Re: HDPE vs Wood Primary Coil Supports

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

Team
What you need is Foamed PVC
Trade name is plaswood
It comes in various thicknesses from 7.5 thru 20mm

Works like wood
Very Cheap
Strong
Glues well
Wonderful RF and Insulating properties
No water absorbtion
Best
Ted L
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 > My first coil used HDPE (cutting board) as the primary
 > coil support, and it was a pain in the butt to cut
 > that stuff accurately and cleanly. I understand that
 > it has great RF and high voltage insulation
 > properties, making it an ideal dielectric for
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 > TIA
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 > Jeremy
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