Re: Inner Tube Toroids.

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• Subject: Re: Inner Tube Toroids.
• From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
• Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 05:22:54 GMT
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>Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 02:00:53 -0500 (EST)
>From: Paul Anderson <paul-at-geeky1.ebtech-dot-net>
>To: telsa-at-pupman-dot-com

>Well, I got to thinking about using those large inner tubes for toroids.
>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!
Paul,
	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???

	jim

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