Hate to ask dumb questions, but what's duct seal?? I need to update my
ground system soon, and may end up with molds that don't fit what I'm
installing. Presently using clamps. Gotta do better.
Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message -----
From: "EUGENE SMAR" <ersmar@comcast.net>
To: <kc2tn@comcast.net>; "'Thomas Miller'" <ac5tm@bellsouth.net>;
<kb9cry@comcast.net>; "'Jerry Keller'" <k3bz@arrl.net>
Cc: "'(Reflector) TowerTalk'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
> Tom et al:
>
> I did the same thing with duct seal on my Cadweld one-shot molds.
> Apparently the ground rod was smaller diameter than half inch nominal and
I
> blew the first charge. I cut off the top of the ground rod along with the
> ruined Cadweld blob, plugged the bottom and side holes of another mold
with
> duct seal, then set of the next shot. No problem with any of the dozen or
> so after the first one.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar AD3F
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe - KC2TN" <kc2tn@comcast.net>
> To: "'Thomas Miller'" <ac5tm@bellsouth.net>; <kb9cry@comcast.net>; "'Jerry
> Keller'" <k3bz@arrl.net>
> Cc: "'(Reflector) TowerTalk'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
>
>
> > I used ductseal on the bottom of my forms to prevent runout. It works
> great.
> > It does get a little warm after the burn but is reusable on the next
weld.
> I
> > did 32 welds without a problem. My neighbor, an electrician, gave me the
> > tip.
> >
> > Joe - KC2TN
> > "If you're sure of everything,
> > and it still doesn't work,
> > one of the things you're sure of is wrong!"
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Thomas Miller
> > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:06 AM
> > To: kb9cry@comcast.net; Jerry Keller
> > Cc: (Reflector) TowerTalk
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
> >
> >
> > I have heard the use of duckseal to work on old worn out forms but I am
> not
> > sure how safe this is.
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <kb9cry@comcast.net>
> > To: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz@arrl.net>
> > Cc: "(Reflector) TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
> > k my memory. You also don't
> > > need to buy every different mold for all the applications you listed.
> For
> > > example, you can use the one in and one out for a single wire
> terminating
> > at
> > > the rod by simply stuffing a small stub of wire into the other opening
> and
> > then
> > > use the weld. You can also do the same for the two in and two out by
> > again
> > > sticking a short stub of wire into the unused openings. You want to
> fill
> > these
> > > up with something so the molten metal does not leak out. QSL?
> >
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