It's easier ti hook a hose to the other end and use it like a water
drill. No beating, no deforming and it goes in easily and quickly.
Stony soil? Then copper pipe can not be driven either. Copper plated
steel is more rugged and much cheaper.
73
Roger (K8RI)
On 1/18/2015 11:20 AM, K1FZ-Bruce wrote:
I use thick wall 3/4 inch copper pipe from local hardware stores.
Beating the ground end of a segment into a point with a hammer, makes
the insertion into the ground easier. It can skid around smaller rocks
better.
73
Bruce-k1fz. www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html
On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:20:28 -0600, dalej <dj2001x@comcast.net> wrote:
The copper coated rods eventually will deteriorate, I've found too.
After pulling them out I've found them speckled where the copper has
eroded away and the base material shown. I like the solid copper
tubing as ground rods better, but they are not that easy to embed. Use
water to get them in the ground. >
> Dale, k9vuj
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