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RE: Foil Caps (was Cap Pr (fwd)
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 17:27:40 -1200
From: Ken Smith <ksmith-at-ihug.co.nz>
To: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: RE: Foil Caps (was Cap Pr (fwd)
At 14:13 01/03/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
> If any are of a mind to "pop out to the supermarket" I strongly
> recommend "popping out" to a cash-and-carry type of wholesale
> grocery. (See Yellow Pages, in the U.S.)
>
> Such groceries have foil in l o n g rolls. Many such
> also have foil in pre-cut 12" x 12" squares. And the cost
> per unit length is apt to be much lower than in a supermarket.
>
> And do get the heavy-grade (so-called broiler) foil. The
> regular stuff is so flimsy that using it is like trying to
> whittle Jello.
Have done same, although we don't have the luxury of the big Cash and Carry
places near here (say 4000 nm <g>) However I did find some respectable foil
in 4.5m rolls (450mm wide) and used that to cludge some new caps together.
Now here is a problem. Two plastic sheetings. Both the same thickness
(builders yard stuff). One black one clear(ish) The clear is 3 times the
cost of the black. What is the difference ?
Can I use the black sheeting for a cap ? If the answer is no, I have wasted
a morning <Aggggh>
Ken
Ken Smith
Auckland