primary hold down's

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Subject: primary hold down's
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 17:29:22 -0600
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From:  Zuma [SMTP:mwise-at-ns.sosis-dot-com]
Sent:  Saturday, March 07, 1998 10:46 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: primary hold down's

Tesla List wrote:
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> From:  Walt Kulpa [SMTP:gwkulpa-at-earthlink-dot-net]
> Sent:  Friday, March 06, 1998 12:27 PM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  primary hold down's
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> Hi, I'm working on the form for my 1/4" refigerator tubing primary.
> I'm planning on using 1/4" polycarb for the support fins. I've got the
> calculations made on where to notch the plasitc in order to create a
> nice uniform  30degree slope and 15 degree rise with 1/4" spacing
> between turns, but what I don't have is, what can i do for holding the
> tubing into the notches? I don't want to just let it lay there, do I?
> I'm not so sure that adehesive is a good idea, is it? How is holding the
> tubing into the plastic commonly done?
> Thanks, Walt Kulpa

This is just an idea, but on the primaries that I have made. I drilled 
a small hole underneath each turn on every support and used clear or
white wire ties. It sounds bad but it actually looks pretty good.
The trick is to apply them all the same way .

Chris