less the Has anyone seen Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds'????? rofl Think of the massive overcrowding of the winged creatures if it wasn't for our towers controlling the population and preventing bird
Good one Dave I couldn't figure out what he wanted either. Like those guys who put 3 words in a subject asking for help with computer. hihi Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-33
I think I read that salt water fishermen have a very hi strength, extremely fine steel fishing line or leader. The stuff was reported to have a very high abrasiveness resistance. Seems this could be
I can't do that fancy math. But as a retired mason contractor...I can use a concrete calculating slide rule. (The redimix outfits used to hand them out free and you may ask your supplier, they may gi
Maybe I misread something or confused it with another email. Didn't he say that he was told to get a auger and auger in a hole? That would make it a cylinder.??? But he did say 2.5 x 2.5 was the manu
Got a freebee catalog in the mail. they have a web site www.TekSupply.com Lots of what looks like professional grade tools, cables, GFI power cords, various rigging slings, etc. Also sell various nyl
http://www.thern.com/products.htm I've used one of their Worm Gear Hand Winches fitted with an chuck adapter to a Milwaukee Hole Hawg right angle drill. Works like a charm. They have their own versio
Plan to have a adapter made to slip over my Old Wilson rotatable crank up. It has a solid rod that fits in a big bearing and the rotator sits at the bottom and attaches to this rod/shaft. The shaft m
Being a REAL cheap sob, and not wanting to spend any money, I did it this way. I drove in the groundrod using a roto hammer. I sawed off the slightly peened over top. using a sawsall with a fine toot
In the case under discussion, the base sounds like it's tapered. I'm assuming that the section that goes on top of this base slides over tube tops. So my question is: Which is more important, plumb o
In my business as a masonry restoration contractor, I used many types of anchor systems. I also use many types of epoxies. The anchors I liked best and were specified by the engineers were made by Ra
just a thought, but how about a lamp part. It's a brass tube, entirely threaded, approx 1/2 or 5/8" OD. They use them in home made lamps. The cord runs up through the tube to the socket. They have nu
a friend is offered a older triangular crankup with approx. 20" sides. The seller says it's a Tristao, approx. 20 years old and is rated for 35 sq. ft of antenna. It has a home made hinged base, and
Thanks for the replies. I suspected that my friend did not have exactly correct info as I had a Tristao 55' back in 60/70's and didn't remember it being that highly rated. I also didn't remember seei
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Just found a great product for us antenna/tower types. At Ace hardware, they now sell a work glove, fingerless leather with a magnetic patch over the back of the hand portion. The magnetic patch will
Barry When I had to do this for a friend. I used 3 of the Home Depot type squeeze bar clamps. The kind a carpenter would use to clamp boards together. The bar is approx 12" and I put the far end arou
BRAVO! communication been and the instead of this to Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _________________________________
feel Steve et al. There may be a slight problem with recabling the Mt-61. I did this a few years ago. The original cables used by Wilson were a size smaller on each section. Consequently, my desire
A powered capstan is a much preferred device over a winch and especially a truck. This was the device of choice in my high level scaffold work. It differs from a winch in that the drum does not wind