Bamboo skewer axle

Axle installed in base

Stator bottle - outside view showing 2 stator plates
(aluminum foil taped on outside of bottle)

Stator bottle - outside view showing tabs
cut and folded inward to make "brushes"

Stator bottle - inside view showing tabs that act as "brushes"
to transfer charge from stator plate to the rotor

Rotor bottle with 3 foil plates taped on

Rotor bottle cap with metal screw for axle pivot

Stator bottle installed on axle

Rotor bottle installed inside stator bottle

Stator/Rotor bottles - top view showing
foil brush touching rotor plate

Final assembly with leads connected to stator plates

Van de Graaff generator connected to one stator plate

Neutral stator plate connected to ground (sink faucet)