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1. [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: KIRBY NESBITT <k.nesbitt@shaw.ca>; Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:47:33 -0600 (MDT); I'm getting ready to refurbish an HF beam (Force 12) once/if the snow ever melts, and am going to have to replace a section of one element. Has anyone found a relatively inexpensive swaging tool for; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00055.html (6,825 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:59:21 +0000; Not to answer your question directly, but if it were me I'd forget about swaging anything and just shim it. And I have done so on several occasions. Worked out fine. 73 Don VE6JY ____________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00056.html (7,788 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:08:37 -0600; KirbyOne way to avoid swaging is to use intermediate short piece or pieces of standard tubing sizes as sleeves to neck down from your larger size to the smaller. This works if the original tubing and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00057.html (8,008 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:33:50 -0700; There are many choices of wall thicknesses shown in the onlinemetals.com listing of 6061 tube. .028 .035 .049 .058 .065 .083 and larger. Not all wall thicknesses are available in all diameters. Plus,; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00059.html (10,837 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: KIRBY NESBITT <k.nesbitt@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:16:00 -0600 (MDT); Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Consensus seems to be go with a sleeve or shim. I'll give this serious consideration. It makes sense. Don is there any preferred alu stock vendors in AB that you'; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00070.html (9,240 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:37:44 +0000; I'm not sure of anything in Alberta... most commercial guys want big orders. There are/were places like Metal Supermarkets but usually also $$. I'd look for a fellow local ham with scraps, you won't; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00071.html (10,461 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions (score: 1): Author: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:20:06 -0700; Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Consensus seems to be go with a sleeve or shim. I'll give this serious consideration. It makes sense. Don is there any preferred alu stock vendors in AB that you'; /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-03/msg00072.html (8,881 bytes)

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