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Re: [TowerTalk] Why aren't these universal angle iron brackets designed

To: EZ Rhino <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Why aren't these universal angle iron brackets designed right?
From: Bob Matthews <kt3rr@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 09:32:21 -0500
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Most of the brackets and clamps at H/D & Lowe’s are designed around a Kindorf 
platform. They sell two different sizes of Kindorf as well as the brackets, 
clamps etc usually in the electrical departments. 

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> On Jan 3, 2019, at 08:46, EZ Rhino <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz> wrote:
> 
> Correct Ubolts most likely DO exist, but probably not available at 
> HomeDespot.  If you look at larger hardware suppliers you could probably find 
> them.  And you also have the size differences between tubing and pipe, which 
> complicates it even more.
> 
> Chris
> KF7P
> 
> 
> On Jan 3, 2019, at 0:49 , 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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