Whats the best way to lock a turnkbuckle so it will not un-ravel its self....??? I am talking about units that are 8 inches long and big 24 inch units...!! Bill KC4PE ________________________________
When I had guys I put a figure 8 of cable through the end & the barrel, then clamped the ends together (although I had a heck of a time figuring out which was the dead end so I knew where to put the
Yep, that's the accepted method. Quoting Jim Rhodes <k0xu@iowadsl.net>: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTal
I put the figure-8 of cable through both eyes and the barrel. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
My turnbuckles have a locking nut on each end. They also have a 2 inch PVC shield over the turnbuckles to protect them from the acid rain here in NE Ohio. Fred, AB8AH I put the figure-8 of cable thro
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- How do you ensure that locknut never, ever comes loose? Bill, W6WRT _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Put a locknut on the locknut, and so on, all the way down to infinity. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk
I read somewhere that you should thread the cable through the guy thimbles, to hedge against a turnbuckle failing. _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Easier said than done. As I recall, one of the locknuts has a reverse thread. Where does one get one of those? Bill, W6WRT ______________________________________
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Ok, but same question I posed earlier: One of the nuts has a reverse thread. Where do you get such a nut? I suspect that threading the guy wire through the turnb
Take a regular nut, hold it up to the mirror. Reach into the mirror and grab the one in there! OK, enough out of me; McMaster has a full selection, but the wire method is more secure anyway. Locking
Galvanized locking nuts for turnbuckles can be purchased from marine supply ( not sailboat!) wholesalers, typically supplied in pairs (a left hand and a right hand nut). It can be difficult to purcha
From: "Dan Zimmerman N3OX" <n3ox@n3ox.net> To: towertalk@contesting.com Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Locking a Turnbuckle...?? Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:52:06 -0500 Put a locknut on the locknut, and so o
The best way to secure turnbuckles, however, is to simply loop ar cable or a heavy gauge wire through the turnbuckle frame, and back again through the eyelets at each end, in a figure 8 pattern, and
Ok, My family manufactured boats. We found the best lock nut was the nylon insert type. We never had one come loose. You can wear the nylon out if you take the nut off and on allot...but you have to