Re: spray enamel vs shellack

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Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Dan,
Well, it's obvious you have never tried to live on a LOW fixed income and 
still try to enjoy a hobby. I guess I should just quit.
As you so correctly pointed out, there probably is nil difference between 
polyurethane and enamel. The difference in price, however, is more like $6 
for polyurethane and $2.50 for enamel, hardly 1 cents worth. I'm really 
sorry you think this hobby should be reserved for those with a lot of 
disposable income.
For some reason, over the years I have accumulated quite a bit of magnet 
wire and PVC can be had for free by the truly resourceful. So, I am going 
to try the enamel and if it causes problems, I'll just make another 
secondary. The one commodity I do have plenty of is time!
Regards.
Paul
Think Positive

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Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: spray enamel vs shellack

> Original poster: "Daniel McCauley" 
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>
>
> The question really is . . .
>
> "Do i use something to coat my coil with that no one really has done before
> and save maybe a buck tops, or stick
> with something people have been using for years and years that is proven to
> work."
>
> Hmmm. . . .
>
> Tough question.  There is definitely an obvious answer here.
>
> Regardless of how much you are trying to save, the difference between Spray
> Enamel and Polyurethane are about nil.
> Stick to the Polyurethane - it works.
>
> And ESPECIALLY since you are on a tight budget, stick to the thing that
> works.  Try saving a few bucks with something
> new, and you might risk having it not work, therefore you'd spend more money
> and time in the long run.
>
> And honestly, if you are trying to save a few cents on the difference
> between Enamel vs. Polyurethane coating, you probably shouldn't be tesla
> coiling to begin with.
>
> Come on.  Thats like asking whether I should buy that 4" PVC at Lowes which
> costs $4.00, or that 4" PVC at Home Depot that costs $3.99.  Silly if you
> ask me.
>
> Dan
>
>
> >  > All,
> >  > Several of you have responded to Steven's question but no one has
> answered
> >  > it. He asked if spray enamel is suitable for covering a coil. The
> answers
> >  > you gave only addressed his mention of shellac and the superiority of
> >  > polyurethane over shellac.
> >  >
> >  > I have the same question as Steven. Is enamel paint suitable for
> covering
> >  > the wiring of a secondary coil?? Enamel cost less than 1/2 that of
> >  > polyurethane. I know it isn't much but when you are on an extremely
> tight
> >  > budget, as many of us are, every penny counts and if you are like me,
> you
> >  > want to expend what funds you have in the most economical way. This
> way,
> > we
> >  > can concentrate spending on what counts the most. Thanks.
> >  > Paul
> >  > Think Positive
>
>
>