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1. [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Robert West" <robert.west@just-micro.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:05:03 -0400; I'm cleaning up an old 65' freestanding tower and would like to get the thing galvanized. I live in central Ohio and have looked up a few places that advertise the service but haven't called any of t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00493.html (7,468 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Dino Darling" <dino@kx6d.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:49:31 -0700; Here in Southern CA, they charge by the pound with a #200 minimum. I don't remember how much per pound but am getting ready to have a 3 section tubular tower and free standing rotor base re-galvanize; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00502.html (8,397 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: n9lah@comcast.net; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:43:13 +0000 (UTC); What type of freestanding tower is it? I seem to remember a story about a ham who sent an HBX tower to the galvanizer and when it hit the tank the rivets all melted. Maybe just a good story, but some; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00514.html (8,293 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Dave Harmon" <k6xyz@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:12:17 -0500; That might not be just a story..... A local friend of mine had a tower re-galvanized and the rivets corroded. In investigating this he discovered that the rivets are aluminum. Not really believing hi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00516.html (9,823 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Michael Ryan" <mryan001@tampabay.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:20:56 -0400; A 48ft ROHN BX tower was taken to an electroplating business near Fredricksburg, VA a number of years ago. A friend of mine who lived in Fairfax, Va wanted the tower sections put in the acid bath bef; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00517.html (11,421 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:15:12 -0400; So, why not just re-rivet the sections. Get a Sack of the proper size (round head) aircraft rivets, a hammer, and bucking bar. A pneumatic tool is faster but not as easy to control for the novice as; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00525.html (15,153 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "WA3GIN" <wa3gin@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:34:44 -0400; The aluminum rivets melted out of the tower sections while in the acid dip...I know the owner and he replaced the revits with stainless steel bolts. I climbed the tower last year. Its in fine shape w; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00528.html (17,431 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Robert West" <robert.west@eatmoresoap.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:12:11 -0400; This is indeed a BX and yep, they are aluminum. A lot of the rivets are corroded and I had a quick though when I started on it to replace the ones that were corroded but figured it wouldn't be worth; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00529.html (13,359 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Dubovsky, George" <George.Dubovsky@andrew.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:16:20 -0400; The hot-dip galvanizing process starts with a degreasing tank, rinse, then acid dip to remove rust, mill scale, old galvanizing - and aluminum rivets! Next, another rinse, and then the molten zinc ta; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00530.html (12,062 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Dubovsky, George" <George.Dubovsky@andrew.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:23:56 -0400; And there's a flux tank just before the zinc dip - forgot about that one. 73, geo - n4ua The hot-dip galvanizing process starts with a degreasing tank, rinse, then acid dip to remove rust, mill scale; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00531.html (13,480 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Dave Harmon" <k6xyz@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:05:23 -0500; I would be more concerned about keeping everything in alignment as it was reassembled. The factory must be using a jig to hold the parts together as they assemble it. Sounds to me like it would be be; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00536.html (14,497 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Robert West" <robert.west@eatmoresoap.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:14:18 -0400; I was just figured I would just do one at a time, that way it was all in alignment. I actually have a new one of these but am using it at another place we have. Got this for cheap so I don?t mind put; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00537.html (15,554 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: N4NW <n4nw@n4nw.org>; Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:21:26 -0400; Just my to cents on the safety with the proposed technique . . . When reassembling the thing and it does not meet the original specs and fails due to some aspect not met in the ad-hoc re-assembly be; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00539.html (18,522 bytes)
14. [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: Jay slough <k4zle@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:08:48 -0700 (PDT); I live between Cincinnati and Dayton, OH. Last year I had some Rohn 25, Rohn 45 sections and misc other tower parts regalvanized. I currently have another batch of stuff, including 70 feet of Rohn; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00593.html (9,404 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] Hot Dip Galvanizing (score: 1): Author: "Robert West" <robert.west@eatmoresoap.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:26:01 -0400; Thanks, Jay! You da man! You know, I called 3, THREE!, companies here in Central Ohio who advertise this service and at each one, they were going to have the "salesman call you back". No one has ever; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00598.html (10,716 bytes)

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