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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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00498.html (7,587 bytes)

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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00499.html (7,134 bytes)

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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00501.html (7,566 bytes)

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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/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00502.html (7,631 bytes)

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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00504.html (9,075 bytes)

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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00507.html (9,004 bytes)

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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00508.html (8,885 bytes)

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 _______________________________________________ __________________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00509.html (7,904 bytes)

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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00511.html (8,831 bytes)

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
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-05/msg00513.html (8,488 bytes)


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