- 1. [TowerTalk] Drilling Chrome-Moly Steel (score: 1)
- Author: w0yg@prolynx.com (Charlie Summers)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:28:18 -0000
- Can someone please tell me what type of drill bit I need to drill out a 5/16" diameter hole in my existing 2" mast with 3/8" wall. I want to go to 5/8 if possible but the mast may just be too hard. I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00455.html (8,144 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Drilling Chrome-Moly Steel (score: 1)
- Author: n9iww2@verizon.net (Kevin Adam, Webz By design)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:50:24 -0500
- Go To Your local Rental Place and rent what is called a Mag drill meaning it has a magnetic base that you can turn on the magnet it will hold it's self fast to the steel but its heavy to lift but aft
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00456.html (10,012 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Drilling Chrome-Moly Steel (score: 1)
- Author: n3rr@erols.com (Bill Hider)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:52:42 +0100
- I used my DeWalt 12Volt XR, battery-powered drill while on the tower @ 134 feet to drill into a chrome-molly 3/16 inch thick, 2" O.D. mast. First, I drilled a pilot hole of approx 1/8 inch with a "us
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00458.html (10,228 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Drilling Chrome-Moly Steel (score: 1)
- Author: w3svj@juno.com (w3svj@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:42:16 -0400
- Be careful of the "mag drill", they don't like round surfaces such as a pipe! The magnet will really "clunk" down and work almost like a drill press on flat steel, but not very good on a smaller roun
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00460.html (7,854 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Drilling Chrome-Moly Steel (score: 1)
- Author: Mike" <W4EF@dellroy.com (Mike)
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 07:08:59 -0700
- About a year ago, I drilled and pinned a 2" chrome moly mast on the tower (70') for the local club station. We used a Makita cordless drill and some brand new HSS bits. I was pleasantly surprised at
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00469.html (11,554 bytes)
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