good idea, but I wonder if I can find a 24" long 2" diameter grade 55 bolt and
have the top six inches machined?
Marv - WA2BFW
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> On Oct 15, 2014, at 5:03 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk
> <towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> How about larger anchor bolts with upper six inches or so machined to fit
> the base holes?
>
> Could the base holes be reamed to a larger size?
>
> K5GW
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/15/2014 12:09:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> marvs@att.net writes:
>
> the base is designed for 1-1/8 bolts.
>
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>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:36 PM, <ve4xt@mymts.net> <ve4xt@mymts.net> wrote:
>>
>> Use larger bolts?
>>
>> Just sayin'
>>
>> 73, Kelly
>> Ve4xt
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>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 11:00 PM, "Marv Shelton" <marvs@att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I asked a PE at work and since the holes are so much bigger than the
> bolt. ( the holes are 2.5" diameter, the bolts only 1.125") he said the
> rated
> strength of the epoxy is only good if the hole is no more than a half inch
> bigger in diameter than the bolt. I confirmed this by talking to one of
> the epoxy product manufacturers.
>>>
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>>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 8:23 AM, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Anchor bolt update:
>>>> Thanks for all the input everyone. It looks like epoxy, or at least
> commercial grade stuff dispensed with a caulking gun is out as a potential
> solution. It seems like the holes I made are too big.
>>>> So now I am looking at anchoring cement and trying to talk to
> industrial contractors to see if there is another alternative.
>>>>
>>>> So how did you determine that your new holes won't work for
> putting in your anchor bolts? The epoxy is stronger than the concrete so it
> seems to me that's it's a non-issue. Are you over-thinking this?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Steve K7LXC
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