Re: flexible aluminum... ugh

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 11/24/01 2:21:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> I was thinking of using bondo or something to coat a flexible aluminum
> toroid to make it smooth, then coat with aluminum tape. However, when I
> apply the tape, it always forms these unsightly wrinkles along the
> curvature... how do I avoid these?
> Thanks a ton...
> -Mike



Hi Mike,
       Try cutting lunes from the tape. There are banana peel shaped strips
like the paper they cover a globe with, and apply them radially. It might take
several tries to get the widths and curvature just right, but the result should
be what you want.
Matt D.