Re: [TCML] Winding the primary

["Neal Namowicz" <neal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Rob and everyone for the advice. Interesting that it's quenched to 
soften it. I wonder if my daughter would mind me using the little fish pond 
for quenching them? :)

Neal.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stamsund" <stamsund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Winding the primary


> Neal,
>
> You heat it then quench it with water to soften it.
>
> Rob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Neal Namowicz" <neal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > I have a couple of lengths of  "salvaged" tubing myself with a few too 
> > many bends in it. I wouldn't have bothered in the past, but with the cost 
> > of copper... Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has managed to UN-work 
> > harden tubing? I was thinking of sticking it in the oven on high heat for 
> > a while and letting it slowly cool. Anyone ever try it? It's a pain in the 
> > neck, sure, but compared to unpotting an nst for example, it doesn't sound 
> > too bad.
> >
> > Neal.

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