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slightly OT but this site has everything to do with batteries,power generation,electric traction and more from junior student to advanced scientist understanding<br><br>http://www.mpoweruk.com/index.htm<br>an encyclopedia of electrical things<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:41:07 +1300<br>> From: rjtp@ihug.co.nz<br>> To: chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz<br>> Subject: Re: [chbot] Foam board<br>> <br>> For foam I would try asking on the Christchurch Soar forum.<br>> http://www.chchsoar.org.nz<br>> I know Neil used to buy huge sheets of polystyrene building foam and<br>> vacuum bag glass or carbon fibre wetted with epoxy for strength and<br>> super lightweight.<br>> <br>> For short lengths (1-2m) of nichrome wire fishing tackle shops sell it<br>> in a variety of thicknesses. No idea what fishermen use it for, but<br>> attached to a bow it cuts foam really well :-)<br>> <br>> Richard<br>> <br>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Geoff <sdfgeoff@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> > I'm currently experimenting with WIG (Wing in ground-effect) craft and have<br>> > been building them out of balsa (here's a vid of my first one). This is<br>> > getting expensive so I'm going to start making them from foam. Does anyone<br>> > know of a good, preferably cheap source of foam? While I'm at it, does<br>> > Jaycar sells nichrome wire?<br>> ><br>> > Geoff<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Chchrobotics mailing list Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz<br>> > http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics<br>> > Mail Archives: http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/<br>> > Web site: http://kiwibots.org<br>> > Meetings 3rd Monday each month at Tait Radio Communications, 175 Roydvale<br>> > Ave, 6.30pm<br>> ><br>> > When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new content.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Chchrobotics mailing list Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz<br>> http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics<br>> Mail Archives: http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/<br>> Web site: http://kiwibots.org<br>> Meetings 3rd Monday each month at Tait Radio Communications, 175 Roydvale Ave, 6.30pm<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new content.<br></div> </div></body>
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