Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get a couple of Simpson Strong-Ties, TP35,
(Home Depot # 44315 83210). It's a 3"x5"x1/32" plate with a bunch of holes
in it.
I used three of them on my rotator and mast to shim out the mast to the
centerline of the rotator in the mast clamp.
Get two more than you think you need. They are cheaper than the cost of the
drive to/from HD. I also used a bench vice to pre-bend them before trying
to fit them in the rotator clamp with the mast.
73,
dale, kg5u
>
> I just finished most of my tower project, but like the big dummy
> That I can
> be at times with pre senior moments, I noticed where the mast
> goes into the
> yaesu rotator the clamps are pretty much tightened right up to the clamp
> bracket. I am using 1.75 in sch 80 steel for material. Now the
> dumb question
> anybody know of a way I can fatten up the portion of the mast
> that goes into
> the rotator? I really do not want to remove a 150 pounds of antennas to
> change out the mast. I think with the thrust bearing I could slip out the
> rotator if necessary. I just don't want to have to readjust the rotator
> indicator everytime we have a high wind. Mere words alone can't
> express how
> stupid this oversight was
> ken w8ob
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