[TheForge] inflatable castle

Thu Mar 18 15:23:05 2004

Check here http://www.curlew.co.uk/infatable/index.htm


Richard Maynard
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bruce Freeman
> Sent: 18 March 2004 18:56
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [TheForge] inflatable castle
> 
> 
> Now there's a thought that's been brewing a while.
> 
> Imagine prepackaged buildings.  Inflate to erect.  Maybe they could
> have aluminum "I-beams" of some sort of figure-eight construction. 
> Inflate the two connected tubes, voila' an "I-beam".  Make it right, you
> could roll it up when deflated.  Easier technology than aluminum soda
> cans!
> 
> To make it "fire proof", pump it up with water, instead of inflating it
> with air.  Gives it heft; keeps it from blowing away in a stiff breeze. 
> Have a few pressure-relief valves to relieve pressure in case of fire. 
> Might be safer than steel or wood.
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
> 
> 
> >>> [email protected] 3/18/2004 1:31:13 PM >>>
> <snip>
> 
> In the "build it yourself" vein, the blower is the big bite. I was in
> Sam's
> Club yesterday and they had one of those kid's inflatable jumping
> thingies
> for sale for $195. It's inflated by a rather nice looking cast
> aluminum
> blower about 12" in diameter with a 1/3 hp, 120v motor.
> 
> I was tempted, even though I already have several blowers, not having
> spare
> cash disuaded me though it would've been kind of fun trying to figure
> out
> something to do with an inflatable castle.
> 
> Frosty
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