Re: [TowerTalk] Welding Aluminum Tower

[Dino Darling <k6rix@earthlink.net>]

Take it to an experienced welder and have it TIG welded!  Since you will 
burn away any anodizing, I would suggest painting it and checking on those 
joints yearly!

(sorry you are getting this message twice Doc!)

At 12:23 PM 11/19/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> I am considering the purchase of a 50 foot aluminum
> tower that needs two or three welds repaired.
>
> I did a little Google search and found some pretty
> wide-ranging options, the durafix one sounds the
> easiest to handle -- if reliable.
>
> http://durafix.com
> http://www.muggyweld.com/pricelist.html
> http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/index.html?id=Xeaxsjiw
> http://www.cut-like-plasma.com/?durafix
>
> Experienced counsel here?
>
> --
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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