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Re: Primary support -update
At 06:56 PM 7/22/99 -0600, Tesla List wrote:
>Original Poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
>
>In a message dated 7/22/99 2:52:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>writes:
>
>>
>> I ditched wood altogether and went to HDPE and it's working great.
>> The HDPE cuts and drills exceptionally well without any splintering
>> or flaking. I did the first support out of 8 yesterday and it looks like
>It sounds like this should work great. Good luck. For those who may be
>looking for materials, several folks have said they buy the white 1/2" thick
>HDPE cutting boards and cut them up for primary supports. My wife has one
>that looks like it would work great. I wouldn't think they cost more than
>about $10.00.
>
>Ed Sonderman
Hi Ed, All,
I looked at HDPE cutting boards in Walmart, but they were too expensive
and way too thick for the brands they carried to suit my purposes. Plus,
most of them I saw had raised center portions with a deep groove to catch
liquid runoff, along the top edge. I needed thinner boards with an entirely
flat surface throughout.
I didn't get a chance to check K-Mart or other stores but I'm sure that with
sourcing around one could find the flat HDPE cutting boards at a reasonable
price.
I originally started out with 8 supports but with a test I conducted this
morning
winding the inner-most section of tubing, I removed 4 of the supports and left
4 at NSEW compass points. This will make it easier to make the turns on a
gradual basis as with 8 it proved to be just a little too tight, at least for
me.
The HDPE supports hold the tubing very snug, so I didn't have any problems
at all with the tubing coming loose. This is some great stuff!
Don
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