Mark,
One way to do it is to take a 3 foot (depending on the length of your boom)
section of the 3 inch stuff and to cut it along its length. Then make
another, parallel cut so you have a slot running the lenght of the 3 foot
piece. The width of the slot should be such that when the two oposing sides
touch, the outer diameter of the 3 foot section will be smaller than the
inner diameter of boom. Use a hose clamp or two and squeeze the slotted
section so that the oposite sides of the slot touch, the slip the section
inside one piece of the boom, place the other end of the section inside the
other piece of boom, and release the hose clamp. Now apply pressure to the
two ends of the joind boom (I used a sledge hammer on a block of wood
applied to one end of the boom while the othe was against another block of
wood against a concrete wall. Finish it off by drilling a few holes and
running in some sheet metal screws.
Rex
K1HI
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of EL34GUY@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:27 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] question on boom coupling
Hello Everyone,
Im trying to couple 2 pieces of 3 inch boom together and the thickness is
.065 inch. What can I use to do this? I aleady have a coupler that is 2.75
inches
OD but I need at least another one or two splices. It appears that 2.75 OD
in
aluminum is pretty hard to come by, any recommendations? Thanks a lot 73
Mark
W0NCL
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