RE: working with tubing....Re: [TCML] Flat Spiral Primary

["Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do apologize for using this term. It was never intended as a personal
attack against anyone on this list.

My post was to offer several alternative ways to bend copper tubing without
kinking.

Sincerely
Dave

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mddeming@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:16 AM
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> Subject: Re: working with tubing....Re: [TCML] Flat Spiral Primary
> 
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> I too greatly resent this name-calling. Unfortunately, the 
> political climate of the past decade has made the trashing of 
> legitimate scientific concerns that they politically disagree 
> with, a socially acceptable tactic among some emotionally 
> stunted parties. 
> 
> Stay Rational,
> Matt D
> 
> 
> Hey Moderators, 
> I resent being called an "enviro weenie" on this list! 
> Paul Brodie 
> Think Positive 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Halliday" 
> <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: "'Tesla Coil Mailing List'" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:03 AM 
> Subject: RE: working with tubing....Re: [TCML] Flat Spiral Primary 
>  
> > Water also works well -- cut the tubing a couple inches 
> longer and sweat a 
> > cap on one and a ball valve on the other. 
> > 
> > For small stuff, you can use Woods Metal, Bending Alloy or 
> Bismuth. > Bismuth 
> > is being sold for use as shotgun shot (the enviro weenies 
> are complaining 
> > about introducing lead into the environment). 
> > 
> > Woods Metal melts below the boiling point of water and is 
> relatively 
> > non-toxic. 
> > 
> > Dave 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Brodie <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 24, 2010 4:11 pm
> Subject: Re: working with tubing....Re: [TCML] Flat Spiral Primary
> 
> 
> Hey Moderators, 
> I resent being called an "enviro weenie" on this list! 
> Paul Brodie 
> Think Positive 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Halliday" 
> <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: "'Tesla Coil Mailing List'" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:03 AM 
> Subject: RE: working with tubing....Re: [TCML] Flat Spiral Primary 
>  
> > Water also works well -- cut the tubing a couple inches 
> longer and sweat a 
> > cap on one and a ball valve on the other. 
> > 
> > For small stuff, you can use Woods Metal, Bending Alloy or 
> Bismuth. > Bismuth 
> > is being sold for use as shotgun shot (the enviro weenies 
> are complaining 
> > about introducing lead into the environment). 
> > 
> > Woods Metal melts below the boiling point of water and is 
> relatively 
> > non-toxic. 
> > 
> > Dave 
> > 
> >> -----Original Message----- 
> >> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> >> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of davep@xxxxxxxx 
> >> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:44 PM 
> >> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List 
> >> Subject: working with tubing....Re: [TCML] Flat Spiral Primary 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> > I've also used acrylic with good luck to hold the tubing. 
> >> Dunno if this: 
> >> has been mentioned, or 
> >> is relavant, or 
> >> is generally known. 
> >> 
> >> Not strictly to the original thread. 
> >> 
> >> Read someplace a technique of forming tubing, to avoid crushing 
> >> kinking: 
> >> fill it with sand: which will allow the tube to form, while 
> >> reducing kinking/crushing. How (or if?) to remove sand afterwards 
> >> is left to the imagination... 
> >> 
> >> Never had occaision to try this... 
> >> 
> >> best 
> >> dwp 
> >> 
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