RE: hydroforming : was water spark gaps

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com> 

>Hi all,
>         Ok guys and girls, who will be the first to produce an hydroformed
If you can get a big piece of pipe bent in the proper shape, why bother
messing with explosives, etc, and just use it as-is?  KISS!  Of course,
getting such a pipe is the trick, isn't it?

Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA


>toroid. It sounds like it might be easier than spinning. Get a big piece
>of steel pipe bent into shape, chop it in half, weld to the bottom of a
>tank, place aluminium sheet in bottom of tank, fill with water, insert
>spark gap, cover and stand clear, throw switch. BANG!! one half >toriod,