Re: [ATM] Venting Holes in a solid OTA

["Bob May" <bobmay@nethere.com>]

Nope!
Start by getting a large rubber band.  These can be made with an
old inner tube from the tire store.  Cut it into one long piece
about 1" or a little wider and as long as you can.  You will
probably end up with a strip of rubber about 30' long or longer,
depending upon the size of the inner tube.  Needless to say,
large truck tubes are prefered for this as they have a lot more
area to turn into a rubber strip.
Once you get the rubber strip, cut two pieces so that you can tie
them into rings that are small enough to hold the tube in shape.
Now comes the fun part!  Apply glue to all of the surfaces that
are going to be glued and build the tube using the two rings of
rubber to hold things in place.  Then Take the rest of the rubber
strip and wrap it around the tube.  Fun part is to get the tube
fully wrapped before the glue starts to setup.  Carpenter white
or yellow glue tends to start setting in less than 5 minutes so
you really have to work fast.
Once the rubber band is wrapped around the tube, you can set it
aside and let it cure.  You can also cut some gusset pieces that
will fit at the joints inside and provide a bridge to the joint
and apply them at this time.  If you plan on them, you will want
to have something to blow up a bit inside the tube to hold them
in place.  Don't blow up the inside too much or you will force
the main joints apart!
Bob May
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