Re: Best Material for Primary Coil Supports

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

Dan,
I like using the white HDPE cutting boards, available at most K-Mart, Target
or WallMart type store.  This material has just the right amount of "give"
in it, so that copper tubing snaps into holes that are sawed through a
little above their centers.  Wonderful stuff to cut, drill, etc.
--Steve
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> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
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> I think the electrical properties are largely irrelevant for a primary
> support - the turn-to-turn voltage is just not that great.  I would choose
> Lexan or Delrin if available, based on their ease to work with, but
> anything better than damp wood would be fine.
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> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
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> Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
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> I'm looking for a material to use for my pancake primary coil supports.
In
> your experience what works best, in that its easy to machine and work
with,
> and has good dielectric properties:
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> So far I was looking at:
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> PVC
> High Dense Polyethylene
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> Thanks
> Dan
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