- 1. [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Ken Bessler" <kg0wx@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 01:00:15 -0500
- I'm in the middle of a Rohn 25g tower installation and I've got two questions: 1) How do you know when you've got 400#'s of tension on the guy wires? 2) How do you cut 3/16" 7x19 cable? The stuff jus
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 02:10:26 EDT
- 1) How do you know when you've got 400#'s of tension on the guy wires? 2) How do you cut 3/16" 7x19 cable? The stuff just laughs at my wire cutters! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: W2RU - Bud Hippisley <W2RU@frontiernet.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 09:21:30 +0000
- And as a lower cost alternative to Bill's #2 suggestion, this works: Wrap a few turns of black electrical tape around the cable on both sides of where you intend to cut it. Then find a nice smooth ro
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "R. Kevin Stover" <rkstover@mchsi.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 07:21:56 -0500
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Clint Talmadge" <unclebudd@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 09:02:29 -0500
- A option for question #2 is an inexpensive 4" Hand Grinder. They can be had for bout $20 at some of the surplus tool stores (Northern Tool etc) and when fitted with a Cutting wheel, will go through E
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- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 11:19:44 -0400
- Another cutter is one of the little high speed hand held cut off saws that use an abrasive disk. When cutting flixible cable like the 3/16 7X19 make sure it is held solidly as the cut off wheel can
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- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Miller <rickm@nidweb.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 15:07:05 -0700
- Hi Ken, Like you me too, I'm installing a 90' rohn25 in my yard and would like to know the answer on tensioning myself. As for cutting 3/16" cable I'm using bolt cutters and they work just fine. I've
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- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 22:04:48 -0500
- you with a very messy and hard to work with end. This is not right. The bolt cutter leaves a very clean end. 73, Keith NM5G _______________________________________________ __________________________
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- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "R. Kevin Stover" <rkstover@mchsi.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 23:20:26 -0500
- The only way bolt cutters can mess up the ends is they are dull or you pussyfoot around making the cut. Get a set of bolt cutters with handles long enough to provide sufficient leverage and make the
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- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy cable questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 00:46:06 -0400
- Or cheap ones with wide, rounded jaws, or jaws that do not close tightly. Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
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