Jim's thoughts are the same as mine. Has anyone here purchased new tower
sections & if so, what size hardware did it come with? I suspect that
the larger hole is for alignment.
Tom W1ALZ
On 5/8/2014 12:11 PM, J Chaloupka via TowerTalk wrote:
My idea, not fact. In assembly to align the mismatch of the two members being
bolted a tapered drift pin is used in the large hole to make for perfect
alignment. The smaller bolt is then inserted in it's hole and tightened. The
small bolt then holds the assembly in correct alignment for the large and
necessary bolt to be inserted and be torqued to specification.
Why not use two large bolts? Well to contain costs and only one bolt is
necessary and further there may not be enough metal in the tower leg to allow
for two bolts. (two large bolts mean bolts too close to the edge of the metal
etc, etc.
de JIM, WD8QBQ
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