Re: Inner Tube Toroids.

To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Inner Tube Toroids.
From: Kristian Ukkonen <kukkonen-at-cc.hut.fi>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 02:50:22 +0200 (EET)
Subscriber: kukkonen-at-cc.hut.fi Sat Jan 11 19:17:29 1997

On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Tesla List wrote:

> From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
> >From: Paul Anderson <paul-at-geeky1.ebtech-dot-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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