The local auto spring repair shop custom makes U's all the time - took some
3/8" stainless rod over to them and got a bunch of different size U's done
quite reasonably. Threading was done after forming and without difficulty.
Larry Kozal K8PUJ
-----Original Message-----
From: James White <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>
To: Mike Wetzel <w9re@worldnet.att.net>; TOWERTALK@contesting.com
<TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Long 3" u-bolts => TOWERTALK = An Excellent Buying
Group Audience!
>Mike - you might find that you can do a group buy, with those interested in
>some forwarding you a check - I recently did that locally for the Florida
>Contest Group for 2 1/16 " u-bolts fabbed up by a local bolt house...I had
>ordered 150 of them and with tower lords like K4XS well, whoosh, they were
>gone!
>
>I suspect you may find other readers on this reflector who would be
>interested in coming on board with you - key questions: are the 18-8
>stainless...do they come with nuts...it is worth a shot...I am also copying
>this message to the FCG e-mail reflector (interested parties contact
W9RE) -
>recommend you calculate freight on them and for what it is worth the US
>Postal service has some nice Priority Mail boxes which are designed for
>mailing VHS tapes that they can supply for free [you can also use them for
>QSLs...the post office can give you a form to mail and in a few weeks a
case
>of them shows up at your doorstep!] - these should work well for mailing
>them-I encouraged 10 piece multiples and "pre-packed" the boxes so that
when
>the checks hit all that was needed was to address them...
>
>THIS is the value of a shared interest, as they say - you can buy like the
>big boys, be they black, white or yellow! (Mike used to be WA9BWY)
>
>:-)
>
>73,
>
>Jim, K4OJ
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Wetzel" <w9re@worldnet.att.net>
>To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 10:16 AM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Long 3" u-bolts
>
>
>> TT,
>>
>> I am looking for a source of extra long stainless steel, 3" ubolts. I
>need
>> a length of 5" or more (from inside of the u to the end of the thread) to
>go
>> through a 1" piece of Garolite. I need about 15, I got a price of $267
>per
>> 100 to have them fabbed up (these are 3/8-16 with rolled threads on .329"
>> wire). If there is no stock available on this size is there any interest
>> from anybody that wants to split the some costs?
>>
>> HNY
>>
>> Mike W9RE
>>
>>
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