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Re: [TowerTalk] U-bolts for holes with 1 and 7/8 centers

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] U-bolts for holes with 1 and 7/8 centers
From: K8RI on TT <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:27:16 -0400
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On 6/13/2011 12:00 AM, w3qx@qsl.net wrote:
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> An otherwise very good 70cm yagi has a boom and clamp plate with
> pre-drilled quarter-inch holes:  their _centers_ are 1 and 7/8 inches
> apart.  The correct u-bolt was missing.
William,

I've used the same method as Gerald. Expand and straighten a smaller 
1/4" U-bolt, but I wonder if perhaps the boom isn't designed for a 
metric U-bolt.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Don't ask how how many places (including McMaster) and how long I've
> looked for a u-bolt with centers of its [ends] 1 and 7/8 inches
> apart.  I've learned there are about a half-dozen common u-bolt
> sizes, and for that dimension none come close.
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> Help will be appreciated.  Bolt stock section 3/16 inch should be
> good; 1/4 inch would be very tight.
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> Best regards,
> William W3QX
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