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Posted by Royston Vasey on February 8, 2010, 8:54 am
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> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:07:21 +0800, the renowned "Royston Vasey"
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>>I'm forming some wire mesh cloth - that part is going ok.
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>>The finished part needs to be compressed to fit into a pvc part - working
>>it
>>in by hand results in scratching and marking of the pvc. I'm looking for
>>some ideas on how to compress the mesh part so it slips cleanly into the
>>pvc
>>part. There's a few pics in the dropbox:
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>>http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/wire_screen.pdf
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> Stuff it into a stubby thin-walled open-ended tube (maybe with a ring
> or other handle at one end) shove the tube into the PVC and then
> withdraw the tube while pushing against the top of the screen so it
> stays seated in the PVC.
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> (Sort of how I imagine how a tampon applicator would work).
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> Best regards,
> Spehro Pefhany
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> "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
> speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers:
> http://www.trexon.com
> Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers:
> http://www.speff.com
Yeah, I toyed with that idea - like some of the old piston ring compressor
sleeves for auto engines. The open end needs to be squeezed a little smaller
than 16mm OD but the flat top end OD is fixed at 16mm and wouldn't fit
through.
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>I'm forming some wire mesh cloth - that part is going ok.
>
>The finished part needs to be compressed to fit into a pvc part - working it
>in by hand results in scratching and marking of the pvc. I'm looking for
>some ideas on how to compress the mesh part so it slips cleanly into the pvc
>part. There's a few pics in the dropbox:
>
>http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/wire_screen.pdf