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Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Anchor Advise

To: Ian White GM3SEK <g3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Anchor Advise
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:01:21 -0700
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At 12:59 AM 6/24/2005, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
>Jim Lux wrote:
> >
>
>Jim is right about chemical anchors - they're excellent - but the big
>unknown is: what size of rock are you anchoring into? The strongest
>anchor in the world will be useless if the boulder is too small... and
>that's very hard to tell.

Which is why local knowledge is important.  If construction folks are in a 
habit of using bolted anchors in an area, the local design pros 
(architects/engineers) will know that the geology supports it, and where. 

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