Re: flexible aluminum... ugh

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Original poster: "Sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi All!
  I use plaster of paris to smooth my toroid.  Let it dry well, sand it
smooth.  Cut the tape in half (width-wise) and it'll go on much smoother.
Burnish it down on the plaster and you'll have one heck of a smooth toroid.

Shad
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Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: flexible aluminum... ugh


> Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> > Original poster: "Mike Novak" <acmnovak-at-msn-dot-com>
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> > 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?
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> Press the strips firmly with help of a smooth and hard object, as a
> small
> glass bottle. Cut thin strips if necessary.
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> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
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