Re: Toroids from Foam

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Steve,

Just a tip.

Be sure to test any paints, glues, or other chemicals first on a scrape
piece of foam.  Many such chemicals will attack and melt Styrofoam into a
gooey blob!

Cheers,

	Terry


At 01:09 AM 9/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey,
>
>Today i went out and bought a sheet of pink polystyrene foam board.  I 
>wanted to stack 3 discs of it to make a wheel thats 16" diameterX4.5" tall.  
>Then i want to spin it on a drill(poor man lathe), and shave it away with a 
>rasp, or grater.  Ill shave it to the shape of the toroid, then paint it 
>with epoxy, then cover with foil tape.  Has anyone done this?  Does anyone 
>have some good websites that discuss this.  I need some help as i am already 
>having problems.  Thanks a bunch!
>
>Steve Ward.
>
>