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High Tech Strong Back?
By:Jerry Siegel
Date: 7/1/2000, 12:24 am
In Response To: Help me choosing material for strongback (John Danley)

I glued those trick rare earth magnets to each form at the intersection of the sheer line and the longitutnal center line of the kayak. After wrapping my garage with about 122 miles of copper wire, all I had to do was hit the power switch and presto, those forms jumped off the floor and suspended themselves in the middle of the magnetic field. Only thing I had to do was rearange them into the correct order. Haven't made much more progress though, all of my metal tools are stuck to the walls and the neighbor keeps complaining about interference with his TV. Sheeeeeesh!

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Help me choosing material for strongback
John Danley -- 6/29/2000, 8:24 am
High Tech Strong Back?
Jerry Siegel -- 7/1/2000, 12:24 am
Re: High Tech Strong Back?
andy clifford -- 7/1/2000, 11:50 am
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Travis -- 7/1/2000, 12:01 am
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Hank -- 6/30/2000, 2:48 pm
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Mark -- 6/30/2000, 8:21 am
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Shawn B -- 6/29/2000, 9:54 am
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 6/29/2000, 9:24 am
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Rehd -- 6/29/2000, 9:05 am
Re: did the T, recommend box-beam
Dean Trexel -- 6/29/2000, 8:53 am
Re: Help me choosing material for strongback
Vernon Lowery -- 6/29/2000, 8:52 am