Re: Cardboard Tube for mini coil?

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Patrick Leonard by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-rogers-dot-com>
> 
> I'm just curious what the possibility of using a paper towel cardboard tube
> would be for a small TC?
> 
> I guess it should be thoroughly polyurethaned first, but after that, it seems
> it would be fine.
> 
> 

	Not very sturdy; I'd look for something sturdier.  However, it should
work OK if treated properly.  All of my coils use well-dried and
shellacked cardboard mailing tube forms, and I've never had any
problems.

Ed