Thanks for the help guys. Got reminding about the difference between pipe and
tubing sizes concerning the U-bolts. And some other things like overbuilding my
detune setup.
Terry
KI7M
> On January 2, 2019 at 11:49 PM terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
>
> I've ran into this problem multiple times and thought I'd ask to see if
> there is a simple explanation or if perhaps manufacturers of universal angle
> iron brackets as sold in Lowes, Home Depot, etc. just don't care. I can
> never find these 'plumbers tape' type of angle irons that have holes that
> will match up to the U-bolts they sell. And it seems the U-bolts are too
> large half the time for the holes. Seems to me that by now it would occur to
> manufacturers that U-bolts get used on these angle irons with all the holes
> so conveniently places that they would make sure the U-bolts would go through
> them?
>
>
> I once had a professor who would say 'if you have a question don't
> hesitate to ask it because chances are other people are also wondering that
> same thing but were afraid to ask'. So I ask, WHY? Just seems like the
> hardest thing I keep running into is to 'somehow' expand a bolt hole to match
> a bolt or U-bolt. That just isn't easy. Maybe clamp down my drill horizontal
> with an auger style bit and start drilling?
>
>
> Somehow I know I'll be able to detune my tower but as usual this problem
> reared it's ugly head.
>
>
> Terry
>
> KI7M
>
>
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