IMO, it goes w/o saying that thimbles should ALWAYS be used.
I used SS thimbles with SS wire rope. All hardware was ordered
from DX Engineering and McMaster-Carr. ;)
vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC
> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:30:26 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jake K9WN
> Subject: [TowerTalk] re beam antenna truss
>
> Yo,
>
> Steve is looking for ideas on how best to "truss" a boom.
>
> I'm amazed that no one has also suggested that no matter
> what he ends up using, he should make sure to use thimbles
> to protect the wire/rope/philly where it goes thru the eye
> bolts.
>
>
> 73
> K9WN Jake
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