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Re: Inner Tube Toroids.
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Inner Tube Toroids.
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From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse@bdt.com>
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 05:22:54 GMT
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Subscriber: jim.fosse@bdt.com Thu Jan 9 22:37:04 1997
>Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 02:00:53 -0500 (EST)
>From: Paul Anderson <paul@geeky1.ebtech.net>
>To: telsa@pupman.com
>Well, I got to thinking about using those large inner tubes for toroids.
>Why not paper mache the toroid, put aluminum tape on the paper mache then
>once everything's dry, stick a pin into it and pop the tire? The inner
>tube shouldn't collapse the toroid, plus it'd produce a very lightweight
>end product. TTYL!
Paul,
I tried that on a 2'ish vinyl life ring. The papier mache
crinkled so much that it was useless. Maybe, fewer layers allowed to
dry between buildups would work???
jim