There ARE answers to oddball problems like these, sometime worth it, sometimes not. What you need to do is find a job shop machinist. You bring him the old pulley, explain the problem, and say "What
One option is the Green Heron Remote control 'stuff' http://www.greenheronengineering.com/GHE_Overview.php? I've never used the remote stuff, but have used their wired controller, and love it Looking
Their AC-15 headphones are great for contesting... _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http
Hey Gang OK - here is a question - anyone out there doing custom beams? I have kind of a sticky Right now I'm running a Force 12 D-140, frankly because that all that will FIT - I have a 38ft piece of
Ah, Both - I'm running a D-140 shorty dipole. Getting something with some front to back, AND some gain would be nice -- -- Charlie www.baysidephoto.com www.thegallos.com _____________________________
EXACTLY in this case. When I put up the existing Antennas (as a right), someone called the zoning Dept, who actually sent out an investigator, twice (I had to explain to him that NYC HAS no rules for
Except they list the 40m as having a 40 ft turning radius... -- -- Charlie www.baysidephoto.com www.thegallos.com _______________________________________________ _____________________________________
Hey Gang, I've decided to replace my existing 56 ft TV Evans 17/80 trapped dipole with something a tad different. As I have the mast, etc, I'm planning on an inverted L for 80m (Hey, I have a beam fo
Hi Doug, You basically have a few options: 1)More penetrating oil (Kroil, PB Blaster etc), and wait, but this probably wont work 2)a BIG "nut breaker" - basically it cracks the nut 3)Crack the nut us
Another one I forgot to mention yesterday A slugging wrench. It is the manual version of an impact wrench http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/striking-and-slugging-wrenches/wrenches/hand-tools/ecatalog/
Jeff, I'd talk to the PE from the beginning, and pose the questions you just asked. He might actually have "better" ideas that you didn't think of (which is why you pay him) -- -- Charlie www.bayside
There are a few different ways Probably the way your crane operator will feel the most comfortable is a loop sling setup in a "choker" configuration http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/MTL2702/chk1.gi
<snip> <snip> OK, here is a rule of thumb for anything hanging from a single point It will tilt The real question is "How MUCH will it tilt, not if it will tilt" The real answer is to plan your lift
The national weather service and the us govt refuses to recognize the names the weather channel assigns, explicitly. _______________________________________________ __________________________________
Yes, but you notice that none of the above name WINTER storms. The LIST of names comes from WMO, but in reality, the names are assigned by the Tropical Weather Center of NOAA -- -- Charlie www.baysid
Great for being on size, not so great alloy wise (depending). Another thing that works is what they call "Turned, ground and polished" (TGP) shafting. Other options are "dowel pins" and "drill blanks
The issue with plastic cutting boards is that they are made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) HDPE will "cold flow" (technically called Creep), and is known for "Poor weathering resistance" You m
I'd say a stick welder is even lighter and easier. A small "buzzbox" stick is about 30 pounds, costs about 80 dollars, and your done -- -- Charlie www.baysidephoto.com www.thegallos.com -- This email
Those 240v 225 amp century boxes are usually called "tombstones" and are a LOT better. That said, I have one of those 110/220 v buzzboxes (but mine is a 90 amp) sitting in the garage. Usually run 3/3
<snip> <snip> To THAT I agree, I was just saying that a buzzbox is lighter/smaller than a MIG, but yeah, wire works. That said, the ORIGINAL poster was asking how to attach some bolts to the rebar, a