How to Make a Simple Leyden Jar

this instructables will show you how to make half inch sparks even on a rainy day!

The materials that you kneed are very simple:

tin foil
film can
fine wire
regular wire
screw
tape
a wool cloth
a 4 feet long pvc pipe

Easily screw the screw in the film can.
then cover the outside of the film can with one layer of tin foil (use the tape to hold it down). Then tape a regular wire onto

The catch is that you have to get tinfoil to cover the inside of it.
To help I cut a strip of tin foil and put it on like I was mounting it to the front but I slid it in the inside. Then you wrap the oghther regular wire around the bolt on the inside (it helps if you take off the cap). Take the same wire and bend it so it is touching the inside foil.

To do this you have to put the fine wire and wrap it around the outside bolt. This is what picks up the electrons. Lastly put the leyden jar close to the pvc pipe and put the cloth around the pipe and push and pull you get sparks.

If you have any trouble making sparks here are some sugestions:

1. Tighten your grip on the cloth and push and pull harder and faster to make more static electricity.
2. Check to make sure that the inside wire is toching the tin foil.
3. Make sure the cloth is wool