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Automobile cover
In article , aspasia wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:26:36 GMT,
(Doug Miller)
wrote:
In article , Higgs Boson wrote:
I have this weird idea of making an automobile cover to
protect my Nissan against the So. Calif. sun.
[...]
So I thought I would create a lightweight curved cover that
can be lifted off in one piece -- at least big enough to fit
over the roof and shade all the windows.
I would take a white bedsheet and fasten it to a pair of
curved ???? -- PVC is probably too flexible, so what should
I use? Bamboo? Or?
Forget the framework. Sew rare-earth magnets into the hem of the sheet.
Uh...why "rare-earth magnets" rather than ordinary ones?
Straight question.
*Far* higher grab-to-size and grab-to-weight ratio.
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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
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