<div dir="ltr"><div>Very nice...... agreed with Michael.... auto-transformer care needs to be taken!<br><br></div>R.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Henri Kuschkowitz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com" target="_blank">henri.kuschkowitz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Wow, Richard. That's really generous. I will let you know how it will turn out.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Henri<br>
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On 2013-07-04, at 4:33 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <<a href="mailto:rgb@tricolour.net">rgb@tricolour.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 04:07:09PM -0400, Henri Kuschkowitz wrote:<br>
>> So, I am still getting some more costs tomorrow, but I think I might<br>
>> go with this quick/dirty setup:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVEf7PfuKxo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVEf7PfuKxo</a><br>
>><br>
>> What do you guys think? This leads me to my next question, would<br>
>> anybody know if the lab has an item similar to this:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.temcoindustrialpower.com/products/Variable_Transformers/TVT001.html?utm_source=temcotransformer.com&utm_medium=Banner%2BAd&utm_campaign=Variac%2BTVT001" target="_blank">http://www.temcoindustrialpower.com/products/Variable_Transformers/TVT001.html?utm_source=temcotransformer.com&utm_medium=Banner%2BAd&utm_campaign=Variac%2BTVT001</a><br>
><br>
> If not, I have one you are welcome to borrow. It is an old one mounted<br>
> on a 4U 19" rack mount plate. It should manage 5A without too much<br>
> trouble.<br>
><br>
>> Cheers all,<br>
>> Henri<br>
>><br>
>> On 2013-07-04, at 7:54 AM, Alex <<a href="mailto:alexbarbour@bell.net">alexbarbour@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Henri<br>
>>><br>
>>> Angle iron is a common name applied to steel angles. some are extruded in the heavier sections and have a sharp outside corner.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Some are bent from flat stock and have a radiused corner.<br>
>>> These are better for use as formers for plastics.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Home depot. Hardware dept.<br>
>>> CTC ect.<br>
>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>
>>> From: Henri Kuschkowitz<br>
>>> To: Alex<br>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:12 AM<br>
>>> Subject: Re: [Lab] Plastic Bending Strips<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hey Alex,<br>
>>><br>
>>> I have a very particular type of acrylic we are going to be using that I doubt comes 'bendable'. Angle iron? I haven't seen those before. Got a reference or suggestion?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Cheers,<br>
>>> Henri<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 2013-07-03, at 8:03, Alex <<a href="mailto:alexbarbour@bell.net">alexbarbour@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> On the other hand they do produce an acrylic sheet that can be bent cold .<br>
>>>> Have done small pieces by hand. For larger OR thicker ( say 1/8 inch + )one needs a former for the edge. Angle iron with a round egde serves well.<br>
>>>> Alex B<br>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>
>>>> From: Henri Kuschkowitz<br>
>>>> To: lab<br>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 3:09 PM<br>
>>>> Subject: [Lab] Plastic Bending Strips<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Hey guys,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I figured it's a good time to start asking the collective for some feedback. We are planing on bending larger sheets of acrylic (they will definitely not fit into the laser cutter) and I am looking at bending strip heaters to build a custom heating element for our purposes. Before I go ahead ordering the pieces I was wondering if anyone had ever used such a thing and/or knows of a good local source? For saving some money, I wonder if reusing a baseboard heater could do the trick :P<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Cheers all,<br>
>>>> Henri<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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