Re: Silver tape question

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

Robert,
Excuse me, what are "the now defunct economical toroids" you refer to?? 
Also, I noticed at Lowe's the other day that they have two different types 
of aluminum "duct tape." One is the traditional type I'm familiar with that 
is fairly thick aluminum, much thicker than aluminum foil, and the other is 
something new to me, which is much, much thinner and similar to reflective 
Mylar. I'm wondering if this thin tape is enough of a conductor to be of 
use. It looks like it will be a lot easier to apply without wrinkles.

I read where someone used old newspaper and diluted white glue as paper 
mache to smooth out their dryer duct toroid before applying tape. Has 
anyone had any experience trying this or something similar? Is there any 
real advantage, other than looks, to creating a really smooth toroid? I 
realize that bumps and such create jumping off points for streamers. I mean 
other than this one obvious difference. Is the difference in performance 
worth all the trouble involved? Other than the ugly joint, I actually like 
the appearance of a regular dryer duct toroid.
Paul
Think Positive

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Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:31 AM
Subject: Silver tape question

> Original poster: "Robert Hanford" 
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> I am in the process of coating one of my dryer duct toroids with a
> fiberglass automotive product. I will be covering it with metallic tape and
> would like to know if anyone on the list has tips on the tidiest ways to
> apply the tape (avoiding wrinkles, etc.) This question stems from a post
> where a comment was made about how well the tape was applied on the now
> defunct "economical toroids."
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