Re: pie pan toroids

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Original poster: "R Heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

on 10/13/01 7:05 PM, Tesla list at tesla-at-pupman-dot-com wrote:

> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> In a message dated 10/13/01 5:47:40 PM Central Daylight Time,
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> 
> <<  Imade the end of the ducting flat with
> pliers then crimped the flat end like stove pipe and slid the crimped end
> inside the non crimped endto fit tight. >>
> 
> Robert,
> 
> How much ducting did you flatten out?
> I tried something like that but the stuff I am using just cracks if you try
> to 
> crimp it in any way.
> 
> Happy day,
> Ralph Zekelman
> 
> 
> 
I crimped about 1 in deep with no problem at all. I used heavy flex duct
pipe not thin dryer ducting, and I did not streach it out so it is quite
stiff and holds its shape very well with no tape or any other support, just
one brass toilet bolt and two pie pans.
      Robert H