RE: [amsat-bb] Wet Helix

[n4xeo <n4xeo@xxxxxxxxx>]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Woody [mailto:kj4so@bellsouth.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 3:40 AM
>To: gjmouse@neo.rr.com
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Wet Helix
>
>
>Hi Gunther:
>
>Do you know how to form Plexiglas into a round tube for the radome?  I have
>some 1/8" Plexiglas and was wondering if I would roll if properly heated.
>
>73,
>
>Woody
>KJ4SO

Hi Woody

YES Plexiglass will bend  when heated. I remember making ash trays and 
candy dishes in wood shop at school. I don't remember the temp, but you can 
probably check with a school that has a wood shop and they could tell you.


73, Bill N4XEO

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