believe there is too much risk involved in this one other than again, the use of a 10kV transformer and extracting a high voltage diode from a microwave oven. Again I know people here are far more intelligent than I am and I await input from others on these little weekend filler projects.


Thirdly, and far more hypothetical, could one take the fundamentals of a basic electron accelerator and build a garage sized accelerator? Perhaps aptly dubbed 'micro hadron collider'?


Looking forward to people's thoughts on these. Hoping that they are not too ambitious...


Also keen on any other home experiments people may feel like sharing.