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Subject: Galvanizing
From: jallen@vhfcom.com (John D. Allen)
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 07:50:09 -0500
The American Galvanizing Association's home page is:

http://usalink.net/aga/

John, K1FWF

> I agree, tower regalvanizing is a good deal, and relatively inexpensive
> compared to the cost of new tower.  The American Galvanizing Association
> has an excellent WWW homepage that lists all of their member galvanizers
> in the US and you can order a variety of excellent publications concerning
> the galvanizing process including how to paint and maintain older
> galvanized structures.
> 
> Many galvanizers can also galvanize small hardware such as
> bolts and u-bolts!  Its lots cheaper to regalvanize old bolts and to
> to galvanize inexpensive u-bolts than it is to purchase thousands of bolts
> for 200 foot AB-105 towers or to purchase expensive hot-dip galvanized
> u-bolts!
> 
> 73!
> Frank 
> W3LPL
> donovanf@sgate.com
> 
> On Sat, 31 Aug 1996, Rich L. Boyd wrote:
> > 
> > Someone made a comment on the cost of regalvanizing -- that it may cost 
> > as much as a new section.  First, at $69.95 or so per section, Rohn 25, 
> > new, is pretty inexpensive tower.  Still, a friend of mine had some 
> > regalvanized and it cost about $8 per section, as I recall.  Not too bad, 
> > and it came out great.  73
> > 
> > Rich Boyd KE3Q
> 
> 
> 

John D. Allen, jallen@vhfcom.com

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