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Re: Inner Tube Toroids.
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To: Tesla List <tesla@poodle.pupman.com>
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Subject: Re: Inner Tube Toroids.
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From: Kristian Ukkonen <kukkonen@cc.hut.fi>
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 02:50:22 +0200 (EET)
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Subscriber: kukkonen@cc.hut.fi Sat Jan 11 19:17:29 1997
On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Tesla List wrote:
> From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse@bdt.com>
> >From: Paul Anderson <paul@geeky1.ebtech.net>
> >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!
> 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???
Why not just use some polyester-resin and fiberglass-mat to cover
the toroid? These materials are easily available, are robust while
light and are water-resistant.. And can be machined.
Kristian Ukkonen.
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