Thanks for the good suggestion, Grant!
73, Rich, N6KT
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 09:17:24 PM PST, Grant Saviers
<grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
A pretty handy tool not well known are set up or machinist wedges.
Likely ductile iron so pretty tough. 3 sizes from Williams on Amazon
search Williams WG-3 3-Inch Set Up Wedge
Have beaten on mine all the sizes pretty hard.
Grant KZ1W
On 11/29/2022 20:08, Richard Smith wrote:
> Hi John,
> Thanks for your response. The K7NV clamps are too corroded to be saved with
> paint.
> We are not sure how much the corrosion is holding the clamp to the mast. But
> I think tapping a wedge (a chisel?) into the space may do the trick.
> 73, Rich, N6KT
> On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 07:17:34 PM PST, john@kk9a.com
><john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>
> Some of the K7NV clamps appear to be just electroplated. I would paint over
> them with zinc enriched paint or whatever you use on the towers to protect
> the zinc.
>
> You should be able to spread the clamp with a couple of screw drivers or a
> pry bar or two. You could make a wedge and tap it in to spread the clamp.
> The clamp should not be difficult to remove unless the corrosion to the mast
> is holding it together.
>
> GL,
> John KK9A
>
>
>
>
> Richard Smith n6kt wrote:
>
> We have two of the K7NV 2" Mast Clamps installed at our station at PJ4K.
> There has been quite a bit of corrosion built up on the Clamp, and we would
> like to remove and replace them. The version that we have installed does not
> have the Spreader Bolt. I would be interested in suggestions for removing
> the clamps. The mast is 2" galvanized Chrome Moly. They are installed on
> OR-2800s at a height of 130'.
> Thanks and 73, Rich, N6KT
>
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