...a thimble is a teardrop shaped piece which a guy wire end typically
wraps around before you apply the wire rope clips... It maintains a
"eye" for anchoring which the guy is tensioned - usually this eye will
end up with a bolt or other fastner passed through it - allowing tension
to be applied to the cable.
ugamples include a trunbuckle with a jaw end - that pin is pulled and
the pin passed through the middle of the thimble and re-fastened.
73,
Jim, K4OJ
Chris BONDE wrote:
> I have been on the reflector for awhile now. I was hoping that my
> question would be answered sometime, but so far not. I have tried to
> figure out what one is, but what the heck is a 'thimble'. (for guys on
> masts that is)
> Chris opr VE7HCB
>
> At 01:59 PM 2002-10-21 +0000, Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone:
>>
>> I have a vertical guyed with dacron. At both ends of each guy I've
>> got 3 or 4 small clips and thimbles (in other words, I didn't just
>> tie knots and leave it at that). The anchors are 4' ground screws
>> with 3" helixes in line with the guys. I find that about every 6
>> months I have to put tension back into the guys. Is this because the
>> dacron stretches--is it supposed to stretch that much? I'm using
>> 3/16" rope & wonder if this is normal with this stuff--I've heard
>> that it stretches but I figured eventually it would quit doing that.
>> Just wondered if there's a possibility of a problem somewhere else
>> like it is slipping through the U clips (however I've tightened them
>> as much as I can). Tnx,
>>
>> 73,
>> Rob Atkinson
>> K5UJ
>> k5uj@hotmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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