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Re: Dumpster diving, tube cutting
Tesla List wrote:
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> >From chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-comThu Nov 21 21:56:47 1996
> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:56:20 -0700 (MST)
> From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Dumpster diving, tube cutting
>
> Greetings,
>
> Today I went to the local plastics store to get some scrap. I left with
> enough, but on the way out I had an idea. I went around back and looked
> in their dumpster. Bonanza! I found a bunch of odd pieces with busted
> corners, etc. that were not useful as saleable scrap, but work well for
> HV insulation, etc. Now I have a bunch more acrylic sheet for future
> projects.
>
> I recently obtained a 9.5" OD PVC pipe (heavy wall) that I was thinking
> of making into a coil form. The problem that I face is cutting the thing
> off squarely. Does anyone have any tips? At this point I think the best
> course of action is to mark it carefully and use a hand saw.
>
> Chip
Hi Chip,
The best thing I can think of is a table saw or radial arm saw. Some
device which allows you to keep the object squared up.
Michael Wallace
mewalla-at-worldnet.att-dot-net
Amateur Coilest