Thank you Steve, I will pass the info along. Is there specific brand or
supplier you recommend? Does the number (e.g. 954) indicate any kind of
strength specification? The tower mfgr recommended a product something like
that, but the guy putting up the tower was unable to find it locally.
73
dan
k0dan
From: K7LXC@aol.com
Sent: June 08, 2013 05:30
To: towertalk@contesting.com ; k0dan@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [[TowerTalk] COUPLE O' QUESTIONS
> 2) Same ham with the new tower is on a mountaintop and only has a few feet
of topsoil, then bedrock, to which he has to bond the base, rebar, etc.,
then pour largely above-ground concrete base into a form. He has certified
design plans from the tower mfgr, so he is good in that arena, and has
exceeded the number & depth of core borings into the rock specified by the
mfgr. Question now is: what Epoxy or other material to use to set up the
bond of rebar and base bolts into the rock? The mfgr recommended some type
of material (I don't know what it is) but my ham buddy could not find it
locally (New England). Any suggestions on type of material, suppliers,
caveats?
You need some construction epoxy. It comes with the material and the
catalyst in one tube and mixes as it comes out. It's not cheap but very
effective - it's stronger than the concrete so no problem handling the anchor
rods.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower work for amateurs
Cell: 206-890-4188
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