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Re: Seasonal source for toroid centers



At 11:24 PM 1/2/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Subscriber: chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com Thu Jan  2 23:18:30 1997
>Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 22:22:21 -0700 (MST)
>From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
>To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
>Subject: Seasonal source for toroid centers
>
>Greetings,
>
>While scrounging, I discovered an excellent source for sheet metal centers
>for home made toroids -- The pan from a Christmas tree stand.  They are
>about 18" diameter and fairly smooth.  I'll let all know how the
>construction project goes.
>
>Also at the junk yard I saw a torque converter from an automatic
>transmission. Looked very toroidal to me....
>
>Chip
>
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> Chip Atkinson 
> http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/homepage/chip/info.htm
> --- Tighten it 'till it strips and back off half a turn ---
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Yes, the torque converter is very toroidal but also heavy(Very), full of
fluid, dirty, and has alot of sharp points. I have thought about this.

                                       Regards,
                                            Kevin Nardelle

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