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Postby Miriam C. » Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:52 pm

SaGR wrote:
Nytewyng wrote:I kinda like the copper tubing idea.........piece in a "T" here or there and you could have "track" lighting inside with a few simple fittings.


I love the copper idea, but having worked on boats as a teenager

I have to ask - who's going to polish that stuff after it's installed? Not me! I did miles and miles of it when I worked on the boats.


Better yet, who is going to pay for it. :R
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Postby Mary K » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:01 pm

Miriam C. wrote:
SaGR wrote:
Nytewyng wrote:I kinda like the copper tubing idea.........piece in a "T" here or there and you could have "track" lighting inside with a few simple fittings.


I love the copper idea, but having worked on boats as a teenager

I have to ask - who's going to polish that stuff after it's installed? Not me! I did miles and miles of it when I worked on the boats.


Better yet, who is going to pay for it. :R


:yes: Ain't that the toof!!

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Postby Geron » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:31 pm

I use shoe molding from HD.

NOT quarter round. Quarter round won't take the curve but "shoe molding" will. Comes in white (paintable), Oak grain, and a walnut color wood grain. Bends beautifully. Almost begs to be bent.

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This is not tacked in yet. Just held in place by tension.

Album for more radical bends that do not deform the Shoe Molding.

Quarter round will not bend w/o deforming. Shoe molding will.

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Postby Mary K » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:27 am

Geron, is that the foam foe stuff? I tried that in the quarter round and it broke too. But Not the shoe molding. I guess I can try that too... although if it breaks you might see a mushroom cloud over north Florida from me exploding. :lol:

Thanks for the tip. :thumbsup:

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Postby Geron » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:58 am

The quarter round will NOT work. Not only will it break it will deform in the curve and not fit.

Shoe molding -- Yes it's the foam stuff -- worked for me as you can see but won't make promises.

It's like 3/8 on one side and 3/4 on the other side. Just loves to bend.

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