You didn't say what kind of mast clamp you are using. While pinning a mast
is good thing in many cases, I think you need to correct the fit of the mast
clamp before going any further. My prop pitch has a 3" K7NV mast clamp and
my mast is 2 7/8 diameter so I purchased as 3" diameter stainless steel tube
with a 1/16 wall and made a shim out of it. The clamp then tightened to the
mast securely. Why won't yours shim properly?
John KK9A
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Pinning mast?
From: K7LXC@aol.com
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:50:44 -0500 (EST)
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Howdy --
I've got a sloppy fit between a mast clamp and a mast - both steel. It
won't shim properly so I think my only option is to pin the mast. I've
done it a bunch of times and mostly they hold butr sometimes they don't so
I'm
proposing to use 2 in one direction and another two 90 degrees from the
first two with good-sized high strength bolts. Other than the challenge of
doing it at altitude, is there anything else I should be considering? Or is
there another way to do it?
This is a prop pitch with big antennas on it.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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