I'm considering purchasing some older Rohn 45G/55G tower and having it re-galvanized. The tower is structurally sound, and I'd like it to stay that way as long as possible. My concern is whether the
After they return dry fit then on the ground and use a file or grinding disc and remove how much material it take to make the slide together. You can also use roll sandpaper that plumber use to clean
One of the first steps in the re-galvanizing process is to completely strip the old galvanizing and surface rust/ mill scale/etc using an acid dip. After that step, the tower is bare steel and any ad
I had 13 sections of Rohn 45-G re-galvanized along with all the torque bars, guy brackets and most everything else quite a few years ago. I had to clean out the excess zinc on the bottom of most of t
I 've had tubular towers re-galvanized here in Southern CA. They were first stripped in an acid bath than regalvanized. They looked brand new. I also had all the brackets and freestanding bases done
How did you find the company to do it, and what did it cost? I'm too far away to use your company, but I'd like clues about how to find a local resource. 73, Jim K9YC ________________________________
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I've used Pacific Galvanizing in Oakland for parts, they may be the nearest to you. 100# minimum, I forget what it cost. They have a strip tank. If there is too much rust, they will charge for sandbl
Pacific has a $125.00 minimum. No minimum on weight. They'll galvanize a 1/4-20 nut for you if you want! Dino - KX6D -- Original Message -- Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Have you had old tower sections ho
last time I galvanized anything was 15 years ago, and I just looked in the Yellow Pages under Galvanizing. Metal Plating or Metal Finishing would be another heading. Once you get one business, you ca
HI all, If you have a Rohn HBX (which were the light duty towers and also what the Hy Tower (sp??) were made of be careful. The HBX used aluminum rivets and they will melt in the re-galvanizing proce
Whenever we had something galvanized, we'd always wind up finding all sorts of other stuff in the shop to send with whatever we were galvanizing, just to get up to the minimum. We'd always wind up wi