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RE: Foil Caps (was Cap Pr (fwd)





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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 17:27:40 -1200
From: Ken Smith <ksmith-at-ihug.co.nz>
To: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: RE: Foil Caps (was Cap Pr (fwd)

At 14:13 01/03/97 -0700, you wrote:

>
>        If any are of a mind to "pop out to the supermarket" I strongly
>        recommend "popping out" to a cash-and-carry type of wholesale
>        grocery.  (See Yellow Pages, in the U.S.)
>
>        Such groceries have foil in  l o n g  rolls.   Many such
>        also have foil in pre-cut 12" x 12" squares.  And the cost
>        per unit length is apt to be much lower than in a supermarket.
>
>        And do get the heavy-grade (so-called broiler) foil.  The
>        regular stuff is so flimsy that using it is like trying to
>        whittle Jello.

Have done same, although we don't have the luxury of the big Cash and Carry
places near here (say 4000 nm <g>) However I did find some respectable foil
in 4.5m rolls (450mm wide) and used that to cludge some new caps together.

Now here is a problem.  Two plastic sheetings.  Both the same thickness
(builders yard stuff).  One black one clear(ish) The clear is 3 times the
cost of the black.  What is the difference ?

Can I use the black sheeting for a cap ?  If the answer is no, I have wasted
a morning <Aggggh>

Ken



Ken Smith
Auckland